Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: EMPIE, NATHAN H

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1712 1726 1749 1784 1787 1789 1792 3794

This examiner grants 44% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

43.8%
Allow Rate
-26.2% vs TC avg
770
Total Applications
+43.0%
Interview Lift
1326
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 720 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.5%
§101 Eligibility
12.9%
§102 Novelty
54.1%
§103 Obviousness
26.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18644466 GLASS ARTICLE FOR A DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
19093269 MANUFACTURING METHOD OF ELECTRODE LAYER Non-Final OA FUJIFILM CORPORATION
17521032 COMPOSITE COMPONENTS AND METHODS OF REDEFINING OPENINGS IN COMPOSITE COMPONENTS Final Rejection General Electric Company
18186844 SELF HEALING OPS THROUGH VISCOSITY LOWERING Non-Final OA Goodrich Corporation
18470285 MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SECONDARY BATTERY Non-Final OA Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
18003042 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AN ENVIRONMENTAL BARRIER Final Rejection SAFRAN CERAMICS
18688033 METHOD FOR PROTECTING A CARBON/CARBON COMPOSITE MATERIAL PART FROM OXIDATION Non-Final OA SAFRAN LANDING SYSTEMS
18710382 Spray Pyrolysis of Li-Salt Films Final Rejection Massachusetts Institute of Technology
18208685 SELECTIVE WAVEGUIDE ION IMPLANTATION TO ADJUST LOCAL REFRACTIVE INDEX FOR PHOTONICS Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
19096492 AREA SELECTIVE DEPOSITION USING METAL CARBONYL PRECURSORS Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited

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