Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: HOBAN, MATTHEW E

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1734 1793

This examiner grants 60% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

60.0%
Allow Rate
-5.0% vs TC avg
863
Total Applications
+25.4%
Interview Lift
1280
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 832 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
19.1%
§102 Novelty
51.0%
§103 Obviousness
19.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18247815 METHOD FOR PREPARING QUANTUM DOT, QUANTUM DOT, AND DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
18191783 QUANTUM DOT COMPOSITION, LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE INCLUDING THE QUANTUM DOT COMPOSITION, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS INCLUDING THE LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18187591 QUANTUM DOT COMPOSITION AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS INCLUDING QUANTUM DOT COMPOSITION Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18034339 QUANTUM DOT PRODUCTION METHOD AND QUANTUM DOTS Non-Final OA SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18030224 HIGH FREQUENCY POWER INDUCTOR MATERIAL INCLUDING MAGNETIC MULTILAYER FLAKES Non-Final OA 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
17623163 QUANTUM DOT, PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF, AND QUANTUM DOT FILM Non-Final OA SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18036962 NITRILE RUBBER-BASED COMPOSITION Non-Final OA NOK CORPORATION
18266080 R-T-B BASED PERMANENT MAGNET Non-Final OA TDK CORPORATION
18330073 FERRITE COMPOSITION, FERRITE SINTERED BODY, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA TDK CORPORATION
18302270 METAL MAGNETIC POWDER, COMPOSITE MAGNETIC BODY, AND ELECTRONIC COMPONENT Non-Final OA TDK CORPORATION
18025709 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LIGHT EMITTER, LIGHT EMITTER AND ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT SOURCE Non-Final OA HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
17911430 CUTTING TOOL Final Rejection Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
17542005 BOROSILICATE GLASS ARTICLE Non-Final OA Schott AG
18787126 PHOSPHOR, LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE, ILLUMINATION DEVICE, IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, AND INDICATOR LAMP FOR VEHICLE Non-Final OA National Institute for Materials Science
18074216 CONVERTER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME Non-Final OA ams-OSRAM International GmbH
18039684 PHOSPHOR PARTICLES AND LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE Non-Final OA DENKA COMPANY LIMITED
17923125 M-TYPE HEXAFERRITE COMPRISING A LOW DIELECTRIC LOSS CERAMIC Non-Final OA ROGERS CORPORATION
18278832 SEMICONDUCTOR NANO-PARTICLE COMPOSED OF AgAuS-BASED COMPOUND Non-Final OA TANAKA KIKINZOKU KOGYO K.K.
18363561 SOFT MAGNETIC MATERIAL AND ELECTRONIC COMPONENT Non-Final OA DELTA ELECTRONICS (JAPAN), INC.
18000954 TEMPERATURE-SENSITIVE MATERIAL, A METHOD FOR ITS MANUFACTURE, AND A METHOD DETERMINING A THERMAL HISTORY OF THE MATERIAL Non-Final OA Sensor Coating Systems Limited
17999600 LIGHT EMITTING COMPONENT, A LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND A SHEET-LIKE MATERIAL Non-Final OA Avantama AG
17921455 FABRICATION OF THE SI QUANTUM DOTS BY UV METHOD AND THEREOF Non-Final OA ISTANBUL SABAHATTIN ZAIM ÜNIVERSITESI
17680335 ANNEALING METHOD Non-Final OA SEABOROUGH IP I B.V.

Facing This Examiner?

IP Author analyzes examiner patterns and generates tailored response strategies with the highest chance of allowance.

Build Your Strategy

Sign in with your work email

Enter your email to receive a magic link. No password needed.

Personal email addresses (Gmail, Yahoo, etc.) are not accepted.

Free tier: 3 strategy analyses per month