Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: DOYLE, BRANDI M

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1761 1771

This examiner grants 63% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

62.6%
Allow Rate
-2.4% vs TC avg
515
Total Applications
+11.8%
Interview Lift
1146
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 486 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.5%
§101 Eligibility
5.2%
§102 Novelty
62.1%
§103 Obviousness
23.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19034231 CATALYST FORMULATION FOR CRACKING CRUDE OILS TO PRODUCE LIGHT OLEFINS AND AROMATICS Non-Final OA Saudi Arabian Oil Company
19008171 PROCESS FOR DIRECT CONVERSION OF CRUDE OILS TO GASOLINE Non-Final OA Saudi Arabian Oil Company
18883682 EMULSION BREAKING Non-Final OA Saudi Arabian Oil Company
18802572 ENHANCED HYDROPROCESSING PROCESS WITH AMMONIA AND CARBON DIOXIDE RECOVERY Non-Final OA Saudi Arabian Oil Company
18672356 PROCESS AND COMPOSITION FOR MARINE FUEL Non-Final OA Saudi Arabian Oil Company
18462068 METHODS FOR OPERATING CONTINUOUS CATALYTIC REFORMER UNITS Final Rejection Saudi Arabian Oil Company
18926143 HIGH DIESEL SELECTIVITY DURING MANUFACTURE OF RENEWABLE DIESEL Non-Final OA CHEVRON U.S.A. INC.
18877832 A PROCESS FOR STABILIZATION OF AN UNSTABLE RAW HYDROCARBONACEOUS PRODUCT Non-Final OA Topsoe A/S
19123889 METHOD FOR THE PURIFICATION OF A PLASTIC LIQUEFACTION OIL COMPOSITION Non-Final OA TOTALENERGIES ONETECH
19024487 METHOD FOR PREPARING TRANSPORTATION FUEL FROM HYDROTHERMAL LIQUEFACTION PRODUCED BIO-CRUDE OIL Non-Final OA China Agricultural University
18873770 PARTICULATE REMOVAL SYSTEM FOR USE IN HYDROPROCESSING Non-Final OA SHELL USA, INC.
18871273 PROCESS FOR PRODUCING KEROSENE AND/OR DIESEL FROM RENEWABLE SOURCES Non-Final OA SHELL USA, INC.
18861747 PROCESS FOR PRODUCING MIDDLE DISTILLATES Non-Final OA SHELL USA, INC.
19040498 CRUDE PETROLEUM OIL PROCESSING METHOD FOR CRUDE DISTILLATION UNIT Non-Final OA COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH
18717908 Process and Plant for Producing One or More Hydrocarbons Non-Final OA Linde GmbH
18546346 Hydrocarbon Extraction Processes Utilizing a Cleansing Bed Non-Final OA ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.
18809383 THERMAL CRACKING OF CRUDES TO CHEMICALS WITH HEAT TRANSFER FLUIDS Non-Final OA LUMMUS TECHNOLOGY LLC

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