Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: ZIMMERMAN, JOSHUA D

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 1783 2853 2854

This examiner grants 40% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

40.4%
Allow Rate
-27.6% vs TC avg
801
Total Applications
+16.0%
Interview Lift
1209
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 757 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
23.2%
§102 Novelty
54.3%
§103 Obviousness
16.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18716575 TERRYLENE DIIMIDE AND QUATERRYLENE DIIMIDE COLORANTS Non-Final OA BASF SE
18764457 ON-PRESS DEVELOPMENT TYPE LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE PRECURSOR, METHOD OF PREPARING LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE, AND LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTING METHOD Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18590518 SUPPORT FOR LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE, LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE PRECURSOR, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE Final Rejection FUJIFILM Corporation
19135949 PRINTING INTAGLIO PLATE AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF, AND PRINTING METHOD Non-Final OA ASAHI KASEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18880312 FILM FOR FLEXOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE PRODUCTION, STACK, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING FLEXOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE Non-Final OA ASAHI KASEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18865459 PHOTOSENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION, FLEXOGRAPHIC PRINTING RAW PLATE, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF FLEXOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE Non-Final OA ASAHI KASEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18320683 PITCH AND ORIENTATION UNIFORMITY FOR NANOIMPRINT STAMP FORMATION Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
18036935 METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A COMPONENT Non-Final OA MERCEDES-BENZ GROUP AG
18579565 IMPRINTING APPARATUS Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N. V.
17971393 MICROCHANNEL PRINTING Non-Final OA Worcester Polytechnic Institute
18769436 INKJET INK AND INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS Non-Final OA KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS INC.
18722833 METAL EFFECT PIGMENTS COATED WITH ADDITIVES FOR NANOMETALLOGRAPHY PRINTING Non-Final OA ECKART GmbH
18269659 SILICA ENCAPSULATED PIGMENTS FOR NANO-METALLOGRAPHY Final Rejection ECKART GmbH
18842457 PRINTING DEVICE AND PRINTING METHOD Final Rejection NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
18964817 HOT STAMPING PART Final Rejection Hyundai Steel Company
18881550 INTAGLIO PRINTING PROCESSES FOR PRODUCING SECURITY FEATURES MADE OF OXIDATIVE DRYING INTAGLIO INKS Non-Final OA SICPA HOLDING SA
18925779 MACHINE FOR CHECKING FLEXOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATES, OR OFFSET PLATES, OR PRINTING PLATES ASSEMBLIES, OR PRINTED SURFACES Final Rejection Bieffebi S.r.l.
18044359 Numbering Unit with Variable Print Wheel Width Final Rejection ZEISER GmbH
18857105 MULTI-OPTICAL-COLOR OPTICALLY-VARIABLE PRINTING DEVICE AND PRINTING METHOD THEREOF, AND READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection CHINA BANKNOTE SECURITY PRINTING TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE CO., LTD.
18899132 SYSTEM TO PROVIDE A PREDETERMINED SPACE BETWEEN CYLINDRICAL INK-TRANSFERRING COMPONENTS OF A DECORATOR Non-Final OA Ball Corporation
18806544 CONDUCTIVE INK COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING GOLD AND METHODS FOR MAKING THE SAME Final Rejection ELECTRONINKS INCORPORATED
18839611 PRINTING UNIT AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING A PRINTING UNIT Final Rejection Kolbus GmbH & Co. KG
18729292 Flexible Stamp and Method for Manufacturing a Flexible Stamp Non-Final OA Morphotonics Holding B.V.
16987804 RIBBON IMPRESSER/INDENTER FOR PLASTIC CARDS Non-Final OA ENTRUST CORPORATION
17129703 INK COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF PRINTING Non-Final OA Genesee Valley Innovations, LLC
18161056 EDIBLE BODY MARKING DEVICE, LASER-MARKED EDIBLE BODY, EDIBLE BODY MARKING INFORMATION READING SYSTEM, AND MARKING METHOD ON EDIBLE BODY Non-Final OA QUALICAPS CO., LTD.
18066387 PATTERNING-MEDIATED SUPRAMOLECULAR ASSEMBLY OF LIPIDS INTO NANOSTRUCTURES Non-Final OA Smart Products for Consulting and Research
17981509 Safety Glazing Identification Systems, Methods, and Apparatus Non-Final OA Quality Enclosures Inc.
17950878 CONTINUOUS FEED DYE SUBLIMATION APPARATUS FOR FACILITATING CONTINUOUS SUBLIMATION CYCLES Non-Final OA Sekisui Kydex LLC

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