Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: YANG, ZHEREN J

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1781

This examiner grants 57% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

57.3%
Allow Rate
-7.7% vs TC avg
543
Total Applications
+53.0%
Interview Lift
1126
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 508 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
20.4%
§102 Novelty
42.8%
§103 Obviousness
24.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17544873 Display Apparatus and Manufacturing Method of the Optical Film Non-Final OA LG Display Co., Ltd.
18528916 COATED ARTICLES WITH AN ANTI-FINGERPRINT COATING OR SURFACE-MODIFYING LAYER AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME Final Rejection CORNING INCORPORATED
17264020 INSULATING GLAZING UNIT Non-Final OA CORNING INCORPORATED
18027073 COVER PLATE ASSEMBLY OF DISPLAY MODULE, AND DISPLAY MODULE Final Rejection BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
18321932 AIRTIGHT PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE TAPE FOR FOUNDATION Non-Final OA Maxell, Ltd.
18511146 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING WINDOW FOR A DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18311118 Coatings for Textured Glass Final Rejection Apple Inc.
17262378 THREE-DIMENSIONAL FOAM-LAID NONWOVENS Final Rejection KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC.
18751650 COATINGS THAT CONTAIN FLUORINATED YTTRIUM OXIDE AND A METAL OXIDE, AND METHODS OF PREPARING AND USING THE COATINGS Non-Final OA ENTEGRIS, INC.
18158600 CONDUCTIVE FILM, PARTICULATE MATTER, SLURRY, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING CONDUCTIVE FILM Final Rejection Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18231452 WINDOW AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA SK ie technology Co. , Ltd.
18575699 SUBSTRATE COATED WITH AT LEAST ONE DIAMOND-LIKE CARBON LAYER PROTECTED BY A GERMANIUM OR GERMANIUM OXIDE TEMPORARY LAYER Non-Final OA SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
17761777 SUBSTRATE WITH A MOLYBDENUM NITRIDE LAYER SYSTEM, AND COATING METHOD FOR PRODUCING A LAYER SYSTEM Non-Final OA OERLIKON SURFACE SOLUTIONS AG, PFÄFFIKON
18741484 GLASS UNIT Non-Final OA Nippon Sheet Glass Company, Limited
17602481 GLASS UNIT Final Rejection Nippon Sheet Glass Company, Limited
18792440 FOOTBALL HELMET WITH CUSTOM MANUFACTURED FIT PODS Final Rejection VICIS IP, LLC
18134970 ENVIRONMENTAL BARRIER COATING AND METHOD OF APPLYING THE SAME Non-Final OA RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
18058550 MULTIPLE PANE INSULATED GLAZING UNITS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE OF SAME Final Rejection JELD-WEN, Inc.

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