Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: WITTENBERG, STEFANIE S

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1756 1759 1788 1795

This examiner grants 54% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

54.3%
Allow Rate
-10.7% vs TC avg
743
Total Applications
+17.8%
Interview Lift
1130
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 682 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
14.1%
§102 Novelty
52.5%
§103 Obviousness
31.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18408821 FILM FORMING APPARATUS FOR METAL FILM Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18488303 WATER ELECTROLYSIS CELL STACK AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18505714 METHOD OF MASS REMOVAL AND ELECTROPOLISHING OF STENT ALLOYS CONTAINING NOBLE ELEMENTS Non-Final OA Abbott Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.
17661430 NON-ELECTROLYTIC DEPOSITION OF ELECTRODE FOR PULSED ELECTROCHEMICAL MACHINING Non-Final OA Rolls-Royce Corporation
18359146 CARBON DIOXIDE RECOVERY SYSTEM Non-Final OA DENSO CORPORATION
18308713 GAS ADSORPTION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA DENSO CORPORATION
18358725 ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING OF POLYMERIC MATERIAL WITH METALLIC STRUCTURES Non-Final OA ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
18552686 ELECTROLYSIS DEVICE Non-Final OA Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG
18160109 SURGING FLOW FOR BUBBLE CLEARING IN ELECTROPLATING SYSTEMS Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
18261734 SPATIALLY AND DIMENSIONALLY NON-UNIFORM CHANNELLED PLATE FOR TAILORED HYDRODYNAMICS DURING ELECTROPLATING Non-Final OA Lam Research Corporation
18261485 ELECTROCHEMICAL ASSEMBLY FOR FORMING SEMICONDUCTOR FEATURES Non-Final OA Lam Research Corporation
18305973 ELECTROLYTIC ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Seagate Technology LLC

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