Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: CHU, YONG LIANG

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 1621 1626 1629 1672 1731 1736 1738 1788 4100

This examiner grants 75% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

74.9%
Allow Rate
+14.9% vs TC avg
1,478
Total Applications
+3.0%
Interview Lift
877
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1436 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.8%
§101 Eligibility
20.8%
§102 Novelty
34.6%
§103 Obviousness
30.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17929327 METHOD FOR PRODUCING HALIDE Final Rejection Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18488343 REACTORS FOR FUEL REFORMING AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Non-Final OA Georgia Tech Research Corporation
18322975 METHOD FOR SYNTHESIS OF COPPER-NICKEL POLYHEDRAL NANOCRYSTALS Final Rejection HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18277709 NANOCARBON MATERIAL DISPERSION COMPOSITION Final Rejection DAICEL CORPORATION
18310968 METHOD FOR CONVERTING CARBON DIOXIDE WITH RED MUD CATALYST COMPOSITION Non-Final OA KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS
17785332 BUOYANT HOLLOW PARTICLES COMPOSTION AND METHOD Final Rejection Solventum Intellectual Properties Company
18687712 MANGANESE OXIDE, MANGANESE OXIDE PARTICLES, NEAR-INFRARED TRANSMISSION MATERIAL, AND NEAR-INFRARED TRANSMISSION FILM Non-Final OA Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co., Ltd.
18082279 METHOD FOR PRODUCING CATALYST FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL REACTION THAT CAN BE SIZED INTO FINE PARTICLES Non-Final OA KIA CORPORATION
18199554 LIQUID CARBON DIOXIDE CAPTURING FILTER SYSTEM AND METHOD Final Rejection Purdue Research Foundation
18250277 Process And Catalyst For The Catalytic Hydrogenation Of Organic Carbonyl Compounds Final Rejection TOPSOE A/S
18533684 MOLYBDENUM PRECURSORS AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA ENTEGRIS, INC.
17891153 Amidoxime Functionalized Polymers Loaded with Alkyl Amines, Methods of Making, And CO2 Capture Using Same Non-Final OA Battelle Memorial Institute
18211693 IONIC LIQUID COMPOSITIONS FOR SELECTIVE REMOVAL OF SODIUM AND POTASSIUM FROM LITHIUM-CONTAINING AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS Non-Final OA UT-Battelle, LLC
18176636 DEGRADABLE ADSORBENT AND METHOD OF REMOVING IMPURITY FROM FLUID Non-Final OA Kureha America, Inc.
18253835 Improved Process to Prepare Catalyst from In-Situ Formed Alumoxane Final Rejection ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.
18809529 ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT MATERIALS AND DEVICES Non-Final OA UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORPORATION

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