Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: BOWMAN, ANDREW J

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1634 1711 1717 1718 1762 1788 1792

This examiner grants 66% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

65.7%
Allow Rate
+0.7% vs TC avg
965
Total Applications
+12.9%
Interview Lift
1253
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 884 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.5%
§101 Eligibility
5.6%
§102 Novelty
83.2%
§103 Obviousness
6.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18428641 ANTI-SCAVENGING HYDROGEN SULFIDE PROTECTIVE COATING FOR IMPROVED SUBTERRANEAN RESERVOIR SAMPLING Final Rejection Schlumberger Technology Corporation
18469684 SUBSTRATE LOADING DEVICE AND SUBSTRATE LOADING METHOD USING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18482658 SMART FACEPLATE/SHOWERHEAD USING SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18880045 MANUFACTURING APPARATUS FOR OPTICAL FIBER TAPE CORE WIRE, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR OPTICAL FIBER TAPE CORE WIRE Non-Final OA SWCC Corporation
18345134 FILM DEPOSITION METHOD AND FILM DEPOSITION APPARATUS Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
18023151 CURABLE COMPOSITION, HEAT STORAGE MATERIAL, AND ARTICLE Non-Final OA Resonac Corporation
18671037 CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION OF DIBORIDE ALLOY COATINGS Non-Final OA The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
18036945 LIQUID APPLIED MEMBRANE WITH IMPROVED INTERCOAT ADHESION Non-Final OA SIKA TECHNOLOGY AG
18659905 INFLATABLE PERFUSION ENHANCEMENT APPARATUSES AND ASSOCIATED DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS Final Rejection TurnCare, Inc.
18364055 REGULATION/MODIFICATION OF STENT CONTACT SURFACE FOR POLYMER FREE DRUG COATING Non-Final OA Cook Medical Technologies LLC
17942004 MEDICAL DEVICES Non-Final OA MicroVention, Inc.
18778838 AUTOMATED CUP DECORATOR AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS Non-Final OA BOTRISTA, INC.
18175855 Dry Stimulating electrode Non-Final OA Henkel AG & Co., KGaA
18810072 IMPLANTABLE SCAFFOLDS FOR TREATMENT OF SINUSITIS Non-Final OA Lyra Therapeutics, Inc.
17236983 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR FABRICATING NANOFIBER MATERIALS Final Rejection FERMI RESEARCH ALLIANCE, LLC
18639027 COATING COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR APPLICATION UTILIZING A HIGH TRANSFER EFFICIENCY APPLICATOR Final Rejection AXALTA COATING SYSTEMS IP CO., LLC
18781900 COMPOSITION TO IMPROVE PERFORMANCE OF SPORTS EQUIPMENT, INCLUDING RECREATIONAL SPORTS EQUIPMENT, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME Non-Final OA Treeswax Holdings LLC
18781032 METHOD FOR PRODUCING CONDUCTIVE FIBER Non-Final OA Taiki FUKASE
18727270 ENAMEL PASTE COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF FORMING ENAMEL COATINGS USING SAID COMPOSITIONS Non-Final OA FENZI AGT NETHERLANDS B.V.
18729559 TEMPERATURE CONTROL SYSTEM, VACUUM SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF ADJUSTING THE TEMPERATURE OF A VACUUM CHAMBER OF A VACUUM SYSTEM Non-Final OA MAX-PLANCK-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FÖRDERUNG DER WISSENSCHAFTEN E.V.
18729359 Methods and Products to Detect, Minimize and Treat TRAP-Related Tissue Reactions and Tissue Injury Associated With Medical Devices Non-Final OA Cell and Molecular Tissue Engineering, LLC
18599350 X-RAY MARKERS FOR SCAFFOLDS, SEMIFINISHED PRODUCT, AND MEDICAL IMPLANT Final Rejection Biotronik AG
18324519 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CURING A COATING LAYER OF A DECORATIVE FLOOR PANEL OR WALL PANEL Non-Final OA Champion Link International Corporation
18710645 VERTICAL IMPREGNATION BATH FOR PULTRUSION LINES Non-Final OA BLUE CUBE IP LLC
18700820 METHOD FOR PREPARING METAL-CNT NANOCOMPOSITE, WATER-ELECTROLYSIS CATALYST ELECTRODE COMPRISING METAL-CNT NANOCOMPOSITE PREPARED BY PREPARATION METHOD, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING WATER-ELECTROLYSIS CATALYST ELECTRODE Non-Final OA JEJU NATIONAL UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION
18631303 PROTECTIVE HEMP SEED OIL FOR WOOD TREATMENT Final Rejection Smart Green Utility Pole, LLC.
18602805 DIAMOND MANUFACTURING SYSTEM, METHOD, CONTROL APPARATUS AND PROGRAM Final Rejection OOKUMA DIAMOND DEVICE INC.
18003675 CORRECTION APPARATUS FOR CORRECTING THE PLANARITY OF A METAL STRIP AND RELATED CORRECTION METHOD Final Rejection DANIELI & C. OFFICINE MECCANICHE S.p.A.
18328726 Multiple Chamber System for Plasma Chemical Vapor Deposition of Diamond and Related Materials Final Rejection Plasmability, LLC.
17641786 Methods and Apparatuses for Fabricating Polymeric Conformal Coatings, Parts Coated With Polymeric Conformal Coatings, and Optical Apparatus Including Said Parts Non-Final OA UCL BUSINESS LTD

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