Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: HOPKINS, ROBERT A

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 1714 1759 1772 1774 1776 1794 1797 1799 3752 4100

This examiner grants 84% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

84.5%
Allow Rate
+24.5% vs TC avg
1,627
Total Applications
+7.4%
Interview Lift
876
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1611 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.3%
§101 Eligibility
32.1%
§102 Novelty
32.5%
§103 Obviousness
26.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18647235 HUMIDIFIER Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18526791 Natural Gas Dehydration Non-Final OA Saudi Arabian Oil Company
18882260 DEAERATION DEVICE, DROPLET DISCHARGE DEVICE, DEAERATION PERFORMANCE DETERIORATION DETERMINATION METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Konica Minolta, Inc.
18498060 GAS PROCESSING SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, ELECTRICAL DEVICE Non-Final OA CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
18773599 ADSORPTION TOWER FOR CONTROLLING A FLUID SUPPLY ROUTE TO A PLURALITY OF BEDS AND OPERATING CONTROL METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA SK INNOVATION CO., LTD.
18793063 FILTER MEDIA INCLUDING ADHESIVES AND/OR OLEOPHOBIC PROPERTIES Non-Final OA Hollingsworth & Vose Company

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