Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: WUNDERLICH, ERWIN J

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3761

This examiner grants 40% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

39.5%
Allow Rate
-30.5% vs TC avg
278
Total Applications
+41.1%
Interview Lift
1330
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 190 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.7%
§101 Eligibility
12.1%
§102 Novelty
50.7%
§103 Obviousness
31.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18209042 CONTROL KNOB AND COOKING SYSTEM Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18155908 DEPLOYABLE APPARATUS AND GRILLING MODULE Non-Final OA Rivian IP Holdings, LLC
17787512 Pre-coated steel sheet comprising an additional coating for increasing the mechanical strength of the weld metal zone of a welded steel part prepared from said pre-coated sheet. Non-Final OA ArcelorMittal
17641565 Welding Jig Non-Final OA LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
17914764 LASER MACHINING APPARATUS Final Rejection Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
17742652 BEAM COUPLING DEVICE AND LASER PROCESSING MACHINE Final Rejection Panasonic Holdings Corporation
17231667 COFFEE MAKER Final Rejection LG Electronics Inc.
17738203 ENERGY STORAGE CADDY FOR WELDING SYSTEM Final Rejection Illinois Tool Works Inc.
17582894 Multiple Position Wire Feed Spool Delivery System Non-Final OA Illinois Tool Works Inc.
17403114 WELDING HELMET FOR DETECTING ARC DATA Final Rejection ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
17871038 METHOD FOR THE MEDIA-TIGHT CONNECTION OF TWO PLATE-SHAPED COMPONENTS Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
17177341 WELDING METHOD AND WELDING APPARATUS Non-Final OA FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
17753072 LASER METAL DEPOSITION SYSTEM Non-Final OA SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
17633449 METHOD OF PRODUCING AN INDUCTOR Non-Final OA NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
16617676 BEVERAGE MACHINE WITH A STORABLE DISPENSING HEAD Final Rejection SOCIETE DES PRODUITS NESTLE S.A.
17418419 METHOD FOR ASSESSING DEPENDENCE OF LASER MACHINING ON LASER LIGHT INTENSITY, AND LASER MACHINING DEVICE Final Rejection THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO
18634874 HEATER, FIXING DEVICE, IMAGE-FORMING DEVICE, AND HEATING DEVICE Non-Final OA Misuzu Industry Co., Ltd.
18727217 DETERMINING THE DEGREE OF FOULING OF A TRANSMISSIVE ELEMENT Non-Final OA BYSTRONIC LASER AG
17879870 MACHINE ARRANGEMENT AND MECHANICAL METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SHEET METAL Final Rejection TRUMPF Werkzeugmaschinen SE + Co. KG
17193937 RESISTIVE HEATING REACTORS FOR HIGH TEMPERATURE CO2 UPGRADING Non-Final OA Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
17624654 Dental Furnace Non-Final OA Ivoclar Vivadent AG
17996312 METHOD FOR PRODUCING RESISTANCE-WELDED MEMBER Final Rejection Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho (Kobe Steel, Ltd.)
17256499 JOINING STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME Final Rejection Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho (Kobe Steel, Ltd.)
18090102 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR WELDING MOTOR STATOR HAIRPIN WIRES Non-Final OA GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
17992317 WELDABILITY IN RESISTANCE WELDING OF STEELS WITH LARGE DIFFERENCE IN SHEET THICKNESS Final Rejection GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
18149169 MANUFACTURING DEVICE FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING OF COMPONENT PARTS FROM A POWDER MATERIAL, METHOD FOR CHANGING A BEAM PROFILE OF AN ENERGY BEAM, AND USE OF AT LEAST ONE ACOUSTO-OPTIC DEFLECTOR Non-Final OA TRUMPF Laser- und Systemtechnik GmbH
18270343 SYSTEM FOR MANUFACTURING EDIBLE FOOD PRODUCTS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING EDIBLE FOOD PRODUCTS USING SAME Non-Final OA CJ CHEILJEDANG CORPORATION
17976518 LASER WELDING METHOD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTRIC ROTATING MACHINE USING SAME Final Rejection OSAKA UNIVERSITY
17547064 VARIABLE BEAM GEOMETRY LASER-BASED POWDER BED FUSION Final Rejection Divergent Technologies, Inc.
18061556 LASER PROCESSING APPARATUS Final Rejection DISCO CORPORATION

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