Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: WOLLSCHLAGER, JEFFREY MICHAEL

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 1742 1791 3633

This examiner grants 62% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

61.6%
Allow Rate
+9.6% vs TC avg
1,040
Total Applications
+29.9%
Interview Lift
1250
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 996 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
1.6%
§102 Novelty
90.3%
§103 Obviousness
5.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18644348 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR THERMAL COMPENSATION DURING ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING Non-Final OA Thermwood Corporation
18777238 CONTAINER TREATMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING AND TREATING A PREFORM Non-Final OA Krones AG
18766846 METHOD FOR PRODUCING THREE-DIMENSIONAL FABRICATED OBJECT, FABRICATION APPARATUS, AND FABRICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
18725281 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SURFACE FASTENER Non-Final OA YKK Corporation
18071363 STEREOLITHOGRAPHY ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING OF ANION EXCHANGE MEMBRANE RESIN Non-Final OA Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
18853142 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING TRANSPARENT BLEACHING TRAY Non-Final OA ODS CO.LTD
18687881 A METHOD OF PRODUCING A BIOACTIVE POLYMER FILAMENT, THE BIOACTIVE POLYMER FILAMENT AND PRINTING METHODS USING THE SAME Non-Final OA Agency for Science, Technology and Research
17798002 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING A COSMETIC PRODUCT Non-Final OA BAKEL S.R.L.
18784691 Surface Texturing of Silicone Elastomer Using Polymeric Bags Final Rejection American Breast Care, LP
18676831 MULTI-AXIAL INTEGRAL GEOGRID AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAME Non-Final OA Tensar International Corporation
18618842 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING PLASTICS MATERIAL Final Rejection Coperion GmbH
18287595 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROCESSING PLASTICS MATERIAL Final Rejection Coperion GmbH
18691934 METHOD FOR DRY-MANUFACTURING SECONDARY BATTERY ELECTRODE Non-Final OA YUNSUNG F&C CO., LTD
18436284 METHOD OF MAKING AN INTEGRAL GEOGRID FROM A COEXTRUDED MULTILAYERED POLYMER STARTING MATERIAL Final Rejection TENSAR CORPORATION, LLC
18294400 STRAW AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR Final Rejection BEIJING PHABUILDER BIOTECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18409949 EXTRUSION ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING EXTRUDED MATERIAL Non-Final OA Green Fox Plastics, LLC
18409918 EXTRUSION ASSEMBLY FOR MANUFACTURING EXTRUDED MATERIAL Non-Final OA Green Fox Plastics, LLC
18269114 A METHOD Non-Final OA Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne
18557220 Low environmental impact flexible hose, as well as manufacturing method thereof Final Rejection FITT S.p.A.
18286689 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A MASKING FILM AND MASKING FILM MANUFACTURED THEREBY Final Rejection TREDEGAR SURFACE PROTECTION, LLC
17251719 ARITHMETIC DEVICE, DETECTION SYSTEM, MODELING APPARATUS, ARITHMETIC METHOD, DETECTION METHOD, MODELING METHOD, ARITHMETIC PROGRAM, DETECTION PROGRAM, AND MODELING PROGRAM Non-Final OA TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH ASSOCIATION FOR FUTURE ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
18274500 METHOD AND PRODUCTION SYSTEM FOR THE SIMPLE SEPARATION OF SCRAP ARISING IN THE MANUFACTURE OF EXTRUDED PLATES Final Rejection AKZENTA PANEELE + PROFILE GMBH
18029732 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MANUFACTURING AN OBJECT BY STEREOLITHOGRAPHIC 3D PRINTING Final Rejection CUBICURE GMBH

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