Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: LEE, JOHN

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1752 1794

This examiner grants 22% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

22.2%
Allow Rate
-42.8% vs TC avg
71
Total Applications
-22.2%
Interview Lift
1270
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 27 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.1%
§101 Eligibility
15.5%
§102 Novelty
53.2%
§103 Obviousness
27.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17922587 PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTOR FOR SOLID PHASE SYNTHESIS Non-Final OA Purdue Research Foundation
17464651 Synthesis of Nanoparticles by Sonofragmentation of Ultra-Thin Substrates Final Rejection Massachusetts Institute of Technology
17621302 NANOPARTICLE FILM, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND DISPLAY PANEL Non-Final OA Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co., Ltd.
17915229 IMPROVED CONTINUOUS FLOW REACTOR FOR PHOTOCHEMICAL PROCESSES WITH CONCAVE-FACED SIDES Non-Final OA SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
17907767 POLYGONAL CONTINUOUS FLOW REACTOR FOR PHOTOCHEMICAL PROCESSES Non-Final OA SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
17634789 METHOD FOR COATING A TURBOMACHINE PART Final Rejection UNIVERSITE PAUL SABATIER TOULOUSE III
17602574 METHOD FOR PRODUCING HIGH VALUE-ADDED COMPOUNDS FROM POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE Non-Final OA EWHA UNIVERSITY - INDUSTRY COLLABORATION FOUNDATION
18807857 CELL LYSIS SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA SHAHEEN INNOVATIONS HOLDING LIMITED
17779664 METHOD OF EXTRACTING PRECIPITATE AND/OR INCLUSION, METHOD OF QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF PRECIPITATE AND/OR INCLUSION, ELECTROLYTE, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING REPLICA SAMPLE Non-Final OA JFE Steel Corporation
18245354 Method and Apparatus for Inductively Heating Micro- and Meso-Channel Process Systems Final Rejection STARS Technology Corporation
17598251 METHOD OF PRODUCING NANOPARTICLES Final Rejection DOW SILICONES CORPORATION
18695682 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING HYDROGEN GAS FROM DIESEL FUEL USING A REFORMER OR OTHER HYDROGEN GAS PRODUCTION SYSTEM AND FOR MIXING THE HYDROGEN GAS BACK INTO THE LIQUID DIESEL FUEL PRIOR TO SENDING THE LIQUID DIESEL FUEL INTO A HYDRO-DIESEL ENGINE Non-Final OA H2DIESEL, INC.
16962972 MICROWAVE TREATMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING CARBON FIBER Non-Final OA Microwave Chemical Co., Ltd.
17924413 Method for Catalytic Synthesis of Ammonia by Means of Radiation Non-Final OA Beijing Guanghe Original Technology Co., Ltd.
17980198 SMART AIR DISINFECTION VENTILATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA The Seoul Institute
17382772 COMPACT DEVICE FOR PULSED ELECTRIC FIELDS IN A TREATMENT CELL Non-Final OA Deutsches Institut für Lebensmitteltechnik e.V.
18048273 METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND APPARATUSES FOR PERFORMING ELECTROCHEMICAL MACHINING USING DISCRETIZED ELECTROLYTE FLOW Non-Final OA Voxel Innovations, Inc.
17684380 RECHARGEABLE BATTERY ENDURANCE ENHANCING DEVICE Non-Final OA CHYURN SHAN INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
17601271 MICROWAVE PYROLYSIS REACTOR Non-Final OA Pyrowave Inc.
17437824 A METHOD OF PROVIDING FEATURES ON AN IMPLANTABLE MATERIAL INVOLVING THE USE OF LASER, IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVASCULAR PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTABLE MATERIALS PROCESSED ACCORDING TO SAID METHOD Non-Final OA Corcym S.r.l.
17416882 METHODS AND PRODUCTS FOR CONVERTING CARBON DIOXIDE TO ONE OR MORE SMALL ORGANIC COMPOUNDS Non-Final OA CarbonX Developments Pty Ltd
17350431 PEROVSKITES FOR PHOTOCATALYTIC ORGANIC SYNTHESIS Final Rejection San Diego State University Foundation

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