Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: BATES, ZAKIYA W

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3674 3676

This examiner grants 89% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

89.1%
Allow Rate
+37.1% vs TC avg
1315
Total Applications
-2.6%
Interview Lift
844
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1292 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.7%
§101 Eligibility
40.2%
§102 Novelty
34.2%
§103 Obviousness
14.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18166288 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR CALCIUM LIGNOSULFONATE CEMENT DISPERSANTS Non-Final OA SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
19107537 SURFACTANT FOR CARBON DIOXIDE STORAGE Non-Final OA CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE
19095309 Method for Borehole Completion Non-Final OA Quidnet Energy Inc.
19111033 PROCESS OF DETERMINING AN INJECTION PERFORMANCE OF A WELL WHEN INJECTING A FLUID INTO A GEOLOGICAL FORMATION Non-Final OA TotalEnergies OneTech
18939036 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DEPLOYMENT OF ELECTRIC-BASED FRACTURING TOOLS IN VERTICAL WELLS Non-Final OA Eden GeoPower, Inc.
18909196 IRON CONTROL AS PART OF A WELL TREATMENT USING TIME-RELEASED AGENTS Non-Final OA Flex-Chem Holding Company, LLC
18908388 NUCLEAR REACTOR INTEGRATED OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF OPERATION Non-Final OA Natura Resources LLC
18555404 CRYSTALINE SORBENT MATERIALS FOR WATER CAPTURE AND RELEASE Non-Final OA Genesis Systems LLC
18513089 Portable Strain Gauge for Improved Impulse and Peak Force Detection Final Rejection Kiwi Texas, LLC
18557431 Carbon Dioxide Absorbent, Carbon Dioxide Absorbing Facility, Carbon Dioxide Absorbing Method, and Method for Producing Carbon Dioxide Absorbent Non-Final OA Hokkaido Electric Power Company, Incorporated
18375776 Packaged, Dry, Rapid-Hardening Cementitious Material for Concrete Repairs in Cold, Freezing, and Sub-Zero Temperature Conditions Non-Final OA Oldcastle APG, Inc.
18370503 FASTENING SYSTEM FOR MOUNTING PLATE-SHAPED ELEMENTS Non-Final OA RANIT-Befestigungssysteme GmbH

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