Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: THONG, YEONG JUEN

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1792 3761

This examiner grants 48% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

48.4%
Allow Rate
-21.6% vs TC avg
203
Total Applications
+53.3%
Interview Lift
1239
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 157 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.0%
§101 Eligibility
22.1%
§102 Novelty
47.2%
§103 Obviousness
27.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17826382 ELECTRIC RANGE Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
17520770 ARC WELDING METHOD AND ARC WELDING DEVICE Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
17520767 ARC WELDING METHOD AND ARC WELDING DEVICE Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18082710 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING TEMPERATURE OF A MOUNTING PORTION Non-Final OA KIA CORPORATION
17945861 SINGULATION OF OPTICAL DEVICES FROM OPTICAL DEVICE SUBSTRATES VIA LASER ABLATION Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
18253441 ROBOT SYSTEM Final Rejection FANUC CORPORATION
17653290 PROCESSING APPARATUS USING LASER, METHOD OF PROCESSING A SUBSTRATE USING LASER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA Kioxia Corporation
18331199 MOLDING SYSTEM Final Rejection SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
17814637 SYSTEMS FOR LASER WELDING WITH PLASMA PROTECTION Non-Final OA GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
18035739 SIDE NOZZLE, LASER WELDING MACHINE, AND LASER WELDING METHOD Final Rejection AMADA CO., LTD.
18762234 CARBONATED BEVERAGE MAKERS, METHODS, AND SYSTEMS Non-Final OA PepsiCo, Inc.

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