Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: SWANSON, ANDREW L

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1745

This examiner grants 66% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

66.1%

Allow Rate

+1.1% vs TC avg

345

Total Applications

+11.4%

Interview Lift

1163

Avg Prosecution Days

Based on 322 resolved cases, 2023–2026

4.0%

§101 Eligibility

19.1%

§102 Novelty

49.9%

§103 Obviousness

24.7%

§112 Clarity

App #	Title	Status	Assignee
18724400	SHEET FIXING DEVICE, SHEET PEELING DEVICE, AND SHEET PEELING METHOD	Non-Final OA	MITSUI MINING & SMELTING CO., LTD.
18283230	METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MEASURING A JETTING CHARACTERISTIC	Non-Final OA	Stratasys Ltd.
17930435	MULTI-NOZZLE ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING	Final Rejection	INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18653162	Bioprinting of Collagenous Bioinks	Final Rejection	Yale University
18824303	SEPARATION DEVICE	Final Rejection	SILICONWARE PRECISION INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.

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