Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: HOU, FRANK S

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 1622 1692 2812 2892 2893 2898

This examiner grants 72% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

71.5%
Allow Rate
+3.5% vs TC avg
167
Total Applications
+34.5%
Interview Lift
1166
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 123 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.7%
§101 Eligibility
17.2%
§102 Novelty
45.5%
§103 Obviousness
8.9%
§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.
18356509 BORON-BASED COMPOUND AND ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME Final Rejection Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
17942324 Organic Compound Final Rejection Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
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)
17536401 SURFACE TREATING AGENT Final Rejection DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18204210 COMPOSITIONS AND RELATED METHODS OF ALKYLTINTRIHALIDES Final Rejection ENTEGRIS, INC.
18447527 PRODUCTION OF ALKOXYSILOXANES Non-Final OA Evonik Operations GmbH
18004707 AROMATIC HYDROCARBON-SOLUBLE ANTHRAQUINONE Final Rejection Rohm and Haas Company
17628661 METHOD FOR PRODUCING ORTHO-METALLATED METAL COMPOUNDS Final Rejection UDC IRELAND LIMITED
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.
18823063 Metal Halide Perovskites, Light-Emitting Diodes, and Methods Non-Final OA The Florida State University Research Foundation, Inc.
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
18285177 BIMETAL-ORGANIC FRAMEWORK FOR ABSORBING CARBON DIOXIDE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME Non-Final OA CHANGWON NATIONAL UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY ACADEMY COOPERATION CORPS
18253088 Toluene Free Supported Methylalumoxane Precursor Non-Final OA ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.
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
18324555 HIGH ENTROPY OXIDES AND METHODS OF SYNTHESIS AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA Auburn 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 Non-Final OA UMICORE AG & CO. KG
18242314 PARTIALLY DEUTERATED 1,4-PHENYLENEDIAMINE-D4 AND PREPARATION METHOD AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA Beijing Inst of Tech Deuterium Material Co., Ltd.
18549034 NEW CERIUM (IV) COMPLEXES AND THEIR USE IN ORGANIC ELECTRONICS Non-Final OA CREDOXYS GmbH
18263637 SOLUBLE CHELATOR FOR TARGETING RECOMBINANT PROTEINS Non-Final OA CUBE BIOTECH GMBH
17910883 FUNCTIONALIZED SILICA PARTICLES AND THEIR USE Non-Final OA MOMENTIVE PERFORMANCE MATERIALS GMBH
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.
18335773 AS1411 OLIGONUCLEOTIDE COMPOSITE RUTHENIUM COMPLEX NANOPROBE, AND PREPARATION METHOD AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA Guangdong Pharmaceutical University
18209952 DEPOSITION OF RUTHENIUM-CONTAINING FILMS BY NON-AROMATIZABLE CYCLIC-DIENE RUTHENIUM(0) COMPLEXES Non-Final OA L'Air Liquide, Société Anonyme pour I'Exploitation des Procédès Georges Claude
17926842 PROCESS FOR THE STEPWISE SYNTHESIS OF SILAHYDROCARBONS Non-Final OA MOMENTIVE PERFORMANCE MATERIALS INC.
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 Final Rejection Azul Energy Inc.
17772271 Solids-Liquid Separation Processes Non-Final OA INEOS US CHEMICALS COMPANY

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