Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: TAWFIK, SAMEH

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3721 3731

This examiner grants 63% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

63.0%
Allow Rate
-7.0% vs TC avg
1,085
Total Applications
+30.9%
Interview Lift
1365
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 995 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
19.0%
§102 Novelty
78.9%
§103 Obviousness
1.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17834819 GREETING CARD FOR AUTOMATED PRINTING Final Rejection Hallmark Cards, Incorporated
17536152 METHOD OF HANDLING OR MANIPULATING FLEXIBLE, DISSOLVABLE, POROUS ARTICLES Non-Final OA The Procter & Gamble Company
18664620 SHEET STACKING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18638439 RECORDING APPARATUS Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18755077 MEDIUM TRANSPORT APPARATUS, LIQUID EJECTION APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM TRANSPORT METHOD Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
19070809 METHODS FOR FILM DEPOSITION DELIVERY CONTAINER Non-Final OA Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc.
18579908 MECHANICAL HANDLING APPARATUS Final Rejection Ocado Innovation Limited
18945074 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING CONTAINER BUNDLES Final Rejection Krones AG
18941703 METHOD AND INSTALLATION FOR PROCESSING CANS Non-Final OA KRONES AG
18416346 HOMING METHODS FOR LIFT ASSEMBLIES, AND RELATED APPARATUS AND COMPONENTS, FOR SUBSTRATE PROCESSING CHAMBERS Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18777681 SHEET CONVEYING DEVICE, AUTOMATIC DOCUMENT FEEDER, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Final Rejection RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
18843678 LOAD WRAPPING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR WRAPPING A LOAD WITH PAPER-BASED PACKAGING MATERIAL Final Rejection Lantech.com, LLC
18734728 WICKETED ENVELOPES Final Rejection Pregis LLC
18530186 DUNNAGE DEVICE JAM DETECTOR Final Rejection Pregis LLC
18760618 BELT CONVEYOR DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Final Rejection KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
19084155 FOLDING RAIL Non-Final OA Origin Materials Operating, Inc.
18574822 A LINEAR MOTOR SYSTEM, CORRESPONDING FORMING ASSEMBLY AND METHOD Final Rejection TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A.
18728084 Weld Seam, Method and Device for Connecting Plastics Films by Thermal Joining, and Use of a Blow-Forging Press Non-Final OA Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Angewandten Forschung e.V.
17914143 PACKAGING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PACKAGING ARTICLES Final Rejection Krones Aktiengesellschaft
17787576 Shaping of containers by folding cardboard sheets Final Rejection SIDEL PARTICIPATIONS
17787370 TENSION-ACTIVATED, EXPANDING ARTICLES WITH MULTIBEAM SLITS Final Rejection 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
18862952 CROSS CUT DEVICE, BAG MAKING APPARATUS, AND CROSS CUT METHOD Non-Final OA Totani Corporation
17798140 A MACHINE AND METHOD FOR MAKING A CONTINUOUS TUBULAR ELEMENT WITH FILLING HAVING A SPACER AND/OR FILTER FUNCTION Final Rejection G.D S.P.A.
18847765 WRAPPING MACHINE AND WRAPPING METHOD Final Rejection AETNA GROUP S.P.A.
18568327 PACKAGE AND PROCESS OF MAKING SAID PACKAGE Non-Final OA Cryovac, LLC
18849186 PRODUCTION METHOD AND PRODUCTION SYSTEM FOR FIBER BASED CELLULOSE MATERIAL PRODUCTS Non-Final OA Blue Ocean Closures AB
18847775 A METHOD OF MAKING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRODUCT, AND A BLANK USEFUL FOR MAKING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRODUCT Non-Final OA CAMPEN MACHINERY A/S
18886881 ARTICULATING DIE AND FORMING PROCESS Non-Final OA Foldstar Inc.
18824485 FORMING UNIT FOR A PACKAGING MACHINE AND METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection P.F.M. S.p.A.
18822136 Efficient Automated Box Former Final Rejection Staples, Inc.

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