Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: BAREFORD, KATHERINE A

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1715 1717 1718 1792

This examiner grants 14% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

13.5%
Allow Rate
-51.5% vs TC avg
1,005
Total Applications
+28.5%
Interview Lift
1405
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 933 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
2.1%
§102 Novelty
80.5%
§103 Obviousness
2.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18147733 METHODS OF MANUFACTURING INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICES USING CARBONYL COMPOUNDS Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
17994181 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18010663 SEPARATOR MANUFACTURING APPARATUS AND SEPARATOR MANUFACTURING METHOD Non-Final OA LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
18277797 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING BONDED BODY OF DIFFERENT MATERIALS, AND BONDED BODY OF DIFFERENT MATERIALS Final Rejection Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18428164 WHEELS HAVING A BI-LAYERED COATING AND METHODS FOR MAKING THE SAME Non-Final OA Garrett Transportation I Inc.
18616504 VISION-CONTROLLED PRECISION PAINT TOUCH-UP SYSTEM AND METHOD Final Rejection Ford Global Technologies, LLC
18523369 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COATING A SUBSTRATE Non-Final OA Ford Global Technologies, LLC
18773855 SYSTEMS HAVING POLYMERIC FIBERS WITH METALLIC NANOPARTICLES THEREON AND METHODS OF FABRICATION Non-Final OA Purdue Research Foundation
18885956 MANUFACTURING METHOD OF QUARTZ MEMBER, METHOD FOR FORMING SILICA COATING, AND METHOD FOR SMOOTHING SURFACE OF QUARTZ MEMBER Final Rejection Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
18829394 MANUFACTURING METHOD OF QUARTZ MEMBER, AND METHOD FOR SPRAY COATING SILICA POWDER Final Rejection Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
17945185 SMC Manufacturing Method Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
17455809 STAIN-PROOF BASE MATERIAL Non-Final OA DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18565489 FILM FORMATION METHOD AND FILM FORMATION APPARATUS Non-Final OA TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
18554836 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection Tokyo Electron Limited
18261157 PLATING METHOD AND PLATING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
17759648 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS Final Rejection Tokyo Electron Limited
17753264 SUBSTRATE LIQUID PROCESSING METHOD, SUBSTRATE LIQUID PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection Tokyo Electron Limited
17037142 Systems and Methods for Spin Process Video Analysis During Substrate Processing Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
18107306 COATING DEVICES AND METHOD FOR ARTICLES Non-Final OA Sonoco Development, Inc.
17103535 COLD SPRAY REINFORCED IMPELLER SHROUD Final Rejection Nuovo Pignone Tecnologie - S.R.L.
18280390 REGENERATING METHOD FOR INNER MEMBER OF PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
18988150 METHOD OF SEALING A SURFACE AND DEVICE THEREFOR Non-Final OA RAWWATER APPLIED TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
18689221 Method of Repairing a Defect and Device Final Rejection Rawwater Applied Technology Limited
18882176 METHOD OF MAKING WET WIPE FOR RAPID DETECTION OF OPIOIDS Final Rejection THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON
18956304 METHOD FOR PRODUCING LAMINATE Non-Final OA NIKON-ESSILOR CO., LTD.
18042812 A METHOD FOR ACTIVATING A SURFACE OF A NON-CONDUCTIVE OR CARBON-FIBRES CONTAINING SUBSTRATE FOR METALLIZATION Final Rejection Atotech Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG
18615007 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF TREATING METAL SURFACES IN SURFACE PREPARATION PROCESSES Non-Final OA CHEMTREAT, INC.
18903110 Method of Fabricating Cathode Film Layer of Lithium Ion Battery by Plasma Spraying Final Rejection Institute of Nuclear Energy Research, Atomic Energy Council, Executive Yuan, R.O.C.
18031503 METHOD FOR APPLYING THERMAL BARRIER COATING AND HEAT-RESISTANT MEMBER Final Rejection MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES AERO ENGINES, LTD.
18717636 Method of Metallization by a Nickel or Cobalt Alloy for the Manufacture of Semiconductor Devices Non-Final OA MacDermid Enthone Inc.

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