Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: TAWFIK, SAMEH

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3652 3721 3731 3734

This examiner grants 63% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

63.0%
Allow Rate
-7.0% vs TC avg
1,096
Total Applications
+31.1%
Interview Lift
1363
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1001 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.1%
§101 Eligibility
24.8%
§102 Novelty
56.0%
§103 Obviousness
15.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19439344 DOUBLE-TRACK ROTARY MANIPULATOR CIGARETTE PACK MIXING DEVICE AND A CIGARETTE PACK MIXING METHOD Non-Final OA CHINA TOBACCO YUNNAN INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
19251981 Methods and Apparatuses for Making Absorbent Articles Having Contoured Belts Non-Final OA The Procter & Gamble Company
17536152 METHOD OF HANDLING OR MANIPULATING FLEXIBLE, DISSOLVABLE, POROUS ARTICLES Non-Final OA The Procter & Gamble Company
18760618 BELT CONVEYOR DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Final Rejection KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
18638439 RECORDING APPARATUS Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18734728 WICKETED ENVELOPES Final Rejection Pregis LLC
18710588 REFERENCE POINT MARKING DEVICE AND ROLL MAP GENERATION DEVICE Non-Final OA LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
18868559 METHOD AND FILLING INSTALLATION FOR FILLING CONTAINERS WITH A BEVERAGE Non-Final OA KRONES AG
18945074 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING CONTAINER BUNDLES Final Rejection Krones AG
16621666 CONTAINER TREATMENT PLANT FOR TREATING CONTAINERS Non-Final OA KRONES AG
18755077 MEDIUM TRANSPORT APPARATUS, LIQUID EJECTION APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM TRANSPORT METHOD Final Rejection SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
17795944 SLOTTER HEAD, SLOTTER DEVICE AND BOX MAKING MACHINE Non-Final OA MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES MACHINERY SYSTEMS, LTD.
18717350 PACKAGING MATERIAL LAMINATE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME Non-Final OA TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A.
18574822 A LINEAR MOTOR SYSTEM, CORRESPONDING FORMING ASSEMBLY AND METHOD Final Rejection TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A.
17787370 TENSION-ACTIVATED, EXPANDING ARTICLES WITH MULTIBEAM SLITS Final Rejection 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
18725469 LIQUID-CONTAINING CONTAINER, LIQUID-CONTAINING COMBINED CONTAINER, CONTAINER, STOPPER, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING LIQUID-CONTAINING CONTAINER Non-Final OA DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO., LTD.
18904674 PRODUCT TUBE Non-Final OA BERRY GLOBAL, INC.
18919140 CLOSURES WITH TAMPER EVIDENCE Non-Final OA Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd.
18724444 MULTILAYER FILM, LID MEMBER FOR FOOD PACKAGING CONTAINER, AND FOOD PACKAGING CONTAINER Non-Final OA TOYOBO CO., LTD.
18975722 HAND HELD STRAPPING TOOL Non-Final OA SAMUEL, SON & CO. (USA) INC.

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