Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: FLETCHER III, WILLIAM P

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 1712 1715 1717 1733 1759 1766 1786 1788 1792 1796

This examiner grants 76% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

76.0%
Allow Rate
+24.0% vs TC avg
1,146
Total Applications
+16.5%
Interview Lift
1088
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1127 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.7%
§101 Eligibility
15.3%
§102 Novelty
43.3%
§103 Obviousness
33.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18299590 COATED STENT Final Rejection BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
18726511 A COATING COMPOSITION, A PROCESS OF PRODUCING THE SAME, A PROCESS OF FORMING A COATING FILM USING THE SAME, A LUBRICATING ARTICLE KIT USING THE SAME, AND A WASHER FLUID USING THE SAME Non-Final OA NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE
19532748 Method And Apparatus For Producing Engineered Stone Slabs Non-Final OA SQIP, LLC
19287670 Method And Apparatus For Producing Engineered Stone Slabs Final Rejection SQIP, LLC
18848943 PEROVSKITE CRYSTAL DEPOSITION METHOD AND DEPOSITION APPARATUS Non-Final OA National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
18755014 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LIQUID LEAK DETECTION Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
17914636 COMPOSITE PRE-COATING FILM AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF, AND COMPOSITE FLOOR Final Rejection BANFERT NEW MATERIALS CO., LTD.

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