Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: YE, XINWEN

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1754

This examiner grants 44% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

44.4%
Allow Rate
-20.6% vs TC avg
157
Total Applications
+46.3%
Interview Lift
1013
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 108 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.0%
§101 Eligibility
17.9%
§102 Novelty
50.8%
§103 Obviousness
25.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18291442 STEREOLITHOGRAPHY APPARATUS Final Rejection SONY GROUP CORPORATION
17892458 IRRADIATION DEVICES WITH LASER DIODE ARRAYS FOR ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURING THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECTS Final Rejection General Electric Company
17892532 IRRADIATION DEVICES WITH LASER DIODE ARRAYS FOR ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURING THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECTS Final Rejection General Electric Company
18490580 POWDER RECYCLING IN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS, AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA Blue Origin Manufacturing, LLC
18292693 THREE-DIMENSIONAL ADDITIVE FABRICATION WITH SUPPORT FLUID Non-Final OA GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORPORATION
18318801 IMPRINT APPARATUS, IMPRINT METHOD AND ARTICLE MANUFACTURING METHOD Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18670325 THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHAPING APPARATUS Final Rejection SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
16972532 Method for Producing a Component Having a Surface Provided With a Surface Texture Final Rejection Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
17476921 TWIN-SCREW EXTRUDER Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
18776801 METHOD FOR PRODUCING A FILM HAVING A SECURITY FEATURE FOR A CARD-SHAPED DATA CARRIER, FILM AND CARD-SHAPED DATA CARRIER Non-Final OA Giesecke+Devrient ePayments GmbH
18553390 IMPRINTING DEVICE AND IMPRINTING METHOD Non-Final OA KOREA INSTITUTE OF MACHINERY & MATERIALS
18109036 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A FIRE-RETARDANT TREATED WOOD COMPOSITE PANEL Final Rejection LOUISIANA-PACIFIC CORPORATION
18075947 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MICROWAVE ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING Final Rejection Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
18908762 COTTON CANDY MACHINE WITH ENHANCED SAFETY Non-Final OA PS Gems LLC
18819729 METHOD FOR FABRICATING FOOTWEAR USING SACRIFICIAL MOLD Non-Final OA Koobz
18791076 PRECONDITIONED RESIN AGGREGATE Non-Final OA CRDC GLOBAL LIMITED
18762507 3D PRINTER Non-Final OA DONGGUAN CITY PHROZEN TECH CO., LTD.
18703452 PHOTORESIST COMPOSITION, SYSTEM COMPRISING A PHOTORESIST COMPOSITION, METHOD FOR PRODUCING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURE, AND USE OF A PHOTORESIST COMPOSITION IN 3D-PRINTING Non-Final OA KARLSRUHER INSTITUT FÜR TECHNOLOGIE
18691873 SYSTEM FOR EXTRUDING BUILDING MATERIAL ENRICHED WITH AGGREGATES AND/OR STEEL FIBRES FOR THE ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING OF ARCHITECTURAL STRUCTURES Non-Final OA XTREEE
18575003 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE FABRICATION OF ALIGNED STRUCTURES BY OPTICAL MODULATION INSTABILITY Non-Final OA Readily3D SA
18682743 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING Final Rejection The Regents of the University of Colorado, a Body Corporatate
18349922 MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECT Non-Final OA Sodick Co., Ltd.
18551464 THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRINTING COMPOSITE MATERIALS Non-Final OA SPHERECUBE S.R.L.
17768393 PATTERNING DEVICE FOR THE PREPARATION OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURES AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF Non-Final OA AO Technology AG
18067556 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING PHARMACEUTICAL OBJECTS VIA 3D PRINTING Non-Final OA PHARMAPRINT LIMITED LLC
18010805 NOZZLE DEVICE FOR FDM-TYPE 3D PRINTER Final Rejection BIOFRIENDS INC.
18009739 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING FILMS FROM PLASTIC Non-Final OA battenfeld-cincinnati germany gmbh

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