Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: FERRE, ALEXANDRE F

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1788

This examiner grants 60% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

59.5%
Allow Rate
-5.5% vs TC avg
759
Total Applications
+19.7%
Interview Lift
1094
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 697 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
18.7%
§102 Novelty
55.8%
§103 Obviousness
15.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18289766 LASER-INSCRIBED AND LASER-WELDED SHAPED BODIES AND PRODUCTION THEREOF Final Rejection BASF SE
17914639 MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA Sony Group Corporation
18036595 MICROPOROUS POLYETHYLENE FILAMENTS Non-Final OA W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
18043472 HIGH PERFORMANCE SILICON-BASED MATERIALS FOR LITHIUM ION BATTERY ANODES Non-Final OA Evonik Operations GmbH
17974668 Vehicle Protected with Peelable Protective Film Final Rejection Hitachi, Ltd.
18612197 Additive Manufacturing Powder, Method For Producing Additive Manufacturing Powder, And Additively Manufactured Body Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
17895257 Insulating Material-Coated Soft Magnetic Powder, Method For Producing Insulating Material-Coated Soft Magnetic Powder, Dust Core, Magnetic Element, Electronic Device, And Moving Body Final Rejection SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18784280 POLYAMINE SORBENTS ON HIGH PORE VOLUME SUPPORTS Non-Final OA EXXONMOBIL TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING COMPANY
18340504 LAMINATE AND USE THEREOF Final Rejection KANEKA CORPORATION
17921882 SLURRY COMPOSITION FOR SUSPENSION PLASMA THERMAL SPRAY, PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR, AND SUSPENSION PLASMA THERMAL SPRAY COATING FILM Non-Final OA KOMICO LTD.
17914441 ELECTRODE Final Rejection NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
18352869 COIL COMPONENT Non-Final OA Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
17907107 INHERENTLY FERROELECTRIC HF-ZR CONTAINING FILMS Final Rejection Merck Patent GmbH
18650901 HIGH TEMPERATURE COATINGS Non-Final OA Honeywell International Inc.
16768473 PLATE-LIKE PVD ALUMINUM PIGMENT WITH A PROTECTIVE ENCAPSULATION AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A PLATE-LIKE PVD ALUMINIUM PIGMENT WITH A PROTECTIVE ENCAPSULATION Final Rejection ECKART GmbH
18843025 ANTI-FOGGING AGENT, ANTI-FOGGING METHOD FOR VEHICLE LAMP STRUCTURE, AND VEHICLE LAMP STRUCTURE Non-Final OA Resonac Corporation
18010284 LAMINATED BODY AND SECONDARY FORMED PRODUCT Non-Final OA SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
18461482 CELLULOSE PARTICLES Final Rejection FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
18275608 PHOSPHOR AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING PHOSPHOR Non-Final OA Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
18561119 COATED RESIN PARTICLES AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING COATED RESIN PARTICLES Non-Final OA SUMITOMO SEIKA CHEMICALS CO., LTD.
18256364 WATER-ABSORBING RESIN PARTICLES, ABSORBENT, AND ABSORBENT ARTICLE Non-Final OA SUMITOMO SEIKA CHEMICALS CO., LTD.
18574182 HOLLOW PARTICLES, METHOD FOR PRODUCING HOLLOW PARTICLES, RESIN COMPOSITION, MOLDED BODY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING MOLDED BODY Non-Final OA ZEON CORPORATION
18700522 MULTIDIMENSIONAL 3D GRAPHENE-BASED HIGH-PERFORMANCE CATALYSTS Non-Final OA Carnegie Mellon University
18705207 INSULATION-COATED SOFT MAGNETIC METAL POWDER, DUST CORE, ELECTRONIC ELEMENT, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, ELECTRIC MOTOR, AND GENERATOR Final Rejection Niterra Co., Ltd.
18705160 WHITE LIGNIN, WHITE LIGNIN-POLYSACCHARIDE COMPLEX, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME Non-Final OA Kyoto University
18738846 TREATED WALNUT SHELL INFILL FOR ARTIFICIAL TURF Final Rejection USGreentech, L.L.C.
18715352 Alloy Powder Material for Additive Manufacturing, Including Oxide Nanoparticles, and Additively Manufactured Article Non-Final OA Sanyo Special Steel Co., Ltd.
18675945 COMPOSITE MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING COMPOSITE MATERIAL Non-Final OA FUJIKURA COMPOSITES INC.
18637149 SINTERED BALLS MADE OF TUNGSTEN CARBIDE Final Rejection SAINT-GOBAIN CENTRE DE RECHERCHES ET D'ETUDES EUROPEEN
18687023 CORE-SHELL TEMPLATE MOLECULE/PARTICLE FOR TECHNIQUE FOR HIGH-YIELD FORMATION OF PORES ON SUBSTRATE Non-Final OA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION KOBE UNIVERSITY

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