Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: VONCH, JEFFREY A

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1746 1781 1783 1788 1794 2837 3723

This examiner grants 52% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

52.1%
Allow Rate
-17.9% vs TC avg
889
Total Applications
+44.0%
Interview Lift
1092
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 851 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.6%
§101 Eligibility
24.9%
§102 Novelty
48.1%
§103 Obviousness
23.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18807414 PATTERNING OF COMPLEX METAL OXIDE STRUCTURES Non-Final OA University of Massachusetts
18118242 COMPONENT FOR HOME APPLIANCE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING HOME APPLIANCE Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18238158 PANEL STRUCTURE Non-Final OA MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES MACHINERY SYSTEMS, LTD.
18037692 FOLDING MEMBER AND DISPLAY DEVICE COMPRISING SAME Final Rejection LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
17906909 FIELD COIL FOR A STATIONARY PLASMA THRUSTER Non-Final OA SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
18816538 ANTI-REFLECTIVE COATINGS AND ARTICLES AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA CORNING INCORPORATED
18566148 Upholstery Material for Seat and Seat Including Same Final Rejection Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha
18520369 IN-SITU ETCH MATERIAL SELECTIVITY DETECTION SYSTEM Non-Final OA APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
18690932 Polymeric Film and Method of Making Same Non-Final OA 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
18274779 ANTIMICROBIAL COMPOSITIONS AND ARTICLES AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
18740641 PREPREGS AND CURED COMPOSITES HAVING IMPROVED SURFACES AND PROCESSES OF MAKING AND METHODS OF USING SAME Non-Final OA Government of the United States as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
18904808 THREE-DIMENSIONAL NONWOVEN MATERIALS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THEREOF Non-Final OA Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
17986949 WATERPROOF SOUND-TRANSMITTING SHEET Final Rejection AMOGREENTECH CO., LTD.
18396203 SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OVERMOLDING A PALNUT INTO A PANEL ASSEMBLY OF AN AUTOMOTIVE COMPONENT Non-Final OA GM Global Technology Operations LLC
18713521 DOPE DYED POLYETHYLENE YARN AND FUNCTIONAL FABRIC INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA KOLON INDUSTRIES, INC.
17995028 HEAT SEALING BARRIER LAMINATES INCLUDING POLYETHYLENE Final Rejection Dow Global Technologies LLC

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