Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: GRAHAM, CHANTEL LORAN

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1731 1771 1775 1797

This examiner grants 72% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

71.5%
Allow Rate
+6.5% vs TC avg
1102
Total Applications
+11.9%
Interview Lift
934
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1079 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.9%
§101 Eligibility
5.6%
§102 Novelty
66.4%
§103 Obviousness
15.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18659139 ENHANCING LIGHT OILEFINS YIELD IN CRUDE OIL REFINING WITH STEAM CRACKING RECYCLING AND DEEP HYDROGENATION Non-Final OA Saudi Arabian Oil Company
18655962 SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES FOR REFORMING A LIQUID HYDROCARBON FUEL Non-Final OA Saudi Arabian Oil Company
18652185 METHOD OF PROCESSING CRUDE OIL AND A REFINED FEEDSTOCK INCLUDING VACUUM RESIDUE, FUEL OIL, OR BOTH Non-Final OA Saudi Arabian Oil Company
18634148 METHODS FOR PROCESSING CONDENSATE FEEDSTOCKS Non-Final OA Saudi Arabian Oil Company
18704642 PROCESS FOR PURIFYING A PYROLYSIS OIL Non-Final OA BASF SE
18663443 ANTIFOULING AGENTS FOR PLASTIC-DERIVED SYNTHETIC FEEDSTOCKS Non-Final OA ECOLAB USA Inc.
18717403 MOTOR AND GEARBOX FLUID FORMULATIONS AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA Tesla, Inc.
18710456 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REMOVAL OF HALOGENATED CONTAMINANTS FROM PYROLYSIS OIL BY INERT GAS PURGING Non-Final OA SABIC Global Technologies B.V.
18709879 PROCESS FOR PRODUCING A LIQUID HYDROCARBON FROM RENEWABLE SOURCES Non-Final OA SHELL USA, INC.
18678043 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HOLISTIC LOW CARBON INTENSITY FUEL PRODUCTION Non-Final OA MARATHON PETROLEUM COMPANY LP
18677992 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HOLISTIC LOW CARBON INTENSITY FUEL AND HYDROGEN PRODUCTION Non-Final OA MARATHON PETROLEUM COMPANY LP
18643792 SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF CONVERTING RENEWABLE FEEDSTOCKS INTO INTERMEDIATE HYDROCARBON BLEND STOCKS AND TRANSPORTATION FUELS Non-Final OA MARATHON PETROLEUM COMPANY LP
18234421 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PRODUCING CRACKING RESISTANT ASPHALT BINDER USING PHASE ANGLE Non-Final OA MARATHON PETROLEUM COMPANY LP
18699166 A PROCESS FOR HYDROTREATMENT OF AROMATIC NITROGEN COMPOUNDS Non-Final OA Topsoe A/S
18291044 WHITE TRIVALENT CHROMIUM PLATING BATH AND WHITE TRIVALENT CHROMIUM PLATING METHOD FOR OBJECT TO BE PLATED USING SAME Non-Final OA JCU CORPORATION
18701625 PYROLYSIS METHOD FOR WASTE PLASTIC Non-Final OA SK GEO CENTRIC CO., LTD.
18650084 METHODS OF BLENDING OFF TRANSMIX INTO GASOLINE STREAMS Non-Final OA Texon Midstream, LLC
18699813 ETHYLENE PLANT, COMPRISING AN ELECTRICALLY-POWERED PYROLYSIS REACTOR AND A FEED-EFFLUENT HEAT EXCHANGER Non-Final OA TECHNIP ENERGIES FRANCE SAS
18697735 NOVEL PROCESS OF ABSORPTION AND STABILIZATION UNIT AND COMPREHENSIVE UTILIZATION METHOD OF PRODUCTS THEREFROM Non-Final OA Zhejiang Comy Environment Technology Co., Ltd.
18434690 BITUMEN RECOVERY FROM DECANTER CENTRIFUGE CAKE USING DILUENT AND BITUMEN FROTH Non-Final OA SYNCRUDE CANADA LTD. IN TRUST FOR THE OWNERS OF THE SYNCRUDE PROJECT AS SUCH OWNERS EXIST NOW
17945476 METHOD FOR PREDICTING AND EVALUATING ADHESION OF COMBUSTION ASH IN COAL-MIXED COMBUSTION BOILER Non-Final OA IHI INSPECTION AND INSTRUMENTATION CO., LTD.

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