Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: THONG, YEONG JUEN

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3761

This examiner grants 48% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

48.0%
Allow Rate
-22.0% vs TC avg
192
Total Applications
+51.0%
Interview Lift
1274
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 150 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.9%
§101 Eligibility
23.1%
§102 Novelty
44.8%
§103 Obviousness
27.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19322451 CENTRIFUGAL HOMOGENIZATION APPARATUS AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME Non-Final OA Namawell, LLC
17520774 ARC WELDING METHOD AND ARC WELDING DEVICE Final Rejection Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
17829555 ELECTRIC RANGE Final Rejection LG ELECTRONICS INC.
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 Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18331199 MOLDING SYSTEM Non-Final OA SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
17277191 CERAMIC HEATER FOR INDEPENDENTLY CONTROLLING MIDDLE REGION Final Rejection MICO CERAMICS LTD.
18253441 ROBOT SYSTEM Non-Final OA FANUC CORPORATION
18145403 LASER ABLATION SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA ACCENTURE GLOBAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED
18319123 FLUID TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS FOR PRESENTING ATMOSPHERIC EFFECTS RELATING TO AN EVENT Non-Final OA Sphere Entertainment Group, LLC
18035739 SIDE NOZZLE, LASER WELDING MACHINE, AND LASER WELDING METHOD Non-Final OA AMADA CO., LTD.
17636620 COOKING DEVICE Final Rejection BREVILLE PTY LIMITED
17922387 DRAWING METHOD, DRAWING DEVICE, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA Inspec Inc.
17919758 LASER NOTCING MACHINE SCRAP DRAlNAGE CONVEYOR AND SCRAP DRAlNAGE METHOD Non-Final OA MPLUS CORP.
17916694 Heating System, A Method, A Computer Program, A Computer-Readable Medium, A Control Device And A Use Of Such A Heating System Non-Final OA VATTENFALL AB
17955180 Dust removal system for laser cleaning machine Final Rejection Luoyang Xincheng Precision Machinery Co., Ltd.
17625914 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DISPENSING A BEVERAGE ENRICHED WITH A GAS FROM A GAS PRESSURE VESSEL Final Rejection Franke Kaffeemaschinen AG
17609831 MULTIPLE-CHANNEL REFRIGERATED PANEL FOR BLAST FURNACES AND OTHER INDUSTRIAL FURNACES Final Rejection CECAL TECNO IND E COMERCIO DE EQUIPAMENTOS SOB ENCOMENDA LTDA
16874620 BOTTLE FOR STORING AND AGING BEVERAGES Non-Final OA Revenge Rum LLC

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