Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: MCCLURE, CHRISTINA D

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1718

This examiner grants 29% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

28.6%
Allow Rate
-36.4% vs TC avg
429
Total Applications
+35.1%
Interview Lift
1300
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 371 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
6.1%
§102 Novelty
61.7%
§103 Obviousness
26.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17833841 INORGANIC POROUS COATINGS AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME Non-Final OA THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
18622168 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING DRY ELECTRODES ON A CURRENT COLLECTOR WITH THE AID OF A ROLLER SYSTEM, ROLLER SYSTEM, DRY ELECTRODE, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM Final Rejection Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
17917948 METHOD FOR INDUCING CONDUCTIVITY AT AND NEAR OXIDE INTERFACES Non-Final OA Technion Research & Development Foundation Limited
18838595 SUBTRATE PROCESSING METHOD AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
18709674 NITRIDE FILM FORMING METHOD AND PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
18589570 BOTTOM-UP DIRECTIONAL ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION (ALD) Final Rejection Tokyo Electron Limited
18004931 FILM FORMING METHOD AND FILM FORMING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
17483541 POROUS FILM, OPTICAL ELEMENT, OPTICAL SYSTEM, INTERCHANGEABLE LENS, OPTICAL DEVICE, AND POROUS FILM-MANUFACTURING METHOD Non-Final OA NIKON CORPORATION
18713007 COATING METHOD Final Rejection SAFRAN CERAMICS
17990776 METHOD OF FORMING SIOC AND SIOCN LOW-K SPACERS Non-Final OA ASM IP Holding B.V.
18905713 Substrate Processing Method, Method of Manufacturing Semiconductor Device, Non-transitory Computer-readable Recording Medium and Substrate Processing Apparatus Non-Final OA Kokusai Electric Corporation
18847683 REDUCING CAPACITANCE IN SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES Non-Final OA Lam Research Corporation
18847173 SEAM-FREE AND CRACK-FREE DEPOSITION Non-Final OA Lam Research Corporation
17642185 MONOALKOXYSILANES AND DENSE ORGANOSILICA FILMS MADE THEREFROM Non-Final OA VERSUM MATERIALS US, LLC
17621198 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS USING SAME FOR DEPOSITION OF SILICON-CONTAINING FILM Non-Final OA VERSUM MATERIALS US, LLC
17278842 METHODS FOR MAKING SILICON AND NITROGEN CONTAINING FILMS Final Rejection VERSUM MATERIALS US, LLC
16695676 1-Methyl-1-Iso-Propoxy-Silacycloalkanes And Dense Organosilica Films Made Therefrom Final Rejection Versum Materials US, LLC
17344035 Freestanding Ultrathin Membranes and Transfer-Free Fabrication Thereof Final Rejection Northeastern University
17619579 METHOD OF CONTROLLING AN AMOUNT OF SOLUBLE BASE CONTENT OF MATERIAL COMPRISING LITHIUM CARBONATE AND STRUCTURE, CATHODE, AND BATTERY FORMED USING THE METHOD Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of Colorado, a body corporate
17525094 LASER SURFACE PROCESSING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING NEAR PERFECT HEMISPHERICAL EMISSIVITY IN METALLIC SURFACES Non-Final OA NUtech Ventures
17714138 AUDIO DEVICE, ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT, AND RELATED METHODS OF MANUFATURING Final Rejection GN Hearing A/S
17919577 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FORMING A CONDUCTIVE FINE PATTERN Non-Final OA UNIJET CO., LTD.
18723274 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SLABS MADE OF STONE OR STONE-LIKE AGGLOMERATE MATERIAL AND HAVING DECORATIONS AND/ OR CHROMATIC EFFECTS, SLAB SO OBTAINED AND WORKING INTERMEDIATE OF A SLAB Final Rejection BRETON S.P.A.
17911207 Method for producing carbon-coated silicon particles Final Rejection Wacker Chemie AG
18550538 A COATING COMPOSITION Non-Final OA PPG Coatings Europe B.V.
14865038 Multi-Phase Pre-Reacted Thermal Barrier Coatings and Process Therefor Final Rejection UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
16288968 PROCESS FOR PRODUCING PARTICULATES OF GRAPHENE/CARBON-ENCAPSULATED ALKALI METAL, ELECTRODES, AND ALKALI METAL BATTERY Non-Final OA Nanotek Instruments, Inc.

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