Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: WANG, FRANKLIN JEFFERSON

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1791 3761

This examiner grants 51% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

51.2%
Allow Rate
-18.8% vs TC avg
181
Total Applications
+51.6%
Interview Lift
1336
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 129 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.8%
§101 Eligibility
15.3%
§102 Novelty
61.5%
§103 Obviousness
19.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18288904 INDUCTION HEATING TYPE COOKTOP Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18276506 INDUCTION-HEATING-TYPE COOKTOP Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18048169 LASER WELDING DEVICE AND LASER WELDING METHOD Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
17548916 REPAIR WELDING CONTROL DEVICE AND REPAIR WELDING CONTROL METHOD Final Rejection Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
17117010 SELF-CLEANING OVEN Final Rejection WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
17962054 JOINING HARDPOINT FOR CAST COMPONENTS Final Rejection Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
17801920 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR WELDING Non-Final OA LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
17905845 OPPOSING ELECTRODE DETERMINATION METHOD, OPPOSING ELECTRODE DETERMINATION DEVICE, AND JIG USED IN SAME METHOD Final Rejection MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
18054912 LASER PROCESSING APPARATUS AND LASER PROCESSING METHOD Final Rejection RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
17927369 LASER MACHINING SYSTEM Final Rejection Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
17513198 PRESSURE SENSITIVE HEATING ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Final Rejection Kia Corporation
18267705 A COFFEE MACHINE AND A METHOD OF OPERATING A COFFEE MACHINE Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
17767934 RADIATION GRILL APPARATUS Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
17878383 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING THE SIZE OF DEFECTS DURING A SURFACE MODIFICATION PROCESS Non-Final OA Ford Global Technologies, LLC
17928329 ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE MACHINE Final Rejection FANUC CORPORATION
17740737 LASER PROCESSING DEVICE Final Rejection Nuvoton Technology Corporation Japan
18094098 COOKTOP APPLIANCE AND METHODS OF BURNER OR UTENSIL DETECTION Non-Final OA Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
18480393 SUBSTRATE TREATING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SUBSTRATE TREATING Non-Final OA SEMES CO., LTD.
17521950 DRYING UNIT AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING A SUBSTRATE INCLUDING A DRYING UNIT Non-Final OA Semes Co., Ltd.
16316070 VOLATILE SUBSTANCE EVAPORATION DEVICE Non-Final OA ZOBELE HOLDING, S.P.A.

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