Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: MCCLAIN, STARFARI TESHAWN

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1736 1738

This examiner grants 93% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

92.9%
Allow Rate
+27.9% vs TC avg
44
Total Applications
+8.0%
Interview Lift
1189
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 28 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
5.6%
§102 Novelty
88.9%
§103 Obviousness
5.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17549378 Treatment of Sour Natural Gas Non-Final OA Saudi Arabian Oil Company
18014929 HYBRID METAL OXIDE PARTICLES Final Rejection BASF SE
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
18328951 PROCESSING OF SULFUR SPECIES WITH DEEP EUTECTIC SOLVENTS OR IONIC LIQUIDS Non-Final OA KING ABDULLAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
18254039 Processes and Systems for Upgrading a Hydrocarbon-Containing Feed Non-Final OA ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.
18006929 Improving the purity of a CO2-rich stream Final Rejection TOPSOE A/S
18338927 SOLID CATALYST COMPOSITION FOR ORGANIC WASTE TREATMENT, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA Tetanti AgriBiotech Inc.
17961875 RENEWABLE ENERGY HYDROCARBON PROCESSING METHOD AND PLANT Non-Final OA Woodside Energy Technologies Pty Ltd
17807598 METHODS FOR SAFE DISPOSAL OF MERCURY FROM MERCURY-CONTAMINATED WASTE Non-Final OA US Ecology Holdings, Inc.

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