Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: WANG, FRANKLIN JEFFERSON

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1791 3761

This examiner grants 50% of resolved cases

Analysis

Franklin Jefferson Wang is assigned to Art Unit 1791 in Tech Center 3700. The examiner has 138 resolved cases with an allowance rate pct of 50.0. This even split indicates a balanced examination environment.

The interview lift pct of 53.6 suggests that interviews are highly beneficial. This lift indicates that applicants who interview are much more likely to receive an allowance than those who do not. The 50.0% allowance rate serves as the baseline for this improvement.

The median days to allowance is 1345. This figure provides a realistic expectation for the duration of the prosecution process. The 138 resolved cases offer a stable statistical foundation for these metrics in Tech Center 3700.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

50.4%
Allow Rate
-19.6% vs TC avg
181
Total Applications
+53.9%
Interview Lift
1348
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 139 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.8%
§101 Eligibility
14.8%
§102 Novelty
62.3%
§103 Obviousness
19.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18643080 COOKING DEVICE AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18288904 INDUCTION HEATING TYPE COOKTOP Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
17548916 REPAIR WELDING CONTROL DEVICE AND REPAIR WELDING CONTROL METHOD Final Rejection Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18054912 LASER PROCESSING APPARATUS AND LASER PROCESSING METHOD Final Rejection RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
17529590 SEMI-AUTOMATIC TORCH TRIGGER FOR ROTATING POWER CONNECTOR FOR WELDING TORCH CABLES Final Rejection Illinois Tool Works Inc.
18564745 Electrode Laminate Heating Unit and Lamination Apparatus Comprising Same Non-Final OA LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
17801920 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR WELDING Final Rejection LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
17878383 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING THE SIZE OF DEFECTS DURING A SURFACE MODIFICATION PROCESS Non-Final OA Ford Global Technologies, LLC
17930669 DISTANCE MEASUREMENT DEVICE Non-Final OA DENSO CORPORATION
17740737 LASER PROCESSING DEVICE Final Rejection Nuvoton Technology Corporation Japan
18564852 FAULT-MONITORING DEVICE, FAULT-MONITORING METHOD, WELDING ASSISTANCE SYSTEM, AND WELDING SYSTEM Non-Final OA KABUSHIKI KAISHA KOBE SEIKO SHO (KOBE STEEL, LTD.)
18572631 LASER PROCESSING DEVICE AND LASER PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
17117010 SELF-CLEANING OVEN Final Rejection WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
16952414 APPARATUS FOR STERILIZED WELDING Non-Final OA SAINT-GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICS CORPORATION
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 Final Rejection Semes Co., Ltd.
17422169 Laser Printing of Solder Pastes Non-Final OA Orbotech Ltd.
18538013 FERRITE CORE AND INDUCTION COIL HAVING A FERRITE CORE FOR AN INDUCTIVE COOKTOP Non-Final OA GHSP, Inc.

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