Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: WANG, FRANKLIN JEFFERSON

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1791 3761

This examiner grants 51% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

50.9%
Allow Rate
-19.1% vs TC avg
172
Total Applications
+51.3%
Interview Lift
1337
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 116 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.0%
§101 Eligibility
14.5%
§102 Novelty
60.3%
§103 Obviousness
20.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17618300 VACUUM FOOD PROCESSING SYSTEM Final Rejection SHARKNINJA OPERATING LLC
17927369 LASER MACHINING SYSTEM Final Rejection Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
17878383 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING THE SIZE OF DEFECTS DURING A SURFACE MODIFICATION PROCESS Non-Final OA Ford Global Technologies, LLC
17513198 PRESSURE SENSITIVE HEATING ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Final Rejection Kia Corporation
18054912 LASER PROCESSING APPARATUS AND LASER PROCESSING METHOD Final Rejection RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
17631719 METHOD AND SYSTEM OF FULLY BONDED STIFFENING PATCHES FOR AUTOMOTIVE STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS Non-Final OA MAGNA INTERNATIONAL INC.
17767934 RADIATION GRILL APPARATUS Final Rejection KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
17988510 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A COMBUSTION SPECIAL EFFECT Non-Final OA Universal City Studios LLC
17928329 ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE MACHINE Non-Final OA FANUC CORPORATION
18130961 COOKING APPLIANCE WITH VAPOR GENERATOR Non-Final OA WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
17050630 LASER BEAM SCANNER Non-Final OA RENISHAW PLC
18300876 REMOVABLE CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A HEATING COIL OR COOKTOP Non-Final OA Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
17943136 LASER INSCRIPTION FOR GEMSTONES Non-Final OA Gemological Institute of America, Inc. (GIA)
17422169 Laser Printing of Solder Pastes Final Rejection Orbotech Ltd.
16316070 VOLATILE SUBSTANCE EVAPORATION DEVICE Final Rejection ZOBELE HOLDING, S.P.A.
17799994 LASER PROCESSING APPARATUS FACILITATING DIRECTED INSPECTION OF LASER-PROCESSED WORKPIECES AND METHODS OF OPERATING THE SAME Non-Final OA ELECTRO SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES, INC.
17909414 LASER PROCESSING MACHINE AND PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA AMADA CO., LTD.
18429293 COFFEE ROASTING SYSTEM HAVING A REMOVABLE VESSEL WITH A RESIDUAL CHAFF CHAMBER AND RESIDUAL WATER CHAMBER Non-Final OA Bellwether Coffee Co.
17907389 AN AUTOMATIC SURFACE TRACING METHOD, SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR LASER PROCESSING Final Rejection INNOFOCUS PHOTONICS TECHNOLOGY PTY LTD
18327562 CONVEYOR OVEN APPARATUS AND METHOD Final Rejection THE MIDDLEBY CORPORATION
17048952 COOKING SYSTEM Final Rejection PASTIFICIO RANA S.P.A.
18075398 RAPID METHOD OF PRODUCING NON-ALCOHOLIC AND ALCOHOLIC BEER Non-Final OA CERIA, Inc.
18122997 SWING ARM ASSEMBLY WITH LIFT ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA G.E. Schmidt, Inc.
17094611 WORKING DISTANCE MEASUREMENT FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING Final Rejection FORMALLOY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
18112897 MULTI-ROBOTIC ARM COOKING SYSTEM Non-Final OA TAYLOR COMMERCIAL FOODSERVICE, LLC
18083382 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING 3D METAL PARTS Non-Final OA AML3D LIMITED
17992956 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CALIBRATING LASER PROCESSING PARAMETERS Non-Final OA Shenzhen Snapmaker Technologies Co., Ltd.
17976028 MULTI-AXIS GRIPPER UNIT OF TURNTABLE TYPE PROBE PIN BONDING APPARATUS Non-Final OA LASERSSEL CO., LTD.
17126681 LASER TREATMENT METHOD Final Rejection ADIGE S.P.A.
17863516 APPARATUS FOR INJECTING ADDITIVE INTO FOOD AND METHOD FOR INJECTING ADDITIVE INTO FOOD USING THE SAME Final Rejection SNP SYSTEM CO., Ltd.

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