Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: HERNANDEZ-KENNEY, JOSE

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1717

This examiner grants 54% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

53.8%
Allow Rate
-11.2% vs TC avg
637
Total Applications
+23.1%
Interview Lift
1206
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 591 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.5%
§101 Eligibility
4.9%
§102 Novelty
83.3%
§103 Obviousness
4.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18215454 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND EXHAUST METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18887130 FORMING A PASSIVATION COATING FOR MEMS DEVICES Non-Final OA Texas Instruments Incorporated
18644475 METHODS OF FORMING STRUCTURES INCLUDING SILICON GERMANIUM AND SILICON LAYERS, DEVICES FORMED USING THE METHODS, AND SYSTEMS FOR PERFORMING THE METHODS Non-Final OA ASM IP Holding B.V.
18226376 System And Method For Applying A Coating Material To A Web Non-Final OA Graphic Packaging International, LLC
18336471 FORMATION OF A MICROPOROUS MPL LAYER ON THE SURFACE OF AN ACTIVE LAYER FOR AN ELECTROCHEMICAL CONVERTER Non-Final OA COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
19107127 MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR OPTICAL FIBER TAPE CORE WIRE AND MANUFACTURING APPARATUS FOR OPTICAL FIBER TAPE CORE WIRE Non-Final OA SWCC Corporation
18555055 SURFACE TREATMENT METHOD AND SUBSTRATE TREATMENT DEVICE Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
18268484 CELL CULTURE MICROCARRIER AND CELL CULTURING METHOD Non-Final OA SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
18929742 METHOD OF PROCESSING SUBSTRATE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, RECORDING MEDIUM, AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
18956785 DEPOSITION OF IODINE-CONTAINING CARBON FILMS Final Rejection American Air Liquide, Inc.
18379397 PRECURSORS FOR DEPOSITION OF MOLYBDENUM-CONTAINING FILMS Non-Final OA Lam Research Corporation
18785193 METHOD OF MAKING FLAT POTASSIUM-INTERCALATED METALLIC TRANSITION METAL CHALCOGEN NANOARRAYS Non-Final OA CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG
18315778 VISIBLE QUALITY ADDITIVE MANUFACTURED ALUMINUM MIRROR FINISHING Final Rejection Raytheon Company
18749872 Systems and Methods for Producing Carbon Solids Non-Final OA Soane Labs, LLC
18719983 METHODS OF DEPOSITING MATERIALS ONTO 2-DIMENSIONAL LAYERED MATERIALS Final Rejection OXFORD INSTRUMENTS NANOTECHNOLOGY TOOLS LIMITED
17619326 Method Of Repairing Paint Film And Articles Comprising Repaired Paint Film Non-Final OA PPG Advanced Surface Technologies, LLC
18338017 OXYANIONIC TEMPLATES FOR SURFACE REPLICATION Non-Final OA Dickinson Corporation
18010490 COMPOSITE FILM AND PRODUCTION THEREOF USING A COATING FACILITY Non-Final OA Klebchemie M. G. Becker GmbH & Co. KG
17367162 Method for the treatment of surfaces Non-Final OA SLCR Lasertechnik GmbH

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