Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: KRASNOW, NICHOLAS R

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1742 1744 1784 1787

This examiner grants 66% of resolved cases

Analysis

Nicholas R. Krasnow is an examiner in Tech Center 1700 and Art Unit 1742, where he has 417 resolved cases. The data shows an allowance rate of 66.4 percent and an interview lift of 12.9 percent. This lift indicates that applicants who conduct an interview see a higher probability of allowance than the baseline. The 12.9 percent interview lift suggests that direct communication is a tool for navigating the process.

The median days to allowance for these 417 resolved cases is 1188. Practitioners should factor this 1188-day timeline into their prosecution strategy. The 66.4 percent allowance rate provides a baseline for success in this art unit. With the resolved cases, the data offers a look at the examiner's historical performance.

In Art Unit 1742, the median days to allowance represents the time required to reach a grant. The interview lift is a metric for applicants to consider when deciding whether to engage the examiner directly. These figures establish the current prosecution environment for this examiner in Tech Center 1700.

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

Performance Statistics

66.3%
Allow Rate
+1.3% vs TC avg
473
Total Applications
+13.0%
Interview Lift
1188
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 419 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.8%
§101 Eligibility
8.7%
§102 Novelty
59.0%
§103 Obviousness
28.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18343277 TOOLING AND METHOD FOR INFILTRATING A SLURRY INTO A TEXTILE PREFORM Non-Final OA SAFRAN CERAMICS
18942155 THERMAL IMPRINTING OF NANOSTRUCTURE MATERIALS Non-Final OA University of Massachusetts
18376580 INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
18973738 CLEANING APPARATUS, IMPRINT APPARATUS, CLEANING METHOD, AND ARTICLE MANUFACTURING METHOD Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19021994 Apparatus and method for producing plastic preforms with infrared image recording device Non-Final OA KRONES AG
18729780 AQUEOUS ULTRAVIOLET FUSING AGENTS FOR COLORLESS THREE DIMENSIONAL PRINTED PARTS Non-Final OA Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
18685495 CONDUCTIVE COMPOUNDS TO ENCAPSULATE FLUIDIC DIES Final Rejection Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
18874843 PANELS COMPRISING HARDENED INORGANIC FOAM AND STRUCTURAL REINFORCING ELEMENT, METHODS FOR THEIR MANUFACTURE AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA SIKA TECHNOLOGY AG
18579381 BEVERAGE DISPENSING MACHINE Non-Final OA ILLYCAFFE' S.P.A.
17402844 IN-SITU DESIZING FOR LIQUID INFUSION PROCESSES Non-Final OA Raytheon Technologies Corporation

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