Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: MCCLAIN, STARFARI TESHAWN

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1736

This examiner grants 92% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

92.3%
Allow Rate
+27.3% vs TC avg
39
Total Applications
+8.7%
Interview Lift
1217
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 26 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.1%
§101 Eligibility
27.0%
§102 Novelty
53.3%
§103 Obviousness
14.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17549378 Treatment of Sour Natural Gas Non-Final OA Saudi Arabian Oil Company
18043232 PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING LOW-NITROGEN SYNTHESIS GAS FROM NITROGEN-CONTAINING NATURAL GAS Non-Final OA Linde GmbH
17523861 Method for Direct Synthesis of Nanomaterials by Heating of Bulk Sources Final Rejection Northeastern University
18006929 Improving the purity of a CO2-rich stream Final Rejection TOPSOE A/S
17507837 PROCESS AND PLANT FOR PRODUCING CO-RICH SYNTHESIS GAS BY PARTIAL OXIDATION Non-Final OA L'Air Liquide, Société Anonyme pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procédés Georges Claude
18110028 PHOTOCATALYST-ATTACHED FILTER AND PREPARING METHOD OF THE SAME Non-Final OA INSTITUTE FOR BASIC SCIENCE
17807598 METHODS FOR SAFE DISPOSAL OF MERCURY FROM MERCURY-CONTAMINATED WASTE Non-Final OA US Ecology Holdings, Inc.

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