Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: FIORITO, JAMES A

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

This examiner grants 71% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

70.8%
Allow Rate
+5.8% vs TC avg
755
Total Applications
+29.1%
Interview Lift
1061
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 718 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
4.8%
§102 Novelty
82.7%
§103 Obviousness
10.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18322010 TERNARY PRECURSOR AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR, TERNARY POSITIVE ELECTRODE MATERIAL, AND ELECTRIC APPARATUS Non-Final OA CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
17722242 PLASMA-ASSISTED SYNTHESIS FOR SOLID-STATE ELECTROLYTE MATERIALS Non-Final OA Solid Power Operating, Inc.
17725902 SELECTIVE EXTRACTION OF LITHIUM FROM LITHIUM SULFATE AQUEOUS SOLUTION Final Rejection UT-Battelle, LLC
18140964 ADSORBENT FOR HYDROCARBON RECOVERY WITH IMPROVED MECHANICAL PROPERTIES Non-Final OA BASF Corporation
18008782 FORMING ACETIC ACID BY THE SELECTIVE OXIDATION OF LIGHT HYDROCARBONS Non-Final OA NOVA CHEMICALS (INTERNATIONAL) S.A.
18247496 Enhanced Magnetic Properties Through Alignment of Non-Magnetic Constituents Non-Final OA Aarhus Universitet
18085880 MECHANOCHEMICAL OXIDATION METHOD Final Rejection UNIVERSITY OF IOWA RESEARCH FOUNDATION
18324110 MOLECULAR SIEVE MATERIAL FOR SOUND ABSORPTION AND METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME Non-Final OA AAC Technologies (Nanjing) Co., Ltd.
18234466 FORMED ADSORBER FOR CANISTER Non-Final OA NIPPON PAPER INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
18252243 ZONED CATALYTIC ARTICLE Non-Final OA BASF Mobile Emissions Catalysts LLC
18553389 RECOVERY OF METALS FROM METALLIC OR METAL-BEARING MATERIALS Non-Final OA AFRICAN RAINBOW MINERALS LIMITED
18256407 CATALYTICALLY ACTIVE PARTICLE FILTER WITH A HIGH DEGREE OF FILTERING EFFICIENCY Non-Final OA UMICORE AG & CO. KG
18273267 RECYCLABLE HYDROGEN PRODUCTION MATERIAL AS WELL AS PREPARATION METHOD AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA HANGZHOU JIANGYONG ENERGY SAVING TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18344396 METHOD AND COMPOSITION FOR LIQUID-LIQUID EXTRACTION Non-Final OA Molten Salt Solutions, Inc.
18012157 METHOD FOR PRODUCING METAL AND/OR METALLOID COMPOUNDS IN AN IONIC LIQUID Non-Final OA Nanomox Ltd

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