Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: TRAN-LE, THAO UYEN

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3761 3763

This examiner grants 36% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

36.4%
Allow Rate
-33.6% vs TC avg
174
Total Applications
+40.0%
Interview Lift
1446
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 110 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
1.5%
§102 Novelty
94.2%
§103 Obviousness
2.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17994679 HUMIDIFYING APPARATUS AND DOMESTIC APPLIANCE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
17771094 ELECTRODE MANUFACTURING METHOD USING LASER ETCHING AND ELECTRODE MANUFACTURING EQUIPMENT PERFORMING SAME Non-Final OA LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
18113905 APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE DISPLAY APPARATUS Non-Final OA SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
17523429 ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE TRANSMITTING HEATER Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18130294 CHARGING PORT HEATER Final Rejection ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
17864681 SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO DETECT THREE-PHASE INPUT POWER AND CHANGE-OF-PHASE ON THREE-PHASE INPUT POWER Non-Final OA Illinois Tool Works Inc.
18116108 SPOT WELDING METHOD AND SPOT WELDING DEVICE Non-Final OA SUBARU CORPORATION
18156087 MACHINING APPARATUS AND MACHINING END DETECTION METHOD Non-Final OA National University Corporation Tokai National Higher Education and Research System
17765154 METHOD FOR MANAGING HEAT, IN PARTICULAR FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE, AND ASSOCIATED CONTROL UNIT Non-Final OA Valeo Systemes Thermiques
17372055 MICROELECTROMECHANICAL HEATING DEVICE Non-Final OA INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
18265707 COOKING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INSTALLING A COOKING SYSTEM Non-Final OA BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
18063030 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LIQUID METAL JET PRINTING WITH PLASMA ASSISTANCE Final Rejection XEROX CORPORATION
18119064 ADJUSTING A COOKING CYCLE ACCORDING TO THERMAL ATTRIBUTES OF COOKWARE ITEMS Non-Final OA Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
18022206 SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING A MICROWAVE HEATING CYCLE Non-Final OA THE COCA-COLA COMPANY
17997593 EMITTER AND METHOD FOR PLASMA FUSING OF MATERIALS Non-Final OA Stratasys. Inc
18023412 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE FAILURE ANALYSIS Non-Final OA Gatan, Inc.
17785918 CUTTING STATION FOR PROFILED ELEMENTS, PARTICULARLY FOR WINDOW AND DOOR FRAMES, WITH A LASER MARKING ASSEMBLY Final Rejection Graf Synergy S.r.l.
17836780 Method Of Welding Vehicle Recliner Mechanisms Final Rejection Fisher & Company, Incorporated
18349886 HEATING ASSEMBLY AND HEATING AND VAPORIZATION DEVICE Non-Final OA SHENZHEN SMOORE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
17802315 WELDED MEMBER HAVING EXCELLENT FATIGUE STRENGTH OF WELDED PORTION AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME Final Rejection POSCO
18200745 ELECTRICAL CONNECTION Non-Final OA STRIP TINNING LIMITED
18200317 BEAN TO BATCH BREWER Non-Final OA BUNN-O-MATIC CORPORATION
17806370 Automated Pizza Assembly System Final Rejection Little Caesar Enterprises, Inc.
18017615 RETURNING UNIT FOR FLAT FOOD PRODUCT LIKE PANCAKES Non-Final OA ACEMAL INTERNATIONAL
18147968 HOT BEVERAGE BREWING APPARATUS Final Rejection Bravilor Bonamat B.V.
17797283 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SHAPING A STRAND-SHAPED FOODSTUFF Non-Final OA TPV GMBH
17845933 GALVANOMETER CONTROLLED FIBER OPTIC LASER Non-Final OA Super Nova International
17839564 THERMOSTATIC CUP STRUCTURE Final Rejection OESSO 5, LLC
17752931 NI-BASED ALLOY FLUX-CORED WIRE Final Rejection ESAB SEAH CORP.
17454297 HIGH HEAT FLUX PAN Final Rejection Obvious Innovations LLC

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