Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: FIGUEROA, JOHN J

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1763 1765 1768 1796

This examiner grants 83% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

83.0%
Allow Rate
+18.0% vs TC avg
1111
Total Applications
+8.7%
Interview Lift
1070
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1087 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.6%
§101 Eligibility
31.9%
§102 Novelty
36.6%
§103 Obviousness
13.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18348383 SYNGAS/HYDROGEN PRODUCTION METHOD FROM BIOMASS FEED STOCK Non-Final OA KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS
18337804 FINE-PARTICLE POWDER CONTAINING CALCIUM OXIDE OR CALCIUM HYDROXIDE AND PRODUCTION METHOD FOR SAME Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18759780 TREATMENT SOLUTION AND TREATMENT METHOD Non-Final OA TOHOKU UNIVERSITY
18248888 METHANE PYROLYSIS USING STACKED FLUIDIZED BEDS WITH ELECTRIC HEATING OF COKE Non-Final OA EXXONMOBIL TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING COMPANY
18278866 METHOD OF PRODUCING LITHIUM SULFIDE Non-Final OA MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION
17796995 CRYSTAL, POWDER, BLOCK MATERIAL, POROUS OBJECT, BONE SUBSTITUTE MATERIAL, AND ORAL BONE SUBSTITUTE MATERIAL OF CALCIUM PHOSPHATE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING CALCIUM PHOSPHATE CRYSTAL, METHOD FOR PRODUCING BLOCK MATERIAL, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING POROUS OBJECT Non-Final OA NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
18133580 METHOD FOR INTEGRATING AMMONIA CRACKING IN A STEAM METHANE REFORMER Non-Final OA L'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme pour l'Etude et l’Exploitation des Procedes Georges Claude
18270030 COMPOSITE ABSORBENT BODY AND POLYMERIC ABSORBER Non-Final OA ORGANO CORPORATION
18205854 Process and Apparatus for Cracking Ammonia Non-Final OA Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
18085690 APPARATUS AND PROCESS TO PROVIDE COOLING WATER FOR AMMONIA AND OR HYDROGEN PRODUCTIONS Non-Final OA Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
17960854 Process and System for Water-Gas Shift Conversion of Synthesis Gas with High CO Concentration Non-Final OA Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
17792239 SYNTHESIS OF CROSS-LINKED SPHERICAL POLYCATIONIC BEAD ADSORBENTS FOR HEPARIN RECOVERY Non-Final OA CORNELL UNIVERSITY
18189615 IMMOBOLIZED ORGANOMETALLIC CATALYST AND APPLICATION OF SAME Non-Final OA ARAMCO SERVICES COMPANY
18484213 ION EXCHANGE REACTOR WITH PARTICLE TRAPS FOR LITHIUM EXTRACTION Non-Final OA Lilac Solutions, Inc.
18115599 Methods and Systems for Sluicing Radionuclides from Resin Packed Columns Non-Final OA SHINE Technologies, LLC
18282608 SILICA-ALUMINA POWDER, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SILICA-ALUMINA POWDER, FLUID CATALYTIC CRACKING CATALYST AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME Non-Final OA JGC CATALYSTS AND CHEMICALS LTD.
18549506 PARTICLE FILTER FOR EXHAUST GAS OF GASOLINE ENGINES Non-Final OA UMICORE AG & CO. KG
18453201 METAL HYDRIDES AND THEIR USE IN HYDROGEN STORAGE APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA Hydro-Quebec
18246249 Method and installation for gasification of heterogenic mixtures of organic substances and compounds Non-Final OA Costin-Marian Francu
18245069 BINDER FOR AN AGGLOMERATION PROCESS Non-Final OA MINTEK
18176262 SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF CARBON DIOXIDE SEQUESTRATION Non-Final OA Select Energy Services, LLC
18042334 METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF BUTANOL USING A TITANIUM-BASED BIMETALLIC HETEROGENEOUS CATALYST Non-Final OA TECHCYCLING LLC

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