Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: ABU ALI, SHUANGYI

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1731 1793

This examiner grants 45% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

44.9%
Allow Rate
-20.1% vs TC avg
1108
Total Applications
+38.0%
Interview Lift
1556
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1057 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
15.9%
§102 Novelty
53.9%
§103 Obviousness
19.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17988870 INTERIOR MATERIAL FOR COOKING APPARATUS, COOKING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REMOVING STAIN THEREFROM Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
16089837 CONTROLLING OPTICAL PROPERTIES AND STRUCTURAL STABILITY OF PHOTONIC STRUCTURES UTILIZING IONIC SPECIES Non-Final OA President and Fellows of Harvard College
16825153 COATING COMPOSITION FOR SURFACE TEMPERATURE REDUCTION Non-Final OA SWIMC LLC
18022163 SILICON NITRIDE SINTERED BODY, ROLLING ELEMENT USING THE SAME, AND BEARING Non-Final OA NTN CORPORATION
19243942 CARBON BLACK PELLETS CONTAINING GRAPHENE Final Rejection Continental Carbon Co.
19048234 MODIFICATION OF COMMERCIAL CARBON BLACK GRADES VIA SURFACE MODIFICATION Non-Final OA Continental Carbon Co.
17911651 PIEZOELECTRIC CERAMIC COMPOSITION AND PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATOR Non-Final OA KYOCERA CORPORATION
18383069 EROSION-RESISTANT CERAMIC MATERIAL, POWDER, SLIP AND COMPONENT Non-Final OA Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG
18031053 COMPOSITIONS FOR REMOVING RESIN AND CERAMIC FROM A SURFACE OF AN OBJECT AND METHODS OF USING SUCH COMPOSITIONS Non-Final OA PostProcess Technologies, Inc.
15746863 DISPERSANT EFFECTS ON ALUMINUM PIGMENTS Non-Final OA Sun Chemical Corporation
18730248 WATER-REPELLING AGENT FOR ELECTROCONDUCTIVE ARTICLE SURFACE, WATER-REPELLENCY-IMPARTING METHOD FOR ELECTROCONDUCTIVE ARTICLE SURFACE, METHOD FOR SELECTIVELY IMPARTING WATER REPELLENCY FOR REGION HAVING ELECTROCONDUCTIVE ARTICLE SURFACE, SURFACE TREATMENT METHOD, AND METHOD FOR FORMING FILM ON SELECTED REGION OF SUBSTRATE SURFACE Non-Final OA TOKYO OHKA KOGYO CO., LTD.
17960968 MXENES-METAL AND CERAMIC ASSEMBLIES AND COMPOSITES Final Rejection The Trustees of Indiana University
16070115 COATING COMPOSITION FOR SURFACE TEMPERATURE REDUCTION Non-Final OA THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY
18724487 COMPOSITION FOR FILM FORMATION AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SUBSTRATE Non-Final OA CENTRAL GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED
17581320 LOW PRESSURE CARBONATION CURING OF CONCRETE ELEMENTS AND PRODUCTS IN AN EXPANDABLE ENCLOSURE Non-Final OA THE ROYAL INSTITUTION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF LEARNING/MCGILL UNIVERSITY
18622932 CEMENTITIOUS MATERIAL PRODUCTION FROM NON-LIMESTONE MATERIAL Final Rejection Brimstone Energy, Inc.
17914222 Method for Producing Coating Composition, Yttria-Stabilized Zirconia Layer, Electrochemical Element, Electrochemical Module, Electrochemical Device, Energy System, Solid Oxide Fuel Cell, and Solid Oxide Electrolysis Cell Non-Final OA Osaka Gas Co., Ltd.
17771695 MICROSTRUCTURE OF NBC-BASED CEMENTED CARBIDE Final Rejection HYPERION MATERIALS & TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
17576285 Highly Reflective Microcrystalline/Amorphous Materials, and Methods for Making and Using the Same Non-Final OA Blue Planet Systems Corporation
18001087 LANTHANUM/MOLYBDENUM COMPOSITE OXIDE, ANTIBACTERIAL SINTERED COMPACT, AND ANTIVIRAL SINTERED COMPACT Final Rejection NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD.
18051357 METHOD FOR PRODUCING ORGANICALLY MODIFIED INORGANIC FINE PARTICLE AND ORGANICALLY MODIFIED INORGANIC FINE PARTICLE Non-Final OA Super Nano Design Co., Ltd.
17665092 OPTICAL GLASS, OPTICAL ELEMENT, OPTICAL SYSTEM, INTERCHANGEABLE LENS, AND OPTICAL DEVICE Final Rejection NIKON CORPORATON
17632916 HIGH-ENTROPY NITRIDE CERAMIC FIBER AND PREPARATION METHOD AND USE THEREOF Final Rejection INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
17604394 GRANULATE AND COATING AGENT PRODUCED THEREFROM Final Rejection Bnillux GmbH & Co., KG
17593243 PIGMENT DISPERSION COMPRISING SILANE-MODIFIED COLLOIDAL SILICA PARTICLES AND A WATER-SOLUBLE THICKENING POLYMER Non-Final OA KEIMFARBEN GMBH
17131230 Gold Nanoparticle in Ceramic Glaze Non-Final OA University of Richmond
16856317 NOVEL POLISHING VEHICLES AND COMPOSITIONS WITH TUNABLE VISCOSITY Final Rejection FUJIMI CORPORATION
14891767 METHOD OF PRODUCING A PIGMENT CONTAINING, CATIONIC, HIGH SOLIDS AQUEOUS DISPERSION, AQUEOUS DISPERSION CONTAINING PIGMENTS, AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA FP-Pigments Oy

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