Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: THOMPSON, LESLIE J.

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2853 2854

This examiner grants 68% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

67.9%
Allow Rate
At TC average
755
Total Applications
+9.4%
Interview Lift
1011
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 733 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.3%
§101 Eligibility
13.1%
§102 Novelty
66.1%
§103 Obviousness
7.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19174485 PRINTING CASSETTE HAVING FIRST GUIDE AND SECOND GUIDE ARRANGED IN SKEWED RELATIONSHIP FOR ALTERING FIRST AND SECOND COMPONENTS OF TAPE CONVEYING DIRECTION Non-Final OA BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19182796 IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18791712 LIQUID EJECTION HEAD AND LIQUID EJECTION APPARATUS Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18826380 EJECTION AMOUNT UPPER LIMIT VALUE DETERMINATION METHOD AND PRINTING DEVICE Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18892687 PRINTING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING PRINTING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Illinois Tool Works Inc.
18423912 IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR PROCESSING INFORMATION RELATING TO RECORDING MEDIUM, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection Konica Minolta, Inc.
18718790 ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION DEVICE AND PRINTING DEVICE Non-Final OA MIMAKI ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
18641291 IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Non-Final OA KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
18740440 CUTTING DEVICE AND PRINTER Non-Final OA Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
19053644 PLATE MAKING SYSTEM AND PLATE MAKING METHOD Non-Final OA ESKO Graphics imaging Gesellschaft mit beschrankter Haftung
18827419 PRINTING DEVICE, PRINTING SYSTEM, AND FRAME EXCHANGING UNIT Final Rejection FUJI CORPORATION
18783179 LIQUID EJECTION HEAD AND LIQUID EJECTION DEVICE Non-Final OA RISO Technologies Corporation
18631409 PRINTING PRESS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING VARIABLE SHEET LENGTHS Final Rejection manroland Goss web systems GmbH

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