Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: DRODGE, JOSEPH W

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1652 1732 1735 1736 1758 1772 1773 1774 1778 1791

This examiner grants 78% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

78.3%
Allow Rate
+13.3% vs TC avg
2,042
Total Applications
+38.3%
Interview Lift
967
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 2023 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.2%
§101 Eligibility
11.3%
§102 Novelty
40.4%
§103 Obviousness
30.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18632595 PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
18680840 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TREATMENT OF CONTAMINATED FOAM STREAMS USING REACTIVE METAL OXIDES Non-Final OA Battelle Memorial Institute
18383453 SEPARATION MEDIA AND PURIFICATION METHODS FOR CARBOHYDRATE BINDING DOMAIN CONTAINING MOLECULES Non-Final OA Donaldson Company, Inc.
18659714 SAMPLE PREPARATION DEVICES, KITS AND METHODS Non-Final OA Waters Technologies Corporation
18686705 PROCESSES FOR RECOVERING RHODIUM FROM HYDROFORMYLATION PROCESSES Non-Final OA Dow Technology Investments LLC

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