Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: HOU, FRANK S

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 1622 1692 2892 2898

This examiner grants 71% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

71.3%
Allow Rate
+3.3% vs TC avg
164
Total Applications
+31.8%
Interview Lift
1166
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 115 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.9%
§101 Eligibility
24.2%
§102 Novelty
33.7%
§103 Obviousness
22.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17682586 DEUTERATED ORGANOTIN COMPOUNDS, METHODS OF SYNTHESIS AND RADIATION PATTERNING Non-Final OA Inpria Corporation
18478518 ORGANIC COMPOUND, LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS INCLUDING THE LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18453425 LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE INCLUDING ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUND, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS INCLUDING THE LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE, AND THE ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUND Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18356509 BORON-BASED COMPOUND AND ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18447527 PRODUCTION OF ALKOXYSILOXANES Non-Final OA Evonik Operations GmbH
18035876 ION-BASED METHODS FOR STABILIZING AND IMPROVING POROUS METAL-ORGANIC FRAMEWORK (MOF) MATERIALS FOR WATER HARVESTING FROM AIR AND RELATED APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA Northwestern University
17942324 Organic Compound Final Rejection Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
18013528 INTERMEDIATE FOR PREPARATION OF POROUS SILICON OXYCARBIDE, PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR, AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY COMPRISING POROUS SILICON OXYCARBIDE PREPARED THEREFROM AS ANODE ACTIVE MATERIAL Non-Final OA IUCF-HYU (INDUSTRY-UNIVERSITY COOPERATION FOUNDATION HANYANG UNIVERSITY)
17626323 ORGANIC-INORGANIC HYBRID LAYER, ORGANIC-INORGANIC LAMINATE COMPRISING SAME LAYER, AND ORGANIC ELECTRONIC ELEMENT COMPRISING SAME LAMINATE AS GAS BARRIER Final Rejection IUCF-HYU (INDUSTRY-UNIVERSITY COOPERATION FOUNDATION HANYANG UNIVERSITY)
17610160 METHOD FOR PRODUCING METAL-ORGANIC FRAMEWORKS Final Rejection Atomis Inc.
18381282 SILANE PRECURSORS AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA ENTEGRIS, INC.
18204210 COMPOSITIONS AND RELATED METHODS OF ALKYLTINTRIHALIDES Final Rejection ENTEGRIS, INC.
18257322 METHOD FOR PREPARING CATALYST FOR SELECTIVE HYDROGENATION OF CYCLODODECATRIENE AND CATALYST PREPARED BY PREPARATION METHOD Non-Final OA HANWHA SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
17536401 SURFACE TREATING AGENT Final Rejection DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18277143 COATING COMPOSITION AND COATED ARTICLE Non-Final OA SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
17996070 METHOD FOR PRODUCING ORGANOMETALLIC NUCLEOPHILE AND REACTION METHOD USING ORGANOMETALLIC NUCLEOPHILE Non-Final OA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY
18823063 Metal Halide Perovskites, Light-Emitting Diodes, and Methods Non-Final OA The Florida State University Research Foundation, Inc.
18004707 AROMATIC HYDROCARBON-SOLUBLE ANTHRAQUINONE Final Rejection Rohm and Haas Company
17628661 METHOD FOR PRODUCING ORTHO-METALLATED METAL COMPOUNDS Final Rejection UDC IRELAND LIMITED
18784513 SILICON-CONTAINING GROUP 4 PRECURSORS AND DEPOSITION OF METAL-CONTAINING FILMS Non-Final OA L'Air Liquide, Société Anonyme pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procédés Georges Claude
18344614 NOVEL TRANSITION METAL COMPOUND, TRANSITION METAL CATALYST COMPOSITION CONTAINING THE SAME, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING COPOLYMER OF ETHYLENE AND a-OLEFIN USING THE SAME Non-Final OA Hanwha TotalEnergies Petrochemical Co., Ltd.
18285177 BIMETAL-ORGANIC FRAMEWORK FOR ABSORBING CARBON DIOXIDE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME Non-Final OA CHANGWON NATIONAL UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY ACADEMY COOPERATION CORPS
18264261 PROCESSES FOR MAKING POLYSILOXAZANES AND USING SAME FOR PRODUCING AMINO-FUNCTIONAL POLYORGANOSILOXANES Non-Final OA Dow Silicones Corporation
18273312 CHROMIUM PHOSPHONATE METAL-ORGANIC FRAMEWORKS, PROCESS FOR PREPARING THE SAME AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA UTI Limited Partnership
18261024 Asymmetric Constrained Geometry Catalysts Non-Final OA EXXONMOBIL CHEMICAL PATENTS INC.
18253088 Toluene Free Supported Methylalumoxane Precursor Non-Final OA ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.
18324555 HIGH ENTROPY OXIDES AND METHODS OF SYNTHESIS AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA Auburn University
17286666 NITRO COMPOUND HYDROGENATION REACTION PROCESS AND HYDROGENATION REACTION APPARATUS Non-Final OA SHANGHAI RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF PETROCHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY SINOPEC
17755474 PROCESS FOR PREPARING BICYCLO[2.2.2]OCTANE-1,4-DIOL Non-Final OA Eastman Chemical Company
18262516 METAL COMPLEXES HAVING 4-H,6-H OR 8-H DIHYDROAZULENYL LIGANDS AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA UMICORE AG & CO. KG

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