Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: BATES, ZAKIYA W

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3674 3676

This examiner grants 89% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

89.0%
Allow Rate
+37.0% vs TC avg
1,322
Total Applications
-2.5%
Interview Lift
768
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1295 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.2%
§101 Eligibility
31.7%
§102 Novelty
42.8%
§103 Obviousness
6.3%
§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
19192784 SPECTRAL ANALYSIS, MACHINE LEARNING, AND FRAC SCORE ASSIGNMENT TO ACOUSTIC SIGNATURES OF FRACKING EVENTS Non-Final OA Momentum AI, LLC
19111033 PROCESS OF DETERMINING AN INJECTION PERFORMANCE OF A WELL WHEN INJECTING A FLUID INTO A GEOLOGICAL FORMATION Non-Final OA TotalEnergies OneTech
19106933 METHOD TO IMPROVE CARBON CAPTURE AND STORAGE Non-Final OA DORF KETAL CHEMICALS FZE
18939036 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DEPLOYMENT OF ELECTRIC-BASED FRACTURING TOOLS IN VERTICAL WELLS Non-Final OA Eden GeoPower, Inc.
18908388 NUCLEAR REACTOR INTEGRATED OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF OPERATION Non-Final OA Natura Resources LLC
18248263 EASILY RECYCLABLE PIGMENTED PULVERULENT COMPOSITION FOR COATING SUBSTRATES Non-Final OA ARKEMA FRANCE
18523176 ANTI-WEAR SCREW Non-Final OA Auras Technology Co., Ltd.
18513089 Portable Strain Gauge for Improved Impulse and Peak Force Detection Final Rejection Kiwi Texas, LLC
18370503 FASTENING SYSTEM FOR MOUNTING PLATE-SHAPED ELEMENTS Non-Final OA RANIT-Befestigungssysteme GmbH

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