Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: FORREST, MICHAEL

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1732 1734 1738 1759 1793

This examiner grants 59% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

59.2%
Allow Rate
-5.8% vs TC avg
791
Total Applications
+13.4%
Interview Lift
1251
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 755 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.5%
§101 Eligibility
16.3%
§102 Novelty
55.6%
§103 Obviousness
19.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18325778 SOFT SENSING ALKANOLAMINE CONCENTRATION FOR INTELLIGENT CIRCULATION OPTIMIZATION Non-Final OA SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
17611249 A METHOD FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF GRAPHENE OXIDE FROM EXPANDED KISH GRAPHITE Non-Final OA ArcelorMittal
18004139 MODIFIED SILICAS, PROCESS FOR PREPARATION THEREOF AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA Evonik Operations GmbH
18015686 PREPARATION METHOD OF SUPER ABSORBENT POLYMER Non-Final OA LG CHEM, LTD.
18193402 ENDOTHERMIC PARTICLES FOR NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE RECHARGEABLE BATTERY AND NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE RECHARGEABLE BATTERY Non-Final OA SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
18031499 ZIRCONIUM-CONTAINING NITRIDE POWDER AND ULTRAVIOLET RAY-CURABLE BLACK ORGANIC COMPOSITION Non-Final OA MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION
18240325 METHODS, DEVICES AND COMPOSITIONS FOR MODULAR PRODUCTION OF CARBON NANOMATERIALS FROM ACETYLENE USING MICROWAVE CATALYSIS Non-Final OA West Virginia University Board of Governors on Behalf of West Virginia University
18387301 SYNTHESIS OF CATHODE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM BATTERY Non-Final OA Qatar University
17757616 A COATING COMPOSITION Non-Final OA PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.
18295523 TWO-PHASE BICONTINUOUS SILICA STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME Final Rejection DIC Corporation
17783921 COMPOSITION COMPRISING A HIGHLY SUBSTITUTED HYDROXYPROPYL METHYLCELLULOSE AND A SUGAR ALCOHOL Final Rejection NUTRITION & BIOSCIENCES USA 1, LLC
18014273 EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION CATALYST SYSTEM Final Rejection CATALER CORPORATION
18264770 HEXAFLUOROPHOSPHATE, PHOSPHORUS PENTAFLUORIDE, PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR AND APPLICATION THEREOF Non-Final OA SHENZHEN YANYI NEW MATERIALS CO., LTD.
17987680 DIRECT THORIUM TO RADIUM GENERATOR Non-Final OA UCHICAGO ARGONNE, LLC
18386596 NASICON-TYPE FLUOROPHOSPHATE, CATHODE electrode plate AND sodium-ion BATTERY Non-Final OA JIANGSU ZENERGY BATTERY TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
17982676 BIOCARBON COMPOSITIONS WITH OPTIMIZED COMPOSITIONAL PARAMETERS, AND PROCESSES FOR PRODUCING THE SAME Non-Final OA Carbon Technology Holdings, LLC
18233230 Method and system for biological production of sulfuric acid Non-Final OA Bonno KOERS
18275356 A PROCESS FOR THE REGENERATION OF SILICA BASED REVERSE PHASE CHROMATOGRAPHY MATERIAL Non-Final OA BIOCON BIOLOGICS LIMITED
18262967 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ACCELERATED DISSOLUTION OF CARBONATES WITH BUFFERED PH Non-Final OA Limenet S.r.l. Società Benefit
18353216 Iron-modified acoustic material, production method thereof, speaker and electronic device Non-Final OA SSI NEW MATERIAL (ZHENJIANG) CO., LTD.
18267460 METHOD OF PRODUCING RECYCLED REINFORCING FIBERS Non-Final OA Miraikasei Inc.
18006184 OFF-GAS UTILIZATION IN ELECTRICALLY HEATED REFORMING PLANT Non-Final OA HALDOR TOPSØE A/S
18186328 METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE PROPERTIES OF BIOGENIC SILICA Non-Final OA KILT, LLC
17550402 LIQUID ALLULOSE COMPOSITION Non-Final OA Savanna Ingredients GmbH
17489587 METAL-MOLYBDATE AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME Final Rejection BWXT Isotope Technology Group, Inc.
17489683 METAL-MOLYBDATE AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME Non-Final OA BWXT Isotope Technology Group, Inc.

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