Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: MAYES, MELVIN C

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1700 1716 1731 1732 1733 1747 1759 1791 1793 1798

This examiner grants 33% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

33.3%
Allow Rate
-31.7% vs TC avg
138
Total Applications
+3.8%
Interview Lift
1580
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 120 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
8.2%
§102 Novelty
76.5%
§103 Obviousness
6.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18176215 RUTHENIUM ETCHANT COMPOSITION, PATTERN FORMATION METHOD USING SAME COMPOSITION, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ARRAY SUBSTRATE, AND ARRAY SUBSTRATE MANUFACTURED THEREBY Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD
19249756 NEAR-INFRARED ABSORBING GLASS AND NEAR-INFRARED CUT FILTER Final Rejection HOYA CORPORATION
17759847 AEROSOL-GENERATING MATERIAL Non-Final OA Nicoventures Trading Limited
18001447 GLASS COMPOSITION FOR CHEMICAL STRENGTHENING AND CHEMICALLY STRENGTHENED GLASS ARTICLE Non-Final OA Nippon Sheet Glass Company, Limited
18008506 SURFACE TREATMENT METHOD Non-Final OA SINTOKOGIO, LTD.
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
18027160 METHOD FOR PRODUCING A PERMANENT MAGNET FROM A MAGNETIC STARTING MATERIAL Final Rejection MIMplus Technologies GmbH & Co. KG
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.
17557920 ZERO-VALENT METAL AND BLACK CARBON FRAMEWORK AND METHOD OF USING SAME Non-Final OA MuniRem Environmental, LLC
17242571 Smoking Substitute Consumable Final Rejection Imperial Tabacco Limited

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