Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: LI, JUN

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1732 1736 1759 1793 1796

This examiner grants 55% of resolved cases

Analysis

Jun Li is an examiner in Tech Center 1700 and Art Unit 1732. He has 888 resolved cases. The allowance rate for these cases is 54.6 percent. This percentage represents the frequency of patent grants among his resolved matters. The interview lift is 56.8 percent. This metric measures the increase in the probability of allowance following an examiner interview. The median time to allowance is 1311 days.

With 888 resolved cases, the 54.6 percent allowance rate offers a clear view of the examiner's tendencies. The 56.8 percent interview lift indicates that direct communication is a highly effective strategy for applicants. The 1311 days median time to allowance is a key figure for planning the lifecycle of an application. These statistics help practitioners navigate the specific requirements of Art Unit 1732. The allowance rate and interview lift are the primary indicators of success in Tech Center 1700.

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

Performance Statistics

54.6%
Allow Rate
-10.4% vs TC avg
938
Total Applications
+56.8%
Interview Lift
1311
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 888 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
8.4%
§102 Novelty
49.7%
§103 Obviousness
24.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18739029 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DEHYDROGENATION CATALYST USING ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION Non-Final OA KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
18170641 Treatment Liquid Composition, Set Of Ink Jet Ink Composition And Treatment Liquid Composition, And Treatment Method Final Rejection SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
17211120 SURFACE TREATMENT METHOD AND SURFACE-TREATED ARTICLE Final Rejection DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18251641 Method of Synthesizing Aluminum-Rich Molecular Sieve of *MRE Framework Type Final Rejection ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Company
18189297 CARBON DIOXIDE REDUCTION CATALYST Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
19345556 METHOD FOR PRODUCING PROPYLENE VIA OXIDATED DEHYDROGENATION OF PROPANE Non-Final OA KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS
18302045 CO2-MEDIATED OXIDATIVE DEHYDROGENATION OF PROPANE OVER MODIFIED VOx/Al2O3 CATALYST COMPOSITION Non-Final OA KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS
18040286 MANUFACTURING METHOD OF POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL Final Rejection SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
18683136 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR OBTAINING HIGH-PURITY HYDROGEN FROM METHANOL OR AMMONIA FOR OPERATING FUEL CELLS Non-Final OA BASF SE
17606875 MOLDING COMPRISING A TYPE MFI ZEOLITIC TITANOSILICATE AND A SILICA BINDER, ITS PREPARATION PROCESS AND USE AS CATALYST Non-Final OA BASF SE
17283975 A MOLDING COMPRISING A ZEOLITIC MATERIAL HAVING FRAMEWORK TYPE MFI Final Rejection BASF SE
18049347 EXTRUDED HONEYCOMB CATALYST Non-Final OA BASF Corporation
18971207 REACTION SCHEMES INVOLVING ACIDS AND BASES; REACTORS COMPRISING SPATIALLY VARYING CHEMICAL COMPOSITION GRADIENTS; AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA Massachusetts Institute of Technology
17922126 USE OF REACTOR OUTPUTS TO PURIFY MATERIALS, AND RELATED SYSTEMS Final Rejection Massachusetts Institute of Technology
18775323 Cobalt-Based Single-Atom Dehydrogenation Catalysts Having High Selectivity and Regenerability and Method for Producing Corresponding Olefins from Paraffins Using the Same Non-Final OA SK Innovation Co., Ltd.
18869325 EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION CATALYST Non-Final OA MITSUI MINING & SMELTING CO., LTD.
18250311 Improved water gas shift catalyst Final Rejection TOPSOE A/S
18319907 CATALYST SYSTEM FOR A FLOW REACTOR AND METHOD FOR CATALYTIC OXIDATION OF AMMONIA Final Rejection Heraeus Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG
18039179 ADHESIVE COMPOSITION AND ADHESIVE TAPE Final Rejection NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
18599708 PROCESS FOR PRODUCING HYDROGEN WITH ELECTRICALLY HEATED STEAM METHANE REFORMING Non-Final OA L'Air Liquide, Société Anonyme pour I'Etude et I'Exploitation des Procédés Georges Claude
18081345 DEHYDROGENATION CATALYST COMPOSITION Final Rejection UOP LLC
18529132 METHOD OF PRODUCING SPHERICAL SOLID ELECTROLYTE Non-Final OA Hansol Chemical Co., Ltd.
18151984 HIERARCHICALLY ORDERED CRYSTALLINE MICROPOROUS MATERIALS WITH LONG-RANGE MESOPOROUS ORDER HAVING HEXAGONAL SYMMETRY Final Rejection King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
18576636 GROUP14 COMPOSITE Non-Final OA Group14 Technologies, Inc.
18611919 Process and Apparatus for Cracking Ammonia Non-Final OA Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
18257839 METHOD FOR PRODUCING ONIUM SULFONYL IMIDE SALTS AND ALKALI METAL SULFONYL IMIDE SALTS Non-Final OA RHODIA OPERATIONS

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