Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: AUER, LAURA A

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1731 1783

This examiner grants 50% of resolved cases

Analysis

Laura A Auer, an examiner in Tech Center 1700 and Art Unit 1731, has 484 resolved cases. The allowance rate of 49.6 percent indicates an examination process where applications are granted. This rate indicates the frequency of grants for applications reaching a resolution.

The median days to allowance is 1368, suggesting a prosecution timeline for successful cases. A key takeaway from the data is the interview lift of 34.0 percent. This lift is higher than the 49.6 percent allowance rate, making interviews a recommended strategy.

Direct communication appears to be useful in resolving issues across the resolutions handled by this examiner. The 1368 median days to allowance provides a benchmark for applicants in Art Unit 1731. The 34.0 percent interview lift provides a path to potentially increasing the probability of a grant.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

49.8%
Allow Rate
-15.2% vs TC avg
524
Total Applications
+34.3%
Interview Lift
1367
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 486 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
13.9%
§102 Novelty
58.2%
§103 Obviousness
21.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17924153 ANTIBACTERIAL GLASS COMPOSITION, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ANTIBACTERIAL GLASS POWDER USING ANTIBACTERIAL GLASS COMPOSITION, AND HOME APPLIANCE INCLUDING ANTIBACTERIAL GLASS COMPOSITION Final Rejection LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18463703 GLASS CERAMIC MATERIAL, LAMINATE, AND ELECTRONIC COMPONENT Final Rejection Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18873969 FUSION FORMABLE GLASS COMPOSITION AND COLORED GLASS-BASED ARTICLES FORMED THEREFROM Non-Final OA CORNING INCORPORATED
18873952 AU AND AG CONTAINING GLASS COMPOSITION AND COLORED GLASS-BASED ARTICLES FORMED THEREFROM Final Rejection CORNING INCORPORATED
18119895 Optical Glasses Containing Bismuth Oxide Final Rejection CORNING INCORPORATED
17978369 GLASS ARTICLES HAVING TARGET COEFFICIENTS OF THERMAL EXPANSION AND INCREASED MODULUS AND METHODS FOR MAKING SAME Final Rejection Corning Incorporated
18461121 CHEMICALLY-STRENGTHENED GLASS CONTAINING GLASS CERAMIC, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME Non-Final OA AGC Inc.
18184114 CRYSTALLIZED GLASS, HIGH FREQUENCY SUBSTRATE, ANTENNA FOR LIQUID CRYSTALS, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING CRYSTALLIZED GLASS Final Rejection AGC Inc.
18064503 GLASS AND CHEMICALLY STRENGTHENED GLASS Final Rejection AGC Inc.
17801617 OPTICAL GLASS, OPTICAL ELEMENT, LIGHT GUIDE PLATE AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA HOYA CORPORATION
18925680 YTTRIUM FLUORIDE SPRAYED COATING, SPRAY MATERIAL THEREFOR, AND CORROSION RESISTANT COATING INCLUDING SPRAYED COATING Non-Final OA Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
18695647 SINTERED ZIRCONIA BEADS Final Rejection SAINT-GOBAIN CENTRE DE RECHERCHES ET D'ETUDES EUROPEEN
17916686 SINTERED ZIRCONIA BALLS Final Rejection SAINT-GOBAIN CENTRE DE RECHERCHES ET D'ETUDES EUROPEEN
18246819 HEXAGONAL BORON NITRIDE POWDER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SINTERED BODY Final Rejection Denka Company Limited
18246811 BORON NITRIDE POWDER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING BORON NITRIDE POWDER Final Rejection Denka Company Limited

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