Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: BULLOCK, IN SUK C

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1700 1722 1723 1772 1797

This examiner grants 51% of resolved cases

Analysis

In Suk C. Bullock works in Tech Center 1700 and Art Unit 1700, with 241 resolved cases. The allowance rate is 51.0 percent, indicating a moderate level of difficulty where a portion of the applications are granted. The median days to allowance is 1307, which represents a substantial period for applicants to wait for a final decision. This timeline is a critical component of the prosecution strategy.

The interview lift is 28.6 percent, providing a meaningful increase to the 51.0 percent baseline allowance rate. This suggests that interviews are a productive tool for resolving issues and reaching an agreement with the examiner. With 241 resolved cases, the 28.6 percent lift is a well-supported metric that practitioners should use to their advantage when facing the 1307-day median pendency.

In Tech Center 1700, the 51.0 percent allowance rate suggests that cases are often on the edge of success or failure. The 28.6 percent interview lift can be the deciding factor in these instances. Practitioners should plan for the 1307 median days to allowance but remain proactive with interviews to capitalize on the lift demonstrated across the resolved cases.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

51.0%
Allow Rate
-14.0% vs TC avg
276
Total Applications
+28.6%
Interview Lift
1307
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 241 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.8%
§101 Eligibility
10.2%
§102 Novelty
60.2%
§103 Obviousness
17.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18029213 POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR SECONDARY BATTERIES, AND SECONDARY BATTERY Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18396778 SILICON/CARBON ANODE COMPOSITE FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY COMPRISING THE SAME Non-Final OA UIF (University Industry Foundation), Yonsei University
18385685 Positive Electrode and Lithium Secondary Battery Manufactured Using the Same Non-Final OA LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
18692562 Primary Battery Non-Final OA Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
18017372 GRAPHENE METAL ORGANIC FRAMEWORK COMPOSITE ELECTRODES FOR LITHIUM-SULFUR BATTERIES Non-Final OA Northwestern University
18681416 RECHARGEABLE SOLID STATE LITHIUM BATTERIES WORKING OVER A WIDE TEMPERATURE RANGE Non-Final OA VIRGINIA TECH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTIES, INC.
18079670 INTEGRATED PROCESS AND CATALYSTS FOR MANUFACTURING HYDROGEN IODIDE FROM HYDROGEN AND IODINE Final Rejection Honeywell International Inc.
18617116 METHOD TO CONVERT WASTE PLASTICS INTO VALUE-ADDED CHEMICALS USING MICROWAVE-ASSISTED CATALYSIS Final Rejection West Virginia University Board of Governors on Behalf of West Virginia University
18266264 Method and Device for Producing a SiC Solid Material Non-Final OA Zadient Technologies SAS
18227542 SHAPE MEMORY POLY(ß-HYDROXYTHIOETHER) FOAMS RAPIDLY PRODUCED FROM MULTIFUNCTIONAL EPOXIDES AND THIOLS Non-Final OA Ohio University
18036043 PURIFICATION METHOD AND PURIFICATION APPARATUS FOR LIQUID TO BE PROCESSED CONTAINING TETRAALKYLAMMONIUM IONS Final Rejection ORGANO CORPORATION
17598380 A MICROPARTICLE AND/OR NANOPARTICLE SEPARATION, FILTRATION AND/OR ENRICHING DEVICE AND METHOD Non-Final OA Monash University

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