Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: WEN, KEVIN GUANHUA

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3761

This examiner grants 60% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

60.5%
Allow Rate
-9.5% vs TC avg
256
Total Applications
+38.5%
Interview Lift
1226
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 167 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
0.2%
§102 Novelty
99.6%
§103 Obviousness
0.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17898874 COOKING APPARATUS Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
17915340 Sheet Cutting and Fusion Apparatus Final Rejection LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
17268743 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR HEATING A FLUID IN A PIPELINE Non-Final OA BASF SE
18752404 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMPRESSION, MANAGEMENT, AND ANALYSIS OF DOWNBEAM CAMERA DATA FOR AN ADDITIVE MACHINE Non-Final OA General Electric Company
17826940 ELECTRIC RANGE Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
17573099 COOKING APPLIANCE Final Rejection LG Electronics Inc.
18266539 HEATING COOKING APPARATUS Non-Final OA SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17373202 HEATER UNIT, INK SUPPLY DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM Final Rejection KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
18251939 AN INDUCTION HEATING SEALING DEVICE Non-Final OA Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.A.
17914863 LASER PROCESSING DEVICE AND INSPECTION METHOD Non-Final OA HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
17642998 INSPECTION DEVICE AND INSPECTION METHOD Final Rejection HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
18001099 APPARATUS FOR ROASTING COFFEE BEANS Final Rejection SOCIETE DES PRODUITS NESTLE S.A.
17829875 AIRCRAFT GALLEY STEAM OVEN Non-Final OA B/E Aerospace, Inc.
18257057 MODULAR TRAILING NOZZLE SYSTEM FOR A WELDING TORCH Non-Final OA Linde GmbH
17953338 SURFACE PROCESSING EQUIPMENT AND SURFACE PROCESSING METHOD Final Rejection Industrial Technology Research Institute
17759076 METHOD FOR LASER MACHINING A WORKPIECE AND APPARATUS FOR LASER MACHINING A WORKPIECE Non-Final OA BYSTRONIC LASER AG
17992258 PREDICTION AND CONTROL OF PRODUCT SHAPE QUALITY IN WIRE AND ARC ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING THROUGH MACHINE LEARNING Non-Final OA University of Southern California
18252127 FLUX-CORED WIRE AND GAS-SHIELDED ARC WELDING METHOD Non-Final OA Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho (Kobe Steel, Ltd.)
18156413 METHOD FOR MONITORING A LASER WELDING PROCESS FOR WELDING TWO WORKPIECES WITH REGARD TO A BRIDGED GAP Non-Final OA TRUMPF Laser- und Systemtechnik GmbH
17781745 INDUCTION COOKING DEVICE Non-Final OA BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
18022285 DEVICE FOR EVAPORATING VOLATILE SUBSTANCES Non-Final OA Zobele Holding, S.p.A.
18252059 OPTICAL RELAY SYSTEM AND METHODS OF USE AND MANUFACTURE Non-Final OA ELECTRO SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES, INC.
17179505 WELDING METHOD AND WELDING APPARATUS Final Rejection FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
17944701 THERMAL RADIATION ELEMENT, THERMAL RADIATION ELEMENT MODULE, AND THERMAL RADIATION LIGHT SOURCE Non-Final OA TAMRON CO., LTD.
17403363 VEHICLE INTERIOR COMPONENT Final Rejection Shanghai Yanfeng Jinqiao Automotive Trim Systems Co. Ltd.
17642724 AN OVEN Final Rejection Breville Pty Limited
18567371 COOKING DEVICE Final Rejection CUCHEN CO., LTD
18266572 DISPENSING NOZZLE FOR A MILK MODULE FOR PRODUCING HOT OR COLD, FOAMED OR NON-FOAMED MILK Non-Final OA RHEAVENDORS INDUSTRIES S.P.A.
18370373 COOKING STATION WITH HOOD AND METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA North Atlantic Imports, LLC
17431538 LASER ROUGHENING: ENGINEERING THE ROUGHNESS OF THE BURL TOP Final Rejection ASML Holding N.V.

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