Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: BOWMAN, ANDREW J

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1711 1717 1792

This examiner grants 66% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

65.5%
Allow Rate
+0.5% vs TC avg
955
Total Applications
+12.6%
Interview Lift
1293
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 879 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.6%
§101 Eligibility
20.4%
§102 Novelty
56.8%
§103 Obviousness
18.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18762865 HEATER PLATES WITH DISTRIBUTED PURGE CHANNELS, RF MESHES AND GROUND ELECTRODES Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18482658 SMART FACEPLATE/SHOWERHEAD USING SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
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
17931228 APPARATUS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR TUNING THE STRUCTURE, CONDUCTIVITY, AND/OR WETTABILITY OF LASER INDUCED GRAPHENE FOR A VARIETY OF FUNCTIONS INCLUDING MULTIPLEXED OPEN MICROFLUIDIC ENVIRONMENTAL BIOSENSING AND ENERGY STORAGE DEVICES Non-Final OA Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc.
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.
18175855 Dry Stimulating electrode Non-Final OA Henkel AG & Co., KGaA
17236983 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR FABRICATING NANOFIBER MATERIALS Final Rejection FERMI RESEARCH ALLIANCE, LLC
18778838 AUTOMATED CUP DECORATOR AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS Non-Final OA BOTRISTA, INC.
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
18778274 COATING COMPOSITIONS, POLYMERIC COATINGS, AND METHODS Non-Final OA COVALON TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.
18727270 ENAMEL PASTE COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF FORMING ENAMEL COATINGS USING SAID COMPOSITIONS Final Rejection 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
18211416 PRO-ENDOTHELIALIZATION BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL, HEART VALVE, AND PREPARATION AND APPLICATION THEREOF Non-Final OA VENUS MEDTECH (HANGZHOU) INC.
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.
18003675 CORRECTION APPARATUS FOR CORRECTING THE PLANARITY OF A METAL STRIP AND RELATED CORRECTION METHOD Final Rejection DANIELI & C. OFFICINE MECCANICHE S.p.A.
18602805 DIAMOND MANUFACTURING SYSTEM, METHOD, CONTROL APPARATUS AND PROGRAM Final Rejection OOKUMA DIAMOND DEVICE INC.
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
18117747 SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A MEDICAL IMPLANT Final Rejection Curiteva, Inc.
17924755 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEDICAL DEVICE AND RESULTING MEDICAL DEVICE Non-Final OA PH TECH
17789512 NANOBRIDGE BIOSENSOR AND MEMORY ARRAY Non-Final OA Roswell Biotechnologies, Inc.

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