Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: IPPOLITO, NICOLE MARIE

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2853 2881

This examiner grants 87% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

86.6%

Allow Rate

+18.6% vs TC avg

1,729

Total Applications

+9.5%

Interview Lift

746

Avg Prosecution Days

Based on 1721 resolved cases, 2023–2026

0.6%

§101 Eligibility

19.7%

§102 Novelty

52.3%

§103 Obviousness

8.4%

§112 Clarity

App #	Title	Status	Assignee
18391808	Charged Particle Gun and Charged Particle Beam Apparatus	Non-Final OA	Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
18556927	SAMPLE IMAGE OBSERVATION DEVICE AND METHOD	Non-Final OA	Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
18393233	Method for Alignment Free Ion Column	Non-Final OA	FEI Company
18555379	ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT IRRADIATION DEVICE	Non-Final OA	Ushio Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
18393329	SEMICONDUCTING COLD PHOTOCATHODE DEVICE USING ELECTRIC FIELD TO CONTROL THE ELECTRON AFFINITY	Non-Final OA	ATTOLIGHT AG

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