Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: DAGENAIS, KRISTEN A

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 1717 2812

This examiner grants 63% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

62.9%
Allow Rate
-5.1% vs TC avg
550
Total Applications
+20.5%
Interview Lift
1045
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 496 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
13.5%
§102 Novelty
57.6%
§103 Obviousness
22.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18593610 SACRIFICIAL LINER FOR COPPER INTERCONNECT Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18400138 SELECTIVE DEPOSITION OF CAPPING LAYER 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.
17754530 AUTOMATED LIQUID ADHESIVE DISPENSING USING LINEAR MODELING AND OPTIMIZATION Final Rejection 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
18864260 METHOD FOR PRODUCING MULTILAYER COATING FILM, AND MULTILAYER COATING FILM Non-Final OA MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
17407980 MEDICAL INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURING METHOD AND MEDICAL INSTRUMENT Final Rejection TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18614093 Polymeric Composites Having Oriented Nanopores and Methods of Making the Same Final Rejection YALE UNIVERSITY
19012023 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REDUCING FRICTION IN RADIAL DRILLING AND JET DRILLING OPERATIONS Non-Final OA RADJET SERVICES US, INC.
18203873 HIGH-TEMPERATURE METHODS OF FORMING PHOTORESIST UNDERLAYER AND SYSTEMS FOR FORMING SAME Non-Final OA ASM IP Holding B.V.
18611093 METHOD OF PROCESSING SUBSTRATE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
18288096 Manufacturing a Therapeutic Device and System containing a plurality of cells Non-Final OA Sanofi
17913405 CAPACITIVE DEIONIZATION ELECTRODE LAMINATE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME Final Rejection KYUNGDONG NAVIEN 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
18859566 Coating layer for paper and board using dissolved cellulose Non-Final OA Teknologian tutkimuskeskus VTT Oy
18683578 METHODS OF MAKING OMNIPHOBIC MATERIALS WITH HIERARCHICAL STRUCTURES AND USES THEREOF Final Rejection McMaster University
18523257 METHOD OF APPLYING COATING COMPOSITIONS TO A SUBSTRATE Final Rejection AXALTA COATING SYSTEMS IP CO., LLC
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
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.
17782589 PROTECTIVE COATINGS FOR METALS Non-Final OA MCT Holdings LTD

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