Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: TAUFIQ, FARAH N

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1749 1754 3732

This examiner grants 62% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

61.7%
Allow Rate
-8.3% vs TC avg
322
Total Applications
+27.0%
Interview Lift
1166
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 264 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.5%
§101 Eligibility
19.2%
§102 Novelty
54.6%
§103 Obviousness
18.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19008298 SUPPORT GARMENT Non-Final OA NIKE, Inc.
19112837 DRAINAGE MEMBRANE FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS Non-Final OA SAFRAN
18678088 ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING APPARATUS AND FLUID FLOW MECHANISM Non-Final OA General Electric Company
17943406 Direct Soling Non-Final OA adidas AG
18269285 CUSHIONING MEMBER AND SOLE FOR SHOE Final Rejection ASICS CORPORATION
18619254 RIGIDITY LEVEL DETECTION APPARATUS Final Rejection SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18059556 METHOD FOR PRODUCING THREE DIMENSIONAL SHAPED OBJECT AND THREE DIMENSIONAL SHAPING DEVICE Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18459915 CONTAINER AND PACKAGING SYSTEM Final Rejection RING CONTAINER TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
18608230 COMPOSITE PART WITH ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED SUB-STRUCTURE Non-Final OA The Boeing Company
18816140 SHOE, SHOE PRODUCTION SYSTEMS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A SHOE Final Rejection ON CLOUDS GMBH
18611849 ELECTRODE PLATE FOR RECHARGEABLE BATTERY, MANUFACTURING APPARATUS THEREOF AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
18597820 BLOWING AGENTS FOR THERMOPLASTIC FOAM, THERMOPLASTIC FOAMS AND METHODS OF FOAMING Non-Final OA HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
18620164 Light Recycling For Additive Manufacturing Optimization Non-Final OA Seurat Technologies, Inc.
18389425 RAPID CONDITIONING IN CARBONATED PRECAST CONCRETE PRODUCTION Final Rejection Carbicrete Inc.
18900906 INJECTION MOLDING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME TO MANUFACTURE ARTICLE Non-Final OA KING STEEL MACHINERY CO., LTD.
18557021 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR OPTICAL LENS FABRICATION Non-Final OA ESSILOR INTERNATIONAL
18720614 OPTICS IN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING Non-Final OA Velo3D, Inc.
17729479 COMPOSITE MATERIAL Final Rejection Crompton Technology Group Limited
18147870 MANUFACTURING METHOD OF CARBON PRECURSOR FIBER FOR GAS DIFFUSION LAYER Non-Final OA Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology
18702437 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FABRICATING A POROUS STRUCTURE BASED ON EXTRUSION-BASED ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING, AND POROUS STRUCTURE THEREOF Non-Final OA SINGAPORE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND DESIGN
18613452 SYSTEMS FOR ULTRASONIC CONSOLIDATION OF MATERIALS Non-Final OA Agile Ultrasonics Corp.
18586096 COMPOSITE SKATE SHELL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THEREOF Final Rejection Warrior Sports, Inc.
18291590 BIODEGRADABLE COMPONENTS Non-Final OA BONDON INTERNATIONAL
18414399 PRODUCING POLYHYDROXYALKANOATE (PHA) BLOWN FILM Non-Final OA Plastic Suppliers, Inc. dba Earthfirst
18577000 EXTRUSION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AN ARTICLE HAVING A CAVITY Non-Final OA Collin Lab & Pilot Solutions GmbH
18390601 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING EXTRUSION MOLDED PRODUCT Final Rejection Tokiwa Chemical Industries Co., Ltd.
18379970 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECTS Non-Final OA Q.big 3D GmbH
17845347 PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A COVER WALL SECTION OF A FLEXIBLE COVER, AND COVER WITH A COVER WALL CONSISTING OF AT LEAST ONE COVER WALL SECTION PRODUCED WITH THE PROCESS Final Rejection HÜBNER GmbH & Co. KG
18360805 Apparatus and Methods for Processing Exfoliated Graphite Materials Final Rejection Affinity Graphite Ltd.
18262897 A METHOD OF FORMING A CONTAINER Non-Final OA CREATIVE PROPACK LTD.

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