Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: IPPOLITO, NICOLE MARIE

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 2853 2881 3793

This examiner grants 87% of resolved cases

Analysis

Nicole Marie Ippolito has a very high volume of 1732 resolved cases. Her allowance rate is 86.6%, which is exceptionally high for Art Unit 2853. The median days to allowance is 748, indicating a very efficient prosecution cycle in Tech Center 3700. This combination of a high allowance rate and a short timeline makes her one of the more applicant-friendly examiners in her field, as the 86.6% rate and 748-day median demonstrate.

The interview lift is 9.6%, which is a modest increase. This suggests that the 86.6% allowance rate is largely driven by the initial examination quality rather than post-interview corrections. The 1732 resolved cases provide a very high level of statistical confidence in these metrics. Practitioners should note that the 748-day median is significantly faster than many of her colleagues, making her docket highly efficient. The 86.6% allowance rate remains the primary indicator of success for applicants assigned to her.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

86.6%
Allow Rate
+16.6% vs TC avg
1,736
Total Applications
+9.6%
Interview Lift
748
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1732 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.6%
§101 Eligibility
30.0%
§102 Novelty
33.4%
§103 Obviousness
15.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18868202 ACCESS AND SAFETY CONTROL FOR RADIATION SHIELDING AREA Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18353359 ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING METHODS AND SYSTEMS Non-Final OA General Electric Company
18900566 Gas Phase Sample Preparation for Cryo-Electron Microscopy Non-Final OA Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
18913676 METHOD FOR ANALYZING AQUEOUS SOLUTION WITH MOF CHEMOSENSOR Non-Final OA KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS
18883167 ENHANCED CROSS SECTIONAL FEATURES MEASUREMENT METHODOLOGY Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18648153 WIRELESS CHAMBER SENSOR Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
18898578 NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY DEVICE AND COLLIMATOR Non-Final OA SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18907436 SENSOR SUBSTRATE, APPARATUS, AND METHOD Non-Final OA ASML Netherlands B.V.
18794310 MULTIPLEXED ION PRE-SEPARATION FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY Non-Final OA Thermo Finnigan LLC
18787412 MICROSECOND MELTING AND REVITRIFICATION OF CRYO SAMPLES WITH A CORRELATIVE LIGHT ELECTRON MICROSCOPY SETUP Non-Final OA ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE FEDERALE DE LAUSANNE (EPFL)
18797255 PARTICLE-INDUCED X-RAY EMISSION (PIXE) USING HYDROGEN AND MULTI-SPECIES FOCUSED ION BEAMS Non-Final OA FEI COMPANY
18778447 ATOMIC OBJECT CONFINEMENT APPARATUS WITH RADIO FREQUENCY ELECTRODE SHAPING FOR PERIODIC BOUNDARY CONDITIONS Non-Final OA Quantinuum LLC

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