Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: GERMAIN, ADAM ADRIEN

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1776 1777

This examiner grants 11% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

11.1%
Allow Rate
-53.9% vs TC avg
106
Total Applications
-15.0%
Interview Lift
1164
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 27 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.2%
§101 Eligibility
14.4%
§102 Novelty
54.2%
§103 Obviousness
25.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19349993 SWIMMING POOL ROBOT Final Rejection XINGMAI INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY (SUZHOU) CO., LTD.
17933828 Systems and Methods for Gas-Liquid Contactors for Rapid Carbon Capture Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of California
17791090 Method For Flotation Of A Phosphate-Containing Ore Final Rejection BASF SE
18013969 METHOD OF ADMINISTERING COAGULANT Final Rejection KUBOTA CORPORATION
17268719 METHOD AND CHROMATOGRAPHY SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING AMOUNT AND PURITY OF A MULTIMERIC PROTEIN Non-Final OA REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
18002667 TREATMENT OF NITROGEN COMPOUNDS IN SPENT CAUSTIC Non-Final OA LUMMUS TECHNOLOGY LLC
18089378 Method of Controlling Filtration Time, Water Purifier and Device Non-Final OA Midea Group Co., Ltd.
18511497 LIFTER FOR A LAUNDRY APPLIANCE THAT INCLUDES AN INTERNAL FILTER FOR REMOVING PET HAIR FROM LAUNDRY BEING PROCESSED Non-Final OA WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
17798937 METHODS OF MEASURING AND PURIFYING EXTRACELLULAR VESICLES Non-Final OA The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc.
17750113 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTINUOUS SEPARATION OF SOLID PARTICLES FROM SOLID-LIQUID SLURRIES Non-Final OA The Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma
17977671 DUAL LUMEN PATIENT LINE SYSTEM AND METHOD HAVING KINK DETECTION Non-Final OA BAXTER HEALTHCARE SA
18076964 FLUORESCENCE DETECTION OF SULFITE IN WATER TREATMENT APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA CHEMTREAT, INC.
17912694 WATER RECOVERY SYSTEM AND WATER RECOVERY METHOD Final Rejection ORGANO CORPORATION
17912702 WATER TREATMENT METHOD, WATER TREATMENT DEVICE AND SLIME INHIBITOR FOR MEMBRANES Non-Final OA ORGANO CORPORATION
17890908 WATER PURIFICATION SYSTEM Final Rejection FERMI RESEARCH ALLIANCE, LLC
17733518 SUBMERGED WATER DESALINATION SYSTEM WITH REMOTE PUMP Final Rejection Natural Ocean Well Co.
17705044 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING DIAGNOSTICS OF A WATER SYSTEM ON-BOARD A WATERCRAFT Non-Final OA ELECTROSEA, LLC
17852889 FILTER FOR A BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR Final Rejection ZF Active Safety US Inc.
17943858 APPARATUS SYSTEM AND METHOD TO DESALINATE WATER Final Rejection Katz Water Tech, LLC
18046075 METHOD OF TREATING BALLAST WATER Non-Final OA TECHWIN CO., LTD.
17910699 Subsea desalination system for shallow water Non-Final OA Waterise AS
17650719 MOBILE DEVICE FOR TREATING WATER Final Rejection Morou Boukari
17795932 HYDROPHOBIC MEDIA FOR THE COLLECTION OF MINERAL PARTICLES IN AQUEOUS SYSTEMS Non-Final OA BYK-CHEMIE GMBH
17780196 RELEASE AGENT FOR IMPROVED REMOVAL OF VALUABLE MATERIAL FROM THE SURFACE OF AN ENGINEERED COLLECTION MEDIA Non-Final OA BYK-Chemie GmbH
18012263 FLOTATION ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD RELATED THERETO Non-Final OA Metso Outotec Finland Oy
17918016 A FILTER PLATE FOR A HORIZONTAL PLATE AND FRAME-TYPE FILTER, SUCH AS A TOWER PRESS Non-Final OA Metso Outotec Finland Oy
17790200 REMOVAL OF AMINES FROM AQUEOUS STREAMS Non-Final OA Metso Outotec Finland Oy
18307560 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MIXTURE SEPARATION Non-Final OA Jackie's BST, LLC
17910252 Filter head and extension kit for a filter head Final Rejection BWT Holding GmbH
17863507 SINGLE-STAGE FILTRATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Yunda H&H Tech (Tianjin) Co., Ltd.

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