Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: BOWMAN, ANDREW J

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 1634 1711 1717 1718 1762 1788 1792 2872

This examiner grants 66% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

65.6%
Allow Rate
-2.4% vs TC avg
974
Total Applications
+13.2%
Interview Lift
1253
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 893 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.6%
§101 Eligibility
19.5%
§102 Novelty
61.4%
§103 Obviousness
15.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18534199 APPAREL THERMO-REGULATORY SYSTEM Final Rejection NIKE, Inc.
18469684 SUBSTRATE LOADING DEVICE AND SUBSTRATE LOADING METHOD USING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18341010 Decorating Method Of Dial, Dial, And Timepiece Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18762865 HEATER PLATES WITH DISTRIBUTED PURGE CHANNELS, RF MESHES AND GROUND ELECTRODES Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
18778072 FILM-FORMING METHOD AND FILM-FORMING APPARATUS Final Rejection Tokyo Electron Limited
18523060 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD Final Rejection TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
18364159 BIOACTIVE AGENT COATED MEDICAL DEVICE AND METHOD OF COATING SUCH A DEVICE Final Rejection Cook Medical Technologies LLC
19229786 METHODS OF MAKING THERAPEUTIC POLYMERIC MATERIAL Non-Final OA The General Hospital Corporation
18845733 SIDEWALL PASSIVATION USING ALDEHYDE OR ISOCYANATE CHEMISTRY FOR HIGH ASPECT RATIO ETCH Non-Final OA Lam Research Corporation
18175855 Dry Stimulating electrode Non-Final OA Henkel AG & Co., KGaA
18599350 X-RAY MARKERS FOR SCAFFOLDS, SEMIFINISHED PRODUCT, AND MEDICAL IMPLANT Non-Final OA Biotronik AG
18727023 METHODS FOR SELF-SEEDED HYDROTHERMAL GROWTH OF MFI ZEOLITE NANOSHEETS AND NANOSHEET ASSEMBLIES AND FOR TILING NANOSHEET ZEOLITE PLATES ON POLYMER SUPPORTS Non-Final OA University Of Cincinnati
18023151 CURABLE COMPOSITION, HEAT STORAGE MATERIAL, AND ARTICLE Final Rejection Resonac Corporation
18985183 DEVICE INCLUDING A HYDROPHILIC, NON-IONIC COATING FOR SIZE EXCLUSION CHROMATOGRAPHY Non-Final OA Waters Technologies Corporation
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
17056415 SURFACES RESISTANT TO BACTERIAL ADHESION Final Rejection Evonik Canada Inc.

Facing This Examiner?

IP Author analyzes examiner patterns and generates tailored response strategies with the highest chance of allowance.

Build Your Strategy

Sign in with your work email

Enter your email to receive a magic link. No password needed.

Personal email addresses (Gmail, Yahoo, etc.) are not accepted.

Free tier: 3 strategy analyses per month