Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: AUER, LAURA A

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1731 1783

This examiner grants 49% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

49.3%
Allow Rate
-15.7% vs TC avg
522
Total Applications
+34.3%
Interview Lift
1368
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 479 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
14.2%
§102 Novelty
57.6%
§103 Obviousness
22.0%
§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.
17916686 SINTERED ZIRCONIA BALLS Final Rejection SAINT-GOBAIN CENTRE DE RECHERCHES ET D'ETUDES EUROPEEN
18925680 YTTRIUM FLUORIDE SPRAYED COATING, SPRAY MATERIAL THEREFOR, AND CORROSION RESISTANT COATING INCLUDING SPRAYED COATING Non-Final OA Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
18083976 SACRIFICIAL YARNS FOR USE IN CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITES, METHODS OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF AND ARTICLES COMPRISING THE SAME Non-Final OA RTX Corporation
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.
18119895 Optical Glasses Containing Bismuth Oxide Final Rejection CORNING INCORPORATED
17992335 GLASS COMPOSITIONS FOR FORMING COLORED GLASS ARTICLES AND GLASS ARTICLES FORMED THEREFROM Final Rejection CORNING INCORPORATED
18463703 GLASS CERAMIC MATERIAL, LAMINATE, AND ELECTRONIC COMPONENT Final Rejection Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
17801617 OPTICAL GLASS, OPTICAL ELEMENT, LIGHT GUIDE PLATE AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA HOYA CORPORATION
18281220 SILICON NITRIDE SUBSTRATE Final Rejection PROTERIAL, LTD.
18684749 GLASS COMPOSITION AND SEALING MATERIAL Final Rejection NIPPON ELECTRIC GLASS CO., LTD.
18020277 GLASS COMPOSITION AND SEALING MATERIAL Final Rejection NIPPON ELECTRIC GLASS CO., LTD.
18010875 GLASS, STRENGTHENED GLASS, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING STRENGTHENED GLASS Final Rejection Nippon Electric Glass Co., Ltd.
17795287 GLASS COMPOSITION AND SEALING MATERIAL Final Rejection Nippon Electric Glass Co., Ltd.
18552557 SETTER FOR CERAMIC FIRING Final Rejection Denka Company Limited
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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