Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: HINES, LATOSHA D

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1771 1775 1797

This examiner grants 51% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

50.6%
Allow Rate
-14.4% vs TC avg
1017
Total Applications
+22.5%
Interview Lift
1303
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 944 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.7%
§101 Eligibility
12.9%
§102 Novelty
62.0%
§103 Obviousness
15.2%
§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
18285302 2,4-DIMETHYLOCTA-2,7-DIEN-4-OL AS AN ODORIFEROUS SUBSTANCE Non-Final OA SYMRISE AG
18683627 HUMAN MILK OLIGOSACCHARIDES IN CLEANSING COMPOSITION Non-Final OA DSM IP ASSETS B.V.
18372758 METHOD FOR PRODUCING GASOLINE ALTERNATIVE AND GASOLINE ALTERNATIVE Non-Final OA Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
18707762 MARINE FUEL BASE COMPRISING A COMPONENT OF RENEWABLE ORIGIN AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME Non-Final OA TotalEnergies OneTech
19048308 WATER IN FUEL NANOEMULSION AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME Non-Final OA Fuel Technology LLC
18849131 GREASE COMPOSITION Non-Final OA KYODO YUSHI CO., LTD.
18281802 POLYPHENYLENE SULFIDE RESIN COMPOSITION, MOLDED ARTICLE, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING MOLDED ARTICLE Non-Final OA Toray Industries, Inc.
19013794 ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED HYBRID ROCKET ENGINE FUEL GRAINS CONTAINING SOLID PROPELLANT MATERIAL Non-Final OA Firehawk Aerospace, Inc.
18695428 AVIATION FUEL COMPOSITION Non-Final OA SHELL USA, INC.
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
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.
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.
18849301 PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF TRANSPORTATION FUEL Final Rejection Topsoe A/S
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
17997459 FRAGRANT COMPOSITION Final Rejection LVMH RECHERCHE
18635007 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING REFINED HYDROCARBONS FROM WASTE PLASTICS Non-Final OA SK GEO CENTRIC CO., LTD.
18267830 THERMAL INTERFACE MATERIAL Non-Final OA DOW SILICONES CORPORATION
18699261 MULTIPLE FLUIDIZED BED OR SPOUTED BED REACTORS FOR PLASTICS PYROLYSIS Non-Final OA W.R. Grace & Co.-CONN.
18553511 INCENSE ODORANT Non-Final OA Firmenich SA
18368857 POLYMER COMPOSITE Non-Final OA Axiom Group Inc.
18367367 WATER BASED FOOD GRADE HYDRAULIC FLUID Non-Final OA INDUSTRIAL OILS UNLIMITED, L.L.C.

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