Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: LACLAIR, LOGAN EDWARD

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1736 1738

This examiner grants 77% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

76.7%
Allow Rate
+11.7% vs TC avg
211
Total Applications
+24.8%
Interview Lift
1120
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 172 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.1%
§101 Eligibility
24.1%
§102 Novelty
45.2%
§103 Obviousness
22.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18537294 AEROGEL BLANKET AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME Final Rejection LG CHEM, LTD.
17427018 AEROGEL BLANKET Non-Final OA LG CHEM, LTD.
17286989 Superabsorbent Polymer Composition and Method for Preparing the Same Non-Final OA LG Chem, Ltd.
17597740 POLYMERIC SORBENTS FOR ALDEHYDES AND METHODS OF MAKING Non-Final OA 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
18302044 TRIPHASIC METAL OXIDE PHOTOCTALYST FOR HYDROGEN PEROXIDE PRODUCTION FROM OXYGEN REDUCTION AND WATER OXIDATION Non-Final OA KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
18094160 STORAGE AND DELIVERY VESSEL FOR STORING GeH4, USING A ZEOLITIC ADSORBENT Final Rejection ENTEGRIS, INC.
17371191 METHOD OF EXTRACTING METAL IONS FROM BATTERIES Non-Final OA Nanyang Technological University
18094490 Methods and Apparatuses for Making Nanomaterials Non-Final OA Government of the United States, as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
18914577 Electrochemically Active-Material Structures Comprising Silicon and Inert Elements and Methods of Fabricating Thereof Final Rejection Gru Energy Lab Inc.
18256681 METHOD AND PLANT FOR PRODUCING SYNGAS Non-Final OA TOPSOE A/S
17638814 METHOD FOR SEQUESTERING CARBON Non-Final OA PETROLIAM NASIONAL BERHAD (PETRONAS)
18014737 HYBRID AEROGEL, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND THERMAL INSULATION MATERIAL USING HYBRID AEROGEL Final Rejection NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE
17753553 SELECTIVE CATALYTIC REDUCTION CATALYST COMPOSITION, CATALYTIC ARTICLE COMPRISING THE SAME AND METHOD FOR PREPARING THE CATAYTIC ARTICLE Non-Final OA BASF CORPORATION
18483783 PROCESS FOR PRODUCING GRAPHENE FROM GRAPHITE Non-Final OA Capattery Inc.
17779475 METHOD FOR PREPARING WHITLOCKITE, AND WHITLOCKITE PREPARED THEREBY Final Rejection The Industry & Academic Cooperation in Chungnam National University (IAC)
17792801 POROUS SILICA, DEODORANT AGENT, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING DEODORANT AGENT Final Rejection Toyo Seikan Group Holdings, Ltd.
17767674 NANOSIZE POWDER ADVANCED MATERIALS, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING AND OF USING SAME Non-Final OA Tekna Plasma Systems Inc.
17602200 PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR CRACKING HYDROCARBON GASES Final Rejection Synhelion AG
17755192 ECOLOGICAL PURIFICATION AND REACTIVATION PROCESS OF CARBON BLACK OBTAINED FROM THE PYROLYSIS OF USED TYRES Final Rejection T.E.C. S.R.L.
17642322 SUPERCRITICAL DRYING OF CHROMATOGRAPHIC MEDIA Non-Final OA Merck Millipore Ltd.
17616322 PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF HYDROGEN Final Rejection WOOD ITALIANA S.R.L.

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