Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: CALDERON, DAVID ANDREW

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1736 1742

This examiner grants 100% of resolved cases

Analysis

David Andrew Calderon is an examiner in Tech Center 1700 and Art Unit 1736. He has 4 resolved cases in his record. The allowance rate is 100.0 percent. This 100.0 percent rate indicates that every case resolved by this examiner has resulted in a patent grant in Art Unit 1736.

The interview lift is 0.0 percent. This 0.0 percent figure shows the impact of interviews on the likelihood of a grant. For the 4 resolved cases, the data indicates that the outcome was not affected by oral communication with the examiner. Practitioners should evaluate the necessity of an interview against this statistical record.

The median days to allowance is 1110. This 1110 day median reflects the typical timeframe for an application to move from filing to a grant. Practitioners can use the 1110 day figure to set expectations for the duration of the patent acquisition process in Tech Center 1700. This duration is a key metric for managing client expectations and planning long-term intellectual property strategies.

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

Performance Statistics

100.0%
Allow Rate
+35.0% vs TC avg
26
Total Applications
+0.0%
Interview Lift
1110
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 4 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.0%
§101 Eligibility
26.9%
§102 Novelty
57.7%
§103 Obviousness
13.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18350856 CATALYST Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18227114 ELECTROCATALYSTS FOR THE OXYGEN EVOLUTION REACTION IN ACID CONDITIONS Final Rejection Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
18561619 Method Of Manufacture And Scale-Up Of The Metal-Organic Framework Cu(Qc)2 Non-Final OA ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Company
18500496 METHODS FOR MAKING ZEOLITE-Y PARTICLES Final Rejection Saudi Arabian Oil Company
18480949 METHODS FOR MAKING ZEOLITE-Y PARTICLES Final Rejection Saudi Arabian Oil Company
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18284707 EXHAUST GAS PURIFYING CATALYST COMPOSITION AND EXHAUST GAS PURIFYING CATALYST Final Rejection MITSUI MINING & SMELTING CO., LTD.
18552567 CHA-DDR TYPE ZEOLITE MEMBRANE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Final Rejection KOREA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND BUSINESS FOUNDATION
18556343 HYDROGENATION OF DIENALS OR DIENONES WITH RHODIUM COMPLEXES UNDER CARBON MONOXIDE FREE ATMOSPHERE Final Rejection Firmenich SA
18551116 METHOD FOR PRODUCING CARRIER FOR CHROMATOGRAPHIC USE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING CHROMATOGRAPHY COLUMN, AND CARRIER FOR CHROMATOGRAPHIC USE Non-Final OA JSR CORPORATION
18263646 GASOLINE ENGINE EXHAUST GAS PURIFYING CATALYST FILTER Final Rejection N.E. CHEMCAT CORPORATION

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