Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: TUGBANG, ANTHONY D

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 2896 3729

This examiner grants 77% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

77.1%
Allow Rate
+7.1% vs TC avg
1098
Total Applications
+22.6%
Interview Lift
1375
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1058 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
22.0%
§102 Novelty
50.2%
§103 Obviousness
25.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17959721 ELECTRONIC COMPONENT INSPECTION APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC COMPONENT MOUNTING APPARATUS USING THE SAME Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
17793492 DEGENERATE CELL MANUFACTURING METHOD AND DEGENERATE CELL EVALUATION METHOD Non-Final OA LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
18209906 CONTROLLER-LESS QUICK TACTILE FEEDBACK KEYBOARD Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18266927 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING STATOR FOR ROTATING ELECTRICAL MACHINE Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18164793 WIRE TERMINATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA THE BOEING COMPANY
18552900 LIQUID DISCHARGE DEVICE AND ASSEMBLY METHOD FOR LIQUID DISCHARGE DEVICE Final Rejection KYOCERA CORPORATION
17972488 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR USING ROBOTICS TO ASSEMBLE/DE-ASSEMBLE COMPONENTS AND PERFORM SOCKET INSPECTION IN SERVER BOARD MANUFACTURING Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18030794 METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING COIL AND STATOR Non-Final OA AISIN CORPORATION
18099914 PARTICLE ALIGNMENT DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MICRO LED DISPLAY, AND MICRO LED DISPLAY Non-Final OA SEMES CO., LTD.
18130718 HIGHLY INTEGRATED POWER ELECTRONICS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
17978974 METHOD FOR FABRICATING ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT AND METAL ION SOLUTION Final Rejection National Tsing Hua University
18292899 WIRING HARNESS PRODUCTION METHOD AND WIRING HARNESS Non-Final OA Changchun Jetty Automotive Technology Co., Ltd.
17822265 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING WIRING SUBSTRATE Non-Final OA IBIDEN CO., LTD.
17925145 TOPOGRAPHY-BASED DEPOSITION HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT Non-Final OA Mycronic AB
18539552 Method of Installing Fire Resistant Coaxial Cable for Distributed Antenna Systems Non-Final OA American Fire Wire, Inc.
17980857 Method of mounting suitable for positioning reeved components on a printed circuit board PCB Non-Final OA Fitech Sp. z o.o.
18114105 Method for assembling an elastomer seal spring in a connector assembly Final Rejection J.S.T. CORPORATION
17790190 TOOLING ARRANGEMENT FOR ROTOR ASSEMBLIES Non-Final OA GHSP, Inc.
18006356 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DEFORMING THE CONDUCTORS OF AT LEAST ONE WINDING ASSEMBLY, PROTRUDING FROM A SIDE OF A STATOR OR ROTOR OF AN ELECTRIC MACHINE Non-Final OA TECNOMATIC SPA
18014831 METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN ELASTOMERIC COMPONENT COMPRISING A PRINTED STRUCTURE Final Rejection Dätwyler Schweiz AG
17987403 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING STATOR AND JIG FOR MANUFACTURING STATOR Non-Final OA HAYASHI KOGYOSYO Co., Ltd.
17831137 METHOD FOR PRODUCING A PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD Non-Final OA NextGin Technology BV

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