Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: ZIMMERMAN, JOSHUA D

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 1741 1783 2853 2854

This examiner grants 40% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

40.4%
Allow Rate
-27.6% vs TC avg
802
Total Applications
+16.1%
Interview Lift
1213
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 758 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
4.3%
§102 Novelty
83.7%
§103 Obviousness
2.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18716575 TERRYLENE DIIMIDE AND QUATERRYLENE DIIMIDE COLORANTS Non-Final OA BASF SE
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
18764457 ON-PRESS DEVELOPMENT TYPE LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE PRECURSOR, METHOD OF PREPARING LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE, AND LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTING METHOD Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18616247 ON-PRESS DEVELOPMENT TYPE LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE PRECURSOR, METHOD OF PREPARING LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE, LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTING METHOD, AND COMPOUND 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
18582657 STACK Non-Final OA FUJIFILM CORPORATION
18320683 PITCH AND ORIENTATION UNIFORMITY FOR NANOIMPRINT STAMP FORMATION Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18769436 INKJET INK AND INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS Non-Final OA KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS INC.
18349402 INK SET AND INKJET RECORDING METHOD Non-Final OA KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
17971393 MICROCHANNEL PRINTING Non-Final OA Worcester Polytechnic Institute
18881550 INTAGLIO PRINTING PROCESSES FOR PRODUCING SECURITY FEATURES MADE OF OXIDATIVE DRYING INTAGLIO INKS Non-Final OA SICPA HOLDING SA
18933188 QUICK-RELEASE SQUEEGEE CLAMP Final Rejection ASMPT SMT Singapore Pte. Ltd.
18925779 MACHINE FOR CHECKING FLEXOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATES, OR OFFSET PLATES, OR PRINTING PLATES ASSEMBLIES, OR PRINTED SURFACES Non-Final OA Bieffebi S.r.l.
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.

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