Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 1622 1692 1745 2812 2892 2893 2898
This examiner grants 68% of resolved cases
Frank S. Hou is an examiner in Tech Center 2800 and Art Unit 1622. The record includes 139 resolved cases. An allowance rate of 68.3 percent is reported. This percentage offers a benchmark for applicants evaluating their prospects. The median days to allowance is 1177. This period reflects the typical prosecution length for granted patents. Practitioners may use this figure to establish expected timelines for their clients.
The interview lift for Hou is 34.8 percent. This statistic suggests that an interview improves the likelihood of obtaining a patent. The 34.8 percent interview lift is lower than the 68.3 percent allowance rate. For the 139 resolved cases, the median days to allowance of 1177 is a key planning metric. In Art Unit 1622, the interview lift indicates that verbal communication is a productive strategy. This analysis provides a foundation for prosecution in Tech Center 2800.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18726583 | ADHESIVE COMPOSITION, LAMINATE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING LAMINATE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING PROCESSED SUBSTRATE | Final Rejection | NISSAN CHEMICAL CORPORATION |
| 18488978 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING N-(HETERO)ARYL (METH)ACRYLAMIDE COMPOUND | Final Rejection | FUJIFILM Corporation |
| 18556525 | ETHER SULFATES BASED ON ISOMERIC TRIDECYL ALCOHOL MIXTURES | Non-Final OA | BASF SE |
| 18555812 | A DIISOCYANATE STABILIZER, USE THEREOF, AND DIISOCYANATE COMPOSITION | Non-Final OA | BASF SE |
| 18566239 | TANK USED IN REFINING DEVICE | Non-Final OA | NIPPON SHOKUBAI CO., LTD. |
| 17783367 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING DI- AND POLYISOCYANATES OF THE DIPHENYLMETHANE SERIES | Final Rejection | Covestro Intellectual Property GmbH & Co. KG |
| 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 |
| 18039206 | OXIDE FILM REACTION SURFACE CONTROL AGENT, METHOD OF FORMING OXIDE FILM USING OXIDE FILM REACTION SURFACE CONTROL AGENT, SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE INCLUDING OXIDE FILM, AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE | Non-Final OA | SOULBRAIN CO., LTD. |
| 18447527 | PRODUCTION OF ALKOXYSILOXANES | Non-Final OA | Evonik Operations GmbH |
| 18553888 | METHODS FOR PURIFYING PEROVSKITE PRECURSORS AND IMPROVED PEROVSKITES MANUFACTURED THEREFROM | Final Rejection | First Solar, Inc. |
| 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) |
| 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 | Final Rejection | UMICORE AG & CO. KG |
| 18273312 | CHROMIUM PHOSPHONATE METAL-ORGANIC FRAMEWORKS, PROCESS FOR PREPARING THE SAME AND USES THEREOF | Non-Final OA | UTI Limited Partnership |
| 18001517 | METAL COMPLEX OR ADDUCT THEREOF, CATALYST COMPRISING METAL COMPLEX OR ADDUCT THEREOF AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, LIQUID COMPOSITION OR ELECTRODE CONTAINING CATALYST, AND AIR BATTERY OR FUEL CELL EQUIPPED WITH ELECTRODE | Non-Final OA | Azul Energy Inc. |
| 17772271 | Solids-Liquid Separation Processes | Final Rejection | INEOS US CHEMICALS COMPANY |
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