Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: HORGER, KIM S.

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1759 1784

This examiner grants 70% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

70.1%
Allow Rate
+5.1% vs TC avg
318
Total Applications
+20.4%
Interview Lift
978
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 274 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
7.6%
§102 Novelty
49.9%
§103 Obviousness
27.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18614808 THERMALLY INSULATING DETAIL FOR HIGH-TEMPERATURE POLYMER MATRIX APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA RTX Corporation
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
19175503 Panel, in Particular a Floor, Ceiling, or Wall Panel; A Covering Constructed by a Multitude of Such Panels; And a Method for the Recycling of Such a Panel Non-Final OA i4F Licensing NV
17910306 ANTI-FOULING COATINGS AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA Massachusetts Institute of Technology
18850450 Sintered-Metal Component Non-Final OA Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
18266897 COMPOSITE MATERIAL, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF COMPOSITE MATERIAL, AND BIOCOMPATIBLE IMPLANT Non-Final OA KYOCERA CORPORATION
18283087 ELECTRODE Non-Final OA NITTO DENKO 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.
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
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
18711455 MATERIAL COATED WITH A FUNCTIONAL COATING COMPRISING A HIGH-INDEX LAYER Final Rejection SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
18244958 Reflective Coating Final Rejection Vitro Flat Glass LLC
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
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
18229669 TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE OXIDE THIN FILM AND APPLICATION THEREOF Final Rejection South China University of Technology
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.
18832071 THERMAL BARRIER COATING (TBC) MATERIAL WITH HIGH FRACTURE TOUGHNESS, CALCIA-MAGNESIA-ALUMINO SILICATE (CMAS) CORROSION RESISTANCE, AND ULTRA-HIGH-TEMPERATURE SINTERING RESISTANCE, AND PREPARATION AND USE THEREOF, AND TBC Final Rejection AECC BEIJING INSTITUTE OF AERONAUTICAL MATERIALS
18753167 SUNROOF GLASS AND VEHICLE Final Rejection FUJIAN WANDA AUTOMOBILE GLASS INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
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.
18578524 PYRO LIGHT ENAMEL COATING Non-Final OA PEMCO Belgium BV
18528932 HARD COATING FOR CUTTING TOOLS WITH EXCELLENT WEAR RESISTANCE Non-Final OA KORLOY INC.

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