Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: THOMAS, BINU

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1712 1715 1717

This examiner grants 72% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

72.4%
Allow Rate
+7.4% vs TC avg
840
Total Applications
+26.5%
Interview Lift
1101
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 804 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.5%
§101 Eligibility
19.4%
§102 Novelty
44.3%
§103 Obviousness
32.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18467131 ROBOTIC SYSTEM FOR FLOOR MARKING Non-Final OA KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS
18238199 LIQUID APPLICATOR ASSEMBLY FOR MECHANICAL FASTENERS Non-Final OA RTX Corporation
18649698 RIBBED ELECTRODE DISPENSATION NOZZLES, AND METHODS OF PRODUCING THE SAME Non-Final OA 24M Technologies, Inc.
18273876 Slot Die Coater Non-Final OA LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
18328167 DEPOSITION DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR DISPLAY DEVICE BY USING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18180694 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD Final Rejection SCREEN Holdings Co., Ltd.
18890037 PAINTING ROBOT AND PAINTING METHOD Non-Final OA ABB SCHWEIZ AG
17937078 PAINTING ROBOT Non-Final OA ABB Schweiz AG
18672248 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, MAINTENANCE METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
17871048 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING PRECURSOR DELIVERY TO A PROCESS CHAMBER Non-Final OA ASM IP Holding B.V.
18265825 ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION WITH MULTIPLE UNIFORMLY HEATED CHARGE VOLUMES Non-Final OA LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION
18274986 Method of Manufacturing Coat Body and Apparatus of Manufacturing Coat Body Non-Final OA THE JAPAN STEEL WORKS, LTD.
18439950 POWDER DEPOSITION APPARATUSES AND METHODS Non-Final OA Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
18652939 ROBOTIC FLUID SPRAYING CONTROL SYSTEM WITH SPRAY TIP WEAR COMPENSATION Non-Final OA Wagner Spray Tech Corporation
18172439 IR/UV SENSOR-BASED SPRAYING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Wagner Spray Tech Corporation
18659306 Spray Head Improvements for an Ultrasonic Spray Coating Assembly Non-Final OA Ultrasonic Systems, Inc.
18700317 PACKAGING METHOD AND PACKAGING DEVICE FOR PCBA BOARD Final Rejection KONIG ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
18345649 AUTOMATED SPRAY GLAZE Final Rejection Zima International, Inc. d/b/a Dandy
18380168 INTAGLIO JIG FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTRONIC COMPONENT Non-Final OA Creative Coatings Co., Ltd.
18355461 STEAM DISTRIBUTION DEVICE AND METHOD RELATING TO SAME Non-Final OA VON ARDENNE Asset GmbH & Co. KG
17906239 ASSEMBLY TO BE USED IN AN INKJET PRINTER, INKJET PRINTER AND METHOD FOR PRINTING A FUNCTIONAL LAYER ON A SURFACE OF A THREE-DIMENSIONAL ELECTRONIC DEVICE Final Rejection Heraeus Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG

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