Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: COLLISTER, ELIZABETH A

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1784

This examiner grants 81% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

81.3%
Allow Rate
+16.3% vs TC avg
385
Total Applications
+13.5%
Interview Lift
1052
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 348 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
20.0%
§102 Novelty
50.1%
§103 Obviousness
18.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18436625 COATINGS FOR TOOLING Non-Final OA RTX Corporation
18528989 COMPRESSOR INNER AIR SEAL AND METHOD OF MAKING Non-Final OA RTX Corporation
17790022 LASER ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR PRODUCING POROUS LAYERS Final Rejection THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
17976382 Emissions Treatment Articles With Magnetic Susceptor Material and Catalytic Material Final Rejection CORNING INCORPORATED
18418210 COSMETIC FINISH FOR ALUMINUM ALLOYS Final Rejection Apple Inc.
18776684 COLORING WITH HIGH EFFECTIVE SOLAR REFLECTANCE Non-Final OA Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
18726365 CURABLE ELECTRICAL JOINT COMPOSITION Non-Final OA Tesla, Inc.
18835697 STEEL MATERIAL, AUTO PART, SHEARING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF PRODUCTION OF STEEL MATERIAL Non-Final OA NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
18356995 POROSITY GRADIENT PREFORM ARCHITECTURE FOR HIGH TEMPERATURE COMPOSITES Final Rejection Rohr, Inc.
18994121 FLASHBUTT WELDING MEMBER WITH EXCELLENT PROCESSABILITY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD Non-Final OA POSCO CO., LTD
18994123 Welding Member Having Excellent Weld Fatigue Characteristics Non-Final OA POSCO CO., LTD
18722858 DENTAL CERAMIC OXIDE PRE-SINTERED BODY HAVING EXCELLENT MACHINABILITY AND PRODUCTION METHOD FOR SAME Non-Final OA KURARAY NORITAKE DENTAL INC.
18446167 WHEEL ASSEMBLY INCLUDING ACTIVATED CARBON Non-Final OA GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
18807030 Glove and Method for Producing Glove Non-Final OA SHOWA GLOVE CO.
18806806 IN MOLD PAINTING OF LIGHTWEIGHT CORE STRUCTURE ASSEMBLY WITH VEHICLE EXTERIOR SURFACE FINISH Non-Final OA CSP Innovations, LLC
18680180 ZIRCONIA MILL BLANK FOR DENTAL CUTTING AND MACHINING AND PREPARING METHOD THEREOF, AND TRANSPARENCY IMPROVING LIQUID FOR ZIRCONIA MILL BLANK FOR DENTAL CUTTING AND MACHINING AND USING METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection SHOFU INC.
18680250 ZIRCONIA MILL BLANK FOR DENTAL CUTTING AND MACHINING AND PREPARING METHOD THEREOF, AND TRANSPARENCY IMPROVING LIQUID FOR ZIRCONIA MILL BLANK FOR DENTAL CUTTING AND MACHINING AND USING METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection SHOFU INC.
18639590 RETICULATED POLYURETHANE MATERIAL AND PREPARATION METHOD AND APPLICATION THEREOF Non-Final OA Dongguan Sinohome Ltd.
18400413 METHOD FOR RECOVERY OF METAL-CONTAINING MATERIAL FROM A COMPOSITE MATERIAL Final Rejection Coogee Titanium Pty Ltd
18483773 AUTOMOBILE SIGN PLATE WITH MULTI-LEVEL COLORFUL EFFECT Final Rejection Jiangsu Kaizhi Technology Co., Ltd.
18298528 DENTAL IMPLANT HAVING FORM IN WHICH ABUTMENT AND PROTHESIS ARE INTEGRALLY CONNECTED, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR SAME Non-Final OA HASS CO., LTD.

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