Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: WEN, KEVIN GUANHUA

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3761

This examiner grants 61% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

61.2%
Allow Rate
-8.8% vs TC avg
255
Total Applications
+37.6%
Interview Lift
1294
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 165 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
8.1%
§102 Novelty
78.2%
§103 Obviousness
12.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18200956 REFRIGERATOR HAVING STERILIZATION FUNCTION Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co.,Ltd.
17898874 COOKING APPARATUS Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
17268743 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR HEATING A FLUID IN A PIPELINE Non-Final OA BASF SE
17915340 Sheet Cutting and Fusion Apparatus Final Rejection LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
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.
17826471 ELECTRIC RANGE Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18266539 HEATING COOKING APPARATUS Non-Final OA SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17434425 NI-BASED CORROSION RESISTANT ALLOY POWDER FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING PRODUCT USING SAID POWDER Final Rejection Proterial, Ltd.
17179505 WELDING METHOD AND WELDING APPARATUS Final Rejection FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
18251939 AN INDUCTION HEATING SEALING DEVICE Non-Final OA Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.A.
17971934 DIVIDER ASSEMBLY Final Rejection WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
17914863 LASER PROCESSING DEVICE AND INSPECTION METHOD Final Rejection HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
18257057 MODULAR TRAILING NOZZLE SYSTEM FOR A WELDING TORCH Non-Final OA Linde GmbH
18001099 APPARATUS FOR ROASTING COFFEE BEANS Final Rejection SOCIETE DES PRODUITS NESTLE S.A.
18541948 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SEPARATION OF GLASS PORTIONS OR GLASS CERAMIC PORTIONS Final Rejection SCHOTT AG
17953338 SURFACE PROCESSING EQUIPMENT AND SURFACE PROCESSING METHOD Final Rejection Industrial Technology Research Institute
17781745 INDUCTION COOKING DEVICE Non-Final OA BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
17992258 PREDICTION AND CONTROL OF PRODUCT SHAPE QUALITY IN WIRE AND ARC ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING THROUGH MACHINE LEARNING Non-Final OA University of Southern California
17928747 MONOBLOC PEDESTAL FOR EFFICIENT HEAT TRANSFER Non-Final OA LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION
18252127 FLUX-CORED WIRE AND GAS-SHIELDED ARC WELDING METHOD Non-Final OA Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho (Kobe Steel, Ltd.)
18202401 METHOD FOR LASER MACHINING INSIDE MATERIALS Final Rejection Oxford University Innovation Limited
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
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.
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 Non-Final OA CUCHEN CO., LTD
18091175 HEATING BODY, VAPORIZATION ASSEMBLY, AND ELECTRONIC VAPORIZATION DEVICE Non-Final OA SHENZHEN SMOORE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
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.

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