Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: HINES, LATOSHA D

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1771 1775 1797

This examiner grants 51% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

50.7%
Allow Rate
-14.3% vs TC avg
1,023
Total Applications
+22.6%
Interview Lift
1265
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 950 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
4.9%
§102 Novelty
89.3%
§103 Obviousness
3.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18667035 SLURRY REACTOR SYSTEM FOR UPGRADING FEEDSTOCK Non-Final OA Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
18682340 POLYALKYLENE-OXIDE-CONTAINING COMPOUND Non-Final OA NIPPON SHOKUBAI CO., LTD.
18682592 BIODEGRADABLE GRAFT POLYMERS Non-Final OA BASF SE
18862800 Binder and manufacturing methods Non-Final OA ArcelorMittal
18683388 EQUIPMENT FOR MANUFACTURING BIOMASS SOLID FUEL Non-Final OA IDEMITSU KOSAN CO.,LTD.
18683627 HUMAN MILK OLIGOSACCHARIDES IN CLEANSING COMPOSITION Non-Final OA DSM IP ASSETS B.V.
18121046 PROCESSES AND SYSTEMS FOR PRODUCING BIOCOKE IN A KINETIC INTERFACE REACTOR, AND BIOCOKE PRODUCED THEREFROM Non-Final OA Carbon Technology Holdings, LLC
17580012 REACTIVITY-MODERATED BIOCARBON PELLETS Final Rejection Carbon Technology Holdings, LLC
18937380 CARBON COMPOUND MATERIAL, CARBON STORAGE MATERIAL CONTAINING CARBON COMPOUND MATERIAL, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING CARBON COMPOUND MATERIAL Non-Final OA AISIN CORPORATION
18372758 METHOD FOR PRODUCING GASOLINE ALTERNATIVE AND GASOLINE ALTERNATIVE Non-Final OA Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
19048308 WATER IN FUEL NANOEMULSION AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME Non-Final OA Fuel Technology LLC
18860993 FLUORINE-CONTAINING ETHER COMPOUND, LUBRICANT FOR MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM, AND MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA Resonac Corporation
19100085 LUBRICATING OIL COMPOSITION FOR CORROSION CONTROL Non-Final OA CHEVRON ORONITE COMPANY LLC
18849131 GREASE COMPOSITION Non-Final OA KYODO YUSHI CO., LTD.
17466008 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ELIMINATING ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINANTS USING BIOMASS Final Rejection The Research Foundation for the State University of New York
18949426 PELLETIZED PRODUCTS AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS Final Rejection SUNCOKE TECHNOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT LLC
18947595 WAX TREATMENT AND METHOD OF USE Non-Final OA Independence Oilfield Chemicals LLC.
18563934 HYDROTHERMAL TREATMENT OF BIOMASS Non-Final OA Nederlandse Organisatie voor toegepast-natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek TNO
18276721 SCALABLE, FIRE-RESISTANT, AND SPECTRALLY ROBUST MELAMINE-FORMALDEHYDE PHOTONIC BULK FOR EFFICIENT DAYTIME RADIATIVE COOLING Non-Final OA Northeastern University
18932241 COMPOSITIONS OF DRAG REDUCING POLYMERS AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA Liquidpower Specialty Products Inc.
18794690 Biomass-based Biocharcoals Non-Final OA Board of Trustees of Western Michigan University
18394511 COMPOSITION, METHOD AND USE Final Rejection Innospec Limited
18638522 PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR REMOVING OXYGENATES FROM LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS Non-Final OA UOP LLC
18575990 COPOLYMERS COMPRISING (PER)FLUOROPOLYETHER CHAINS Final Rejection SYENSQO SPECIALTY POLYMERS ITALY S.P.A.
18901042 OILY BIOFUEL SUSPENSION AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME Final Rejection Tecnored Desenvolvimento Tecnologico S.A.
18693396 COLD-PRESSED SOLID AGGLOMERATE, AND ITS PRODUCTION PROCESS Non-Final OA TECNORED DESENVOLVIMENTO TECNOLOGICO S.A.
18566044 ADDITIVE FOR AUTOMATIC DISHWASHING CYCLE, COMPOSITION, USE AND METHOD OF PREVENTING CORROSIN OF ALUMINIUM Non-Final OA Reckitt Benckiser Finish B.V.
18411573 MAGNESIUM SULFONATE DETERGENT HAVING IMPROVED COMPATIBILITY WITH FRICTION MODIFIERS Non-Final OA Afton Chemical Corporation
18635007 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING REFINED HYDROCARBONS FROM WASTE PLASTICS Non-Final OA SK GEO CENTRIC CO., LTD.
18622546 OPTIMIZING FOSSIL AND SYNTHETIC RENEWABLE GASOLINE FUEL COMPOSITION FOR ULTRA-LEAN BURN ENGINES Non-Final OA Hyundai NGV

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