Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: DAGENAIS, KRISTEN A

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 1717 2812

This examiner grants 63% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

63.4%
Allow Rate
-4.6% vs TC avg
554
Total Applications
+19.7%
Interview Lift
1039
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 508 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.2%
§101 Eligibility
2.2%
§102 Novelty
92.4%
§103 Obviousness
1.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18581584 METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN OXIDATION PROTECTION COATING AT LEAST IN REGIONS ON A COMPONENT OF A THERMAL GAS TURBINE Final Rejection MTU Aero Engines AG
18593610 SACRIFICIAL LINER FOR COPPER INTERCONNECT Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18376057 SEAM-FREE SINGLE OPERATION AMORPHOUS SILICON GAP FILL Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18455508 SEAM PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT USING HYDROXYLATION FOR GAPFILL Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
18864260 METHOD FOR PRODUCING MULTILAYER COATING FILM, AND MULTILAYER COATING FILM Non-Final OA MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
18274009 Method for Producing a Mark, Method for Producing an Energy Storage Cell, and Motor Vehicle Final Rejection Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
18923921 FILM FORMING METHOD AND PROCESSING SYSTEM Final Rejection Tokyo Electron Limited
18702179 METHOD FOR COATING A FLAT STEEL PRODUCT WITH LOW SUSCEPTIBILITY OF CRATERS IN THE PAINT Non-Final OA ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG
17413282 BIOCOMPATIBLE Mg-P COATING ON SURFACE OF ZINC-BASED BIOMEDICAL MATERIAL, AND PREPARATION METHOD AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY
18611093 METHOD OF PROCESSING SUBSTRATE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
18907446 SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING FACILITY AND SHOWER HEAD COATING METHOD USING THE SAME Non-Final OA SEMES CO., LTD.
17897301 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ELECTROCHROMIC DISPLAY PANEL AND ELECTROCHROMIC DISPLAY PANEL Non-Final OA TCL China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
18962514 METHOD FOR STRUCTURING A METAL-CERAMIC COMPOSITE Non-Final OA Heraeus Electronics GmbH & Co. KG
18258854 METHOD FOR PREPARING THIN FILMS, IN PARTICULAR BY MEANS OF THE SOL-GEL PROCESS Non-Final OA COMMISSARIAT À L'ÉNERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ÉNERGIES ALTERNATIVES
17754530 AUTOMATED LIQUID ADHESIVE DISPENSING USING LINEAR MODELING AND OPTIMIZATION Final Rejection 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
18890897 Microwave Capillary Nanodiamond Reactor Final Rejection Board of Trustees of Michigan State University
17913405 CAPACITIVE DEIONIZATION ELECTRODE LAMINATE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME Final Rejection KYUNGDONG NAVIEN CO., LTD.
18523257 METHOD OF APPLYING COATING COMPOSITIONS TO A SUBSTRATE Final Rejection AXALTA COATING SYSTEMS IP CO., LLC
17777126 CONTAINER WITH A COATING LAYER Non-Final OA Heineken Supply Chain B.V.
18518718 METHOD OF FORMING THIN FILM USING MATERIAL OF CHEMICAL PURGE Non-Final OA EGTM Co., Ltd.
18512676 VEHICLE INCLUDING MULTI-TONE PAINT SCHEME Non-Final OA GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLS
18302439 Process and Apparatus for Curing Glass-fiber Paper Composites Non-Final OA UMICORE AG & CO. KG
17292349 IMPROVED METHOD FOR PLASMA IMMOBILIZATION OF A BIOMOLECULE TO A SUBSTRATE VIA A LINKING MOLECULE Non-Final OA MOLECULAR PLASMA GROUP SA
18365956 MODIFIED ELECTRODES AND METHODS OF MAKING Final Rejection Phase Two Chemicals Inc.

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