Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1742 1743 1749 1754 3732
This examiner grants 62% of resolved cases
Farah N. Taufiq serves in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 1742. The examiner has handled 281 resolved cases, resulting in an allowance rate of 61.6 percent. This rate indicates the approach to patentability in this unit. The data also reveals an interview lift of 25.2 percent, which points to the impact of examiner interviews in resolving pending issues and advancing prosecution toward an allowance. Practitioners should view the interview as a mechanism for clarifying technical points.
The median days to allowance for cases assigned to this examiner is 1117. This metric serves as a guide for managing expectations regarding the speed of the patent grant process. Given the 281 cases resolved, the examiner has established a pattern of behavior that highlights the value of verbal communication. The 61.6 percent allowance rate, combined with the 25.2 percent interview lift, suggests that active prosecution can lead to successful outcomes. The 1117-day median pendency provides a specific timeline for applications in Art Unit 1742.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19207538 | MOLD APPARATUS | Non-Final OA | SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. |
| 19008298 | SUPPORT GARMENT | Final Rejection | NIKE, Inc. |
| 19252434 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LINER FOR PRESSURE VESSEL AND LINER FOR PRESSURE VESSEL | Non-Final OA | TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA |
| 18823514 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING DISPLAY DEVICE | Non-Final OA | Samsung Display Co., Ltd. |
| 18269285 | CUSHIONING MEMBER AND SOLE FOR SHOE | Final Rejection | ASICS CORPORATION |
| 18608230 | COMPOSITE PART WITH ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED SUB-STRUCTURE | Final Rejection | The Boeing Company |
| 19085090 | METHOD OF SHAPING A SURFACE, SHAPING SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING AN ARTICLE | Non-Final OA | CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA |
| 18984201 | FILM FORMING APPARATUS, FILM FORMING METHOD, AND ARTICLE MANUFACTURING METHOD | Non-Final OA | CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA |
| 18678088 | ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING APPARATUS AND FLUID FLOW MECHANISM | Final Rejection | General Electric Company |
| 18928314 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SUSCEPTOR LEVELING | Non-Final OA | ASM IP Holding B.V. |
| 18722592 | DROPLET DISCHARGE DEVICE AND MAINTENANCE METHOD | Non-Final OA | KYOCERA CORPORATION |
| 17962509 | STRUCTURE SUPPORTING AN OBJECT DURING ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING AND METHOD FOR FORMING | Non-Final OA | Stratasys Ltd. |
| 18563255 | INTEGRATED THERMAL CONTROL FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING AND COATING | Non-Final OA | VIRGINIA TECH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTIES, INC. |
| 18848377 | COATING MATERIAL APPLICATION SYSTEM, CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND CONTROL PROGRAM | Non-Final OA | NHK SPRING CO., LTD. |
| 18738218 | METAL MASK | Non-Final OA | NHK SPRING CO., LTD. |
| 18859987 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECT | Non-Final OA | MIMAKI ENGINEERING CO., LTD. |
| 18906149 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS | Non-Final OA | SCREEN Holdings Co., Ltd. |
| 18620164 | Light Recycling For Additive Manufacturing Optimization | Non-Final OA | Seurat Technologies, Inc. |
| 18273238 | PLASTICALLY DEFORMABLE 3D OBJECTS WITH HEAT CHANNELS | Final Rejection | Nanyang Technological University |
| 18807631 | LOADING DEVICE FOR A COATING SYSTEM AND A COATING SYSTEM | Non-Final OA | Schwäbische Werkzeugmaschinen GmbH |
| 18620085 | SKILLFULL ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING | Non-Final OA | Velo3D, Inc. |
| 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 |
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