Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: UHLENHAKE, JASON S

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2853

This examiner grants 87% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

87.2%
Allow Rate
+19.2% vs TC avg
1,213
Total Applications
-2.2%
Interview Lift
792
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1189 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.1%
§101 Eligibility
33.3%
§102 Novelty
54.9%
§103 Obviousness
6.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18974891 LIQUID EJECTION HEAD AND PRINTER Non-Final OA BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19077987 INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS Non-Final OA KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
19057163 COUPLING MEMBER, FLOW PATH CONNECTION MECHANISM, AND INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS Non-Final OA KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
19014882 SHEET DRYING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM PROVIDED THEREWITH Non-Final OA KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
18671917 INK SUPPLYING MECHANISM AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Final Rejection KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
19066216 PRINTING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19006381 RECORDING ELEMENT SUBSTRATE AND LIQUID EJECTION DEVICE Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18946754 PRINTING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18946252 LIQUID SUPPLY APPARATUS Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18738987 INK JET RECORDING METHOD, INK JET RECORDING DEVICE AND AQUEOUS INK Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18991630 INKJET PRINTING APPARATUS AND INKJET PRINTING METHOD USING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18352048 INKJET HEAD AND INKJET PRINTING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME Final Rejection Samsung Display Co., LTD.
19021162 LIQUID DROPLET JETTING APPARATUS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF PRINTED ARTICLE Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18212597 IPC COATING FOR PRINTHEAD Final Rejection FUJIFILM Dimatix, Inc.
18977372 IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND INK JET RECORDING APPARATUS Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18963572 MULTILAYER BELT, MEDIUM TRANSPORT DEVICE, AND RECORDING DEVICE Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18951873 LIQUID EJECTING HEAD AND LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18896985 PRINTING APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18593082 Ink Jet Treatment Liquid Composition For Pigment Textile Printing, And Ink Jet Textile Printing Recording Method Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18953157 LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD, LIQUID DISCHARGE DEVICE, AND LIQUID DISCHARGE APPARATUS Non-Final OA RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
18932046 MASKING BASED ON INTERLEAVING ZONES Non-Final OA Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
19047528 PRINTING APPARATUS AND PRINT CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA SCREEN Holdings Co., Ltd.

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