Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: WARD, THOMAS JOHN

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1792 3742 3761

This examiner grants 51% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

51.0%
Allow Rate
-19.0% vs TC avg
688
Total Applications
+27.3%
Interview Lift
1620
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 628 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.0%
§101 Eligibility
21.2%
§102 Novelty
59.7%
§103 Obviousness
16.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17868327 HEATING DEVICE AND OPERATING METHOD OF THE HEATING DEVICE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
17440397 METHOD FOR EVALUATING RESISTANCE WELDING QUALITY OF BATTERY BY USING EDDY CURRENT SIGNAL CHARACTERISTICS Non-Final OA LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
18376892 LASER-BONDED OPTICAL ASSEMBLIES Non-Final OA CORNING INCORPORATED
18257763 INDUCTOR COIL Non-Final OA NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED
17351530 SEMITRANSPARENT SUBSTRATE SUPPORT FOR MICROWAVE DEGAS CHAMBER Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
16525465 METHODS FOR REPAIRING A RECESS OF A CHAMBER COMPONENT Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
17076295 METHODS AND APPARATUS TO DETERMINE ENERGY INPUT TO WELDING PROCESSES INVOLVING MULTIPLE ENERGY SOURCES Final Rejection Illinois Tool Works Inc.
18446112 RECTIFYING DEVICE Non-Final OA KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI-RIKA-DENKI-SEISAKUSHO
18992979 ELECTRIC HEATING DEVICE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE Non-Final OA VALEO SYSTEMES THERMIQUES
17779191 ELECTRIC RADIATOR WITH TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT DEVICE Non-Final OA Valeo Systemes Thermiques
17915028 HEATING UNIT AND VEHICLE HEATING DEVICE COMPRISING SAME Final Rejection Hanon Systems
17912162 Heating Apparatus and Recreational Vehicle With Heating Apparatus Final Rejection Dometic Sweden AB
17817682 HEATER ELEMENT FOR HEATING VEHICLE INTERIOR, AND HEATER FOR HEATING VEHICLE INTERIOR Final Rejection NGK Insulators, Ltd.
17569380 LASER APPARATUS, LASER PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA Gigaphoton Inc.
17434192 FLEXIBLE AND STRETCHABLE ELECTRIC HEATER BASED ON ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE TEXTILE MATERIAL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME Final Rejection IEE INTERNATIONAL ELECTRONICS & ENGINEERING S.A.
18651976 NON-CONTACT, CLOSED LOOP FEEDBACK FOR DEHYDRATOR CONTROL Final Rejection Heartland Ag Tech, Inc.
18038075 Electric Heating System for Heating a Fluid Flow Non-Final OA University of Southampton
18057025 ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY FOR ARC WELDING Non-Final OA Lincoln Global, Inc.
17256007 A BLADE HUB ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA BREVILLE PTY LIMITED
17370556 FOOD PREPARATION APPARATUS FOR CUTTING FOODS Non-Final OA Vorwerk & Co. Interholding GmbH
18360751 AUTONOMOUS WELDING ROBOTS Non-Final OA Path Robotics, Inc.
17130228 Tankless water heater, a facility management system, a method for controlling a tankless water heater and a method for operating a facility management system Final Rejection Stiebel Eltron GmbH & Co. KG
17621037 MULTI-DIMENSION HEATED PACKAGES AND VESSELS Non-Final OA HOLLYMATIC CORPORATION
17748574 Electric Heating Apparatus Non-Final OA Eberspãcher catem GmbH & Co.KG
17633552 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR THE PREPARATION OF AERATED DRINKS Final Rejection SODAFLO LIMITED
16577420 Consumable Cartridge for a Plasma Arc Cutting System Non-Final OA Hypertherm, Inc.
16972435 NOZZLE GAS FLOW SENSOR Final Rejection Nasarc Technologies Inc.
16618798 Method and device for electrolyte crust breaking by separation plasma cutting Final Rejection OBSHCHESTVO S OGRANICHENNOY OTVETSTVENNOST'YU "OBEDINENNAYA KOMPANIYA RUSAL INZHENERNOTEKHNOLOGICHES

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