Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: WOO, JONATHAN BRIAN

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1743 1754

This examiner grants 52% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

51.6%
Allow Rate
-13.4% vs TC avg
106
Total Applications
+43.8%
Interview Lift
1205
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 64 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.9%
§101 Eligibility
15.0%
§102 Novelty
45.8%
§103 Obviousness
27.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17593771 Extruder Device, Extruder System and Use of an Extruder Device and/or of an Extruder System Final Rejection Putzmeister Engineering GmbH
18628194 CORES FOR CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITE COMPONENTS Non-Final OA RTX Corporation
18675936 TAPE CASTING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME Non-Final OA General Electric Company
18024501 INJECTION MOLD Final Rejection LG CHEM, LTD.
17625582 Resin-Filled Material, and the Manufacturing Method Thereof Non-Final OA LG Chem, Ltd.
18644832 IMPRINT APPARATUS, IMPRINT METHOD, AND ARTICLE MANUFACTURING METHOD Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17542214 PLANARIZATION APPARATUS, PLANARIZATION METHOD, AND ARTICLE MANUFACTURING METHOD Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
16827449 MOLDING METHOD, MOLDING APPARATUS, IMPRINT METHOD, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ARTICLE, AND ARTICLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18455753 Three-Dimensional Modeling System Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18161112 PLASTICIZING DEVICE, THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHAPING DEVICE, AND INJECTION MOLDING DEVICE Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18038634 OPTICAL APPARATUS AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING APPARATUS Final Rejection SCREEN HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
18006631 METHOD AND 3D PRINTING SYSTEM FOR MANUFACTURING A PHYSICAL OBJECT Final Rejection SOLVENTUM INTELLECTUAL PROPERTIES COMPANY
18461681 TEMPLATE, MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR TEMPLATE, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR SUBSTRATE WITH PATTERN USING TEMPLATE Final Rejection Kioxia Corporation
18153402 MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SINGLE-CRYSTAL SILICON SUBSTRATE Non-Final OA DISCO CORPORATION
16494737 EQUIPMENT AND METHOD FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING Non-Final OA Poietis
17618297 ARRANGEMENT OF 3D PRINTING DEVICE Final Rejection Voxeljet AG
18693050 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A NON-FLAT DEVICE BY DEFORMATION OF A FLAT DEVICE LAMINATE Final Rejection Universiteit Gent
18533576 CUSHION MATERIAL MANUFACTURING METHOD Non-Final OA Archem Inc.
18557093 KNEADING STATE DETECTION DEVICE AND KNEADING STATE DETECTION METHOD FOR EXTRUSION MOLDING MACHINE Final Rejection NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY
18479174 APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PLUG CLEARING IN AN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING PRINT HEAD Final Rejection 3D Print Innovations, LLC
17417054 APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD OF HEAT FILTERING FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING Non-Final OA 3D Print Innovations, LLC
18360226 Manufacturing Method of Thermoplastic Composite Bicycle Frame Final Rejection ASTRO TECH CO., LTD.
18272339 NOZZLE BLOCK HAVING CLEANING MEANS, AND ELECTROSPINNING DEVICE HAVING SAME Non-Final OA Jong-Su PARK
18034353 Filament Connector Final Rejection Filafuse GmbH
18083658 Novel Elastomeric Gel Liner Final Rejection Alps South, LLC
17636320 Method of Manufacturing Microstructures Final Rejection Innoture IP Limited
17437462 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE ADDITIVE MANUFACTURE OF PRODUCTS FROM METAL ALLOYS Final Rejection ThixoAM GmbH
17163089 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING Non-Final OA Prellis Biologics, Inc.

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