Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: DEES, NIKKI H

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1691 1726 1781 1791 1792 1794

This examiner grants 22% of resolved cases

Analysis

Nikki H. Dees is an examiner in Tech Center 1700, Art Unit 1691. She has 638 resolved cases, and her allowance rate is 21.9 percent. This 21.9 percent rate indicates a challenging prosecution environment. Furthermore, the median days to allowance is 1605, which is the time applicants wait for a result.

The interview lift is 20.7 percent. While this 20.7 percent lift is positive, it shows that interviews provide a boost that is nearly equal to the base 21.9 percent allowance rate. Every advantage is necessary when facing a 1605-day timeline.

In Art Unit 1691, the 638 resolved cases show the examiner's history. The 21.9 percent allowance rate and 20.7 percent interview lift suggest that practitioners must be persistent over the 1605 days of prosecution. The 20.7 percent lift is a key strategic element.

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

Performance Statistics

21.9%
Allow Rate
-43.1% vs TC avg
654
Total Applications
+20.7%
Interview Lift
1605
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 638 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.6%
§101 Eligibility
11.5%
§102 Novelty
48.1%
§103 Obviousness
26.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18448681 FeNi ALLOY-BASED ELECTROCATALYST FOR WATER OXIDATION Non-Final OA KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS
18343597 Systems and Methods for Bipolar Membranes Non-Final OA California Institute of Technology
18349205 ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL Non-Final OA DENSO CORPORATION
18308708 ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL, GAS RECOVERY SYSTEM EQUIPPED WITH ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL Non-Final OA DENSO CORPORATION
18223653 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REDOX POLYMER ELECTRODIALYSIS Non-Final OA The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
18279319 DEVICES AND METHODS FOR ELECTROPHORETIC EXTRACTION OF NUCLEIC ACIDS FROM BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES Non-Final OA Roche Sequencing Solutions, Inc.
18276756 METHOD FOR PRODUCING CARBON MATERIAL Non-Final OA THE DOSHISHA
18271652 PIG RAISING METHOD FOR REDUCING PIG BACK-FAT THICKNESS AND/OR INCREASING LEAN MEAT PERCENTAGE, COMPOSITION, AND USE THEREOF IN PREPARATION OF PIG FEED Non-Final OA SINGAO (XUZHOU) BIOTECH CO., LTD.
18365934 METHODS OF OPERATION FOR SYSTEMS FOR ELECTROCHEMICALLY GENERATING CHEMICAL PRODUCTS Non-Final OA Phase Two Chemicals Inc.

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