Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: VONCH, JEFFREY A

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1781 1783 1788 1794

This examiner grants 52% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

52.3%
Allow Rate
-12.7% vs TC avg
878
Total Applications
+44.2%
Interview Lift
1144
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 839 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
30.4%
§102 Novelty
39.2%
§103 Obviousness
23.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18481856 SOLE STRUCTURES INCLUDING POLYOLEFIN PLATES AND ARTICLES OF FOOTWEAR FORMED THEREFROM Final Rejection NIKE, Inc.
18566148 Upholstery Material for Seat and Seat Including Same Final Rejection Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha
18600842 DISPLAY APPARATUS Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18212643 ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18646822 NONWOVEN WEBS Non-Final OA The Procter & Gamble Company
18327934 SHAPED NONWOVENS THAT EXHIBIT HIGH VISUAL RESOLUTION Non-Final OA The Procter & Gamble Company
18322614 DISPLAY PANEL, DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING DISPLAY DEVICE Final Rejection TIANMA ADVANCED DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE (XIAMEN) CO., LTD.
18037692 FOLDING MEMBER AND DISPLAY DEVICE COMPRISING SAME Non-Final OA LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
18416908 DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA WUHAN TIANMA MICROELECTRONICS CO., LTD. SHANGHAI BRANCH
18290727 SHAPED PART AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A SHAPED PART Final Rejection Novem Car Interior Design GmbH
18740641 PREPREGS AND CURED COMPOSITES HAVING IMPROVED SURFACES AND PROCESSES OF MAKING AND METHODS OF USING SAME Final Rejection Government of the United States as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
17995028 HEAT SEALING BARRIER LAMINATES INCLUDING POLYETHYLENE Non-Final OA Dow Global Technologies LLC
18396203 SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OVERMOLDING A PALNUT INTO A PANEL ASSEMBLY OF AN AUTOMOTIVE COMPONENT Final Rejection GM Global Technology Operations LLC
18238158 PANEL STRUCTURE Final Rejection MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES MACHINERY SYSTEMS, LTD.
18033475 GLASS SUBSTRATE Non-Final OA Nippon Electric Glass Co., Ltd.
18022185 GLASS SUBSTRATE HAVING THROUGH HOLES Final Rejection NIPPON ELECTRIC GLASS CO., LTD.
18651074 PANE ARRANGEMENT Non-Final OA Webasto SE
18561465 COMPOSITE STRUCTURES COMPRISING METAL SUBSTRATES Non-Final OA PRC-Desoto International, Inc.
18527782 METHOD FOR COATING AN EXTERNAL PART, IN PARTICULAR IN THE HOROLOGICAL FIELD, AND COATED EXTERNAL PART Final Rejection The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd
18598334 Vibration Welding Groove Non-Final OA Flex-N-Gate Advanced Product Development, LLC
18545288 Smooth Surface Diamond Composite Films Non-Final OA AKHAN Semiconductor, Inc,
18566246 METHOD FOR PROTECTING SENSITIVE SURFACES Non-Final OA SCHMITT PROF. MÖHLMANN & COLLEGEN WIRTSCHAFTSKANZLEI - INSOLVENZVERWALTER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
18273012 WATERPROOF SOUND-TRANSMITTING SHEET Final Rejection AMOGREENTECH CO., LTD.
17986949 WATERPROOF SOUND-TRANSMITTING SHEET Final Rejection AMOGREENTECH CO., LTD.
18322886 FIBER REINFORCED SANDWICH COMPOSITE PANELS AND METHODS OF MAKING Final Rejection Technology Innovation Institute – Sole Proprietorship LLC
17679589 WINDOW SYSTEM AND METHOD UTILIZING A WINDOW PANE ASSEMBLY AND LOCKING SYSTEM FOR EASY INSERTION OF A WINDOW PANE ASSEMBLY WITH ELECTRONICALLY CONTROLLABLE SCALABLE APERTURES FOR ATTENUATING OR OTHERWISE MODULATING LIGHT TRANSMISSION THROUGH SAID ASSEMBLY Final Rejection CROWN ELECTROKINETICS CORP.

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