Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: MAYES, MELVIN C

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1700 1731 1732 1733 1759 1761 1791 1793 1798

This examiner grants 30% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

30.4%
Allow Rate
-34.6% vs TC avg
135
Total Applications
-1.6%
Interview Lift
1706
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 115 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.5%
§101 Eligibility
18.6%
§102 Novelty
52.6%
§103 Obviousness
20.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17927350 CONDUCTIVE FILM, CONDUCTIVE PASTE, AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection LG ELECTRONICS INC.
19249756 NEAR-INFRARED ABSORBING GLASS AND NEAR-INFRARED CUT FILTER Final Rejection HOYA CORPORATION
18001447 GLASS COMPOSITION FOR CHEMICAL STRENGTHENING AND CHEMICALLY STRENGTHENED GLASS ARTICLE Final Rejection Nippon Sheet Glass Company, Limited
17557920 ZERO-VALENT METAL AND BLACK CARBON FRAMEWORK AND METHOD OF USING SAME Non-Final OA MuniRem Environmental, LLC
18027160 METHOD FOR PRODUCING A PERMANENT MAGNET FROM A MAGNETIC STARTING MATERIAL Non-Final OA MIMplus Technologies GmbH & Co. KG
17918547 PASTE FOR PREPARING CAPILLARY STRUCTURE AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Raytech Precision Technologies (Shuyang) Co., Ltd.
18035676 BOTTLE Final Rejection BottlePlus AG
18040846 CATALYST FOR CAPTURE AND CONVERSION OF CARBON DIOXIDE Final Rejection LOWCARBON CO., LTD
18052788 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A VAPORIZABLE TABLET FOR USE IN AN ATOMIZER Final Rejection Jupiter Research, LLC
17962640 DIRECT REDUCTION SYSTEM UTILIZING HYDROGEN Final Rejection Midrex Technologies, Inc.
17242571 Smoking Substitute Consumable Final Rejection Imperial Tabacco Limited

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