Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: HORGER, KIM S.

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 1712 1731 1759 1784 2841

This examiner grants 70% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

70.4%
Allow Rate
+2.4% vs TC avg
325
Total Applications
+19.7%
Interview Lift
957
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 284 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
3.2%
§102 Novelty
76.3%
§103 Obviousness
17.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18614808 THERMALLY INSULATING DETAIL FOR HIGH-TEMPERATURE POLYMER MATRIX APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA RTX Corporation
18850450 Sintered-Metal Component Non-Final OA Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
19318088 ROLL TO ROLL SINTERING SYSTEM FOR WIDE INORGANIC TAPE MATERIAL AND SINTERED ARTICLES Non-Final OA CORNING INCORPORATED
18409103 3D INTERPOSER WITH THROUGH GLASS VIAS - METHOD OF INCREASING ADHESION BETWEEN COPPER AND GLASS SURFACES AND ARTICLES THEREFROM Final Rejection CORNING INCORPORATED
17910306 ANTI-FOULING COATINGS AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA Massachusetts Institute of Technology
18266897 COMPOSITE MATERIAL, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF COMPOSITE MATERIAL, AND BIOCOMPATIBLE IMPLANT Non-Final OA KYOCERA CORPORATION
17726246 MEMBER FOR SEMICONDUCTOR CLEANING APPARATUS Non-Final OA DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18729314 INTERLAYER FILM FOR LAMINATED GLASS, AND LAMINATED GLASS Non-Final OA SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
18840592 MATERIAL COMPRISING A SOLAR CONTROL COATING Final Rejection SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
18711455 MATERIAL COATED WITH A FUNCTIONAL COATING COMPRISING A HIGH-INDEX LAYER Final Rejection SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
18833589 COATED SUBSTRATE Non-Final OA Schott AG
18479169 POROUS SINTERED BODY COATED WITH AN ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE COATING AND HAVING A HOMOGENEOUS LAYER THICKNESS Non-Final OA SCHOTT AG
18985246 Solar Control Coating With Enhanced Solar Heat Gain Non-Final OA Vitro Flat Glass LLC
18244958 Reflective Coating Non-Final OA Vitro Flat Glass LLC
18709077 HOT-ROLLED STEEL FOR ENAMELING HAVING ENAMELING AND FIRING STRENGTHENING PROPERTY, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA BAOSHAN IRON & STEEL CO., LTD.
18971300 ARTICLES INCLUDING SURFACE COATINGS AND METHODS TO PRODUCE THEM Non-Final OA MAXTERIAL, INC.
18954730 HEAT-RAY REFLECTING SUBSTRATE AND WINDOW GLASS Non-Final OA AGC GLASS EUROPE
18093057 ANTIMICROBIAL FILTRATION Non-Final OA The University of Toledo
18714986 GLASS FIBER STRAND Non-Final OA Nippon Sheet Glass Company, Limited
16734621 NICKEL-GOLD ALLOY AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME Final Rejection Xtalic Corporation
18283087 ELECTRODE Non-Final OA NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
18659127 METAL-ORGANIC CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION OF SEMI-INSULATING IRON-DOPED GROUP III-NITRIDE FILMS Non-Final OA Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
18477737 METAL ORGANIC CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION OF SEMI-INSULATING EXTRINSICALLY CARBON-DOPED GROUP III-NITRIDE FILMS Non-Final OA Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
18250233 COATED GLAZING Final Rejection Pilkington Group Limited
18796271 LOW-EMISSIVITY FILM FOR BUILDING AND VEHICLE HAVING EXCELLENT VISIBILITY AND THERMAL INSULATION PERFORMANCE Non-Final OA M-GLASS Inc.
18591934 FOOD CONTACT MEMBER AND SURFACE TREATMENT METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA FUJI KIHAN CO., LTD.
18104443 EPITAXIAL STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA GLOBALWAFERS CO., LTD.
17917384 C/C COMPOSITE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND HEAT-TREATMENT JIG AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME Non-Final OA TOYO TANSO CO., LTD.
18258055 ALTIN-CRN-BASED COATING FOR FORMING TOOLS Non-Final OA Oerlikon Surface Solutions AG, Pfaffikon
17796230 BIOLOGICAL IMPLANT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING BIOLOGICAL IMPLANT Non-Final OA KYOCERA MEDICAL CORPORATION

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