Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

James A Fiorito, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as FIORITO, JAMES A

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1724 1731 1734 1736 1738 1763 1793 1795

This examiner grants 72% of resolved cases

Analysis

FIORITO, JAMES A handles cases in Tech Center 1700 and Art Unit 1724. His record covers 742 resolved cases, with a 71.6% allowance rate and a median of 1064 days to allowance. The profile reflects a meaningful prosecution workload, but allowance typically follows a pendency period approaching three years.

The interview lift is 28.0%, indicating a substantial association between interviews and allowance outcomes. Practitioners working in this art unit may consider early issue identification and a focused interview agenda particularly useful. The listed companies are Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Tohoku University, and Tokuyama. The listed firms include FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER, SUGHRUE MION, and Banner & Witcoff.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

71.6%
Allow Rate
+6.6% vs TC avg
781
Total Applications
+28.0%
Interview Lift
1064
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 742 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.5%
§101 Eligibility
21.1%
§102 Novelty
49.0%
§103 Obviousness
27.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18843534 DIRECT CRACKING METHOD FOR HYDROCARBONS Non-Final OA MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18588854 PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR SCRUBBING A GAS STREAM Non-Final OA L'Air Liquide, Société Anonyme pour I'Etude et I'Exploitation des Procédés Georges Claude
18256407 CATALYTICALLY ACTIVE PARTICLE FILTER WITH A HIGH DEGREE OF FILTERING EFFICIENCY Non-Final OA UMICORE AG & CO. KG
18564355 PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF HYDROGEN PEROXIDE Non-Final OA ARKEMA FRANCE
17725902 SELECTIVE EXTRACTION OF LITHIUM FROM LITHIUM SULFATE AQUEOUS SOLUTION Non-Final OA UT-Battelle, LLC

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner James A Fiorito's allowance rate?

71.6% of resolved applications examined by James A Fiorito were allowed (742 resolved cases), compared with 63.2% across Art Unit 1724 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner James A Fiorito?

This examiner's interview lift is +28.0 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner James A Fiorito take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by James A Fiorito took 1,064 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner James A Fiorito work in?

James A Fiorito examines applications in Art Unit 1724 in Tech Center 1700 (Chemistry & Materials).

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