Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: GERMAIN, ADAM ADRIEN

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1718 1776 1777

This examiner grants 12% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

11.8%
Allow Rate
-53.2% vs TC avg
107
Total Applications
-17.4%
Interview Lift
1218
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 34 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.7%
§101 Eligibility
4.0%
§102 Novelty
83.1%
§103 Obviousness
11.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18083124 MANAGEMENT METHOD OF ULTRAPURE WATER PRODUCTION SYSTEM Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18065857 ULTRAPURE WATER SUPPLY APPARATUS, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME, AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD USING THE SAME Final Rejection Samsung Electronics 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
19230607 ADSORBENT AND METHOD FOR REMOVING PER- AND/OR POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES (PFAS) IN WATER MATRICES Non-Final OA University of Central Florida Research Foundation, 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.
17968973 DETECTOR FOR LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPH Final Rejection SHIMADZU CORPORATION
18511497 LIFTER FOR A LAUNDRY APPLIANCE THAT INCLUDES AN INTERNAL FILTER FOR REMOVING PET HAIR FROM LAUNDRY BEING PROCESSED Non-Final OA WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
17893649 Method for Liquid Filter Assembly Non-Final OA Hoffman Enclosures 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
18076964 FLUORESCENCE DETECTION OF SULFITE IN WATER TREATMENT APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA CHEMTREAT, INC.
17912702 WATER TREATMENT METHOD, WATER TREATMENT DEVICE AND SLIME INHIBITOR FOR MEMBRANES Non-Final OA ORGANO CORPORATION
17977671 DUAL LUMEN PATIENT LINE SYSTEM AND METHOD HAVING KINK DETECTION Non-Final OA BAXTER HEALTHCARE SA
17733518 SUBMERGED WATER DESALINATION SYSTEM WITH REMOTE PUMP Final Rejection Natural Ocean Well Co.
17704116 Novel Cationic Collectors for Improving a Process for Froth Flotation of Silicates Non-Final OA Clariant International, Ltd.
17798455 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENHANCING THE EFFICIENCY OF SEPARATION PROCESSES Non-Final OA Khalifa University of Science and Technology
17650719 MOBILE DEVICE FOR TREATING WATER Final Rejection Morou Boukari
17797927 WATER-PROCESSING ELECTROCHEMICAL REACTOR Final Rejection UNIVERSITAT DE BARCELONA
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
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
17490198 NON-FLOTATION BASED RECOVERY OF MINERAL BEARING ORE USING HYDROPHOBIC PARTICLE COLLECTION IN A PIPELINE SECTION Final Rejection CiDRA Corporate Services LLC
17975504 PARTIALLY SUBMERGED FOAM FRACTIONATION SYSTEM Final Rejection Clean Waterways, LLC
17956228 Water Processing Method and Unit Non-Final OA Lithium Harvest ApS
17910699 Subsea desalination system for shallow water Non-Final OA Waterise AS
17799453 SLUDGE DRYING SYSTEM Final Rejection FJELL TECHNOLOGY GROUP AS

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