Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: EMPIE, NATHAN H

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1712 1749 1792

This examiner grants 44% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

43.8%
Allow Rate
-21.2% vs TC avg
756
Total Applications
+42.5%
Interview Lift
1265
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 706 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
14.9%
§102 Novelty
51.9%
§103 Obviousness
25.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17521032 COMPOSITE COMPONENTS AND METHODS OF REDEFINING OPENINGS IN COMPOSITE COMPONENTS Final Rejection General Electric Company
18041256 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA EBARA CORPORATION
18000441 METHODS FOR FORMING MICROSCALE AND/OR NANOSCALE STRUCTURES ON SURFACES AND DEVICES INCLUDING BIOMEDICAL DEVICES HAVING SURFACES WITH SUCH STRUCTURES Final Rejection Purdue Research Foundation
18837336 METHODS AND SYSTEMS OF ROLL COATING Non-Final OA 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
18710382 Spray Pyrolysis of Li-Salt Films Final Rejection Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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.
18483796 METHOD FOR COATING A CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITE PART WITH AN ENVIRONMENTAL BARRIER Final Rejection SAFRAN CERAMICS
18003042 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AN ENVIRONMENTAL BARRIER Non-Final OA SAFRAN CERAMICS
18397004 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING RESIN MEMBER, AND RESIN MEMBER Non-Final OA HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
18851942 COATING METHOD AND SHEET MATERIAL Non-Final OA NHK SPRING CO., LTD.
18572431 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PLATED STEEL HAVING EXCELLENT PROCESSABILITY AND CORROSION RESISTANCE Non-Final OA Hyundai Steel Company
18688033 METHOD FOR PROTECTING A CARBON/CARBON COMPOSITE MATERIAL PART FROM OXIDATION Final Rejection SAFRAN LANDING SYSTEMS
18866920 Method for the Surface Treatment of Flexible Covers for Use in the Automotive and Aeronautical Industry Non-Final OA GRUPPO MASTROTTO SPA
18910072 METHOD FOR PRODUCING COATED CERAMIC AND FIRING FURNACE FOR CARRYING OUT SAID METHOD Non-Final OA NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
17578773 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PILLAR-SHAPED HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE FILTER, AND PARTICLE ATTACHING DEVICE FOR PILLAR-SHAPED HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE Non-Final OA NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
18920618 METHOD FOR APPLYING A PROTECTIVE COATING TO A HAUL TRUCK TRAY Non-Final OA MIS.CARBONART PTY LTD
18358856 SACRIFICIAL LAYER FOR ELECTROCHROMIC DEVICE FABRICATION Final Rejection View, Inc.
17661526 SACRIFICIAL LAYER FOR ELECTROCHROMIC DEVICE FABRICATION Final Rejection View, Inc.
18706873 SURFACE TREATMENT METHOD FOR CERAMIC THERMAL SPRAY COATING, AND CERAMIC THERMAL SPRAY COATING Final Rejection TOCALO CO., LTD.
18682314 Method and Device for Applying a Decoration and a Surface Structure to a Carrier Material Final Rejection Flooring Technologies Ltd.
18269707 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING A DECORATIVE PAPER, AND OBJECT HAVING SUCH A DECORATIVE PAPER Non-Final OA SWISS KRONO Tec AG
18780812 METHOD FOR THE THREE-DIMENSIONAL DECORATION OF A SUBSTRATE TO PRODUCE AN EXTERNAL PART Final Rejection Comadur SA
18556554 METHOD FOR COATING TEXTILE MATERIALS Non-Final OA CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE - CNRS -
18707133 METHOD FOR DEPOSITING AN ENVIRONMENTAL BARRIER ON A PART MADE OF COMPOSITE MATERIAL HAVING A CERAMIC MATRIX Final Rejection UNIVERSITE DE BORDEAUX
18014746 SUPER HYDROPHOBIC FILM LAYER, PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF,AND PRODUCT THEREOF Non-Final OA JIANGSU FAVORED NANOTECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18624433 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING NEGATIVE ELECTRODE MATERIAL PARTICLES Non-Final OA CPC CORPORATION, TAIWAN
18406659 HIGH BOROSILICATE GLASS PRODUCT WITH COATING LAYER AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Hebei Sanxia Kitchenware Technology Co. LTD
18123040 THREE-DIMENSIONAL WEAVE WITH SACRIFICIAL Z-FIBERS FOR IMPROVED CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITE MICROSTRUCTURE Non-Final OA Raytheon Technologies Corporation
17832094 ENVIRONMENTAL BARRIER COATING AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME Final Rejection Raytheon Technologies Corporation

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