Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: MCCRACKEN, DANIEL

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1736 1793

This examiner grants 72% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

71.8%
Allow Rate
+6.8% vs TC avg
1,223
Total Applications
+16.5%
Interview Lift
1071
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1193 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.4%
§101 Eligibility
18.8%
§102 Novelty
49.2%
§103 Obviousness
22.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18702777 METHOD OF FORMING GRAPHENE FILMS Final Rejection University of Massachusetts
18573310 CATALYST FOR PRODUCING CARBON NANOTUBES Non-Final OA LG CHEM, LTD.
18559306 Apparatus and Method for Gaseous Hydrocarbon Self-Catalyzation, Reforming, and Solid Carbon Deposition Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of California
17998425 CARBON NANOSTRUCTURE COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR PURIFICATION THEREOF Final Rejection The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
18529697 NANO-DRUG DELIVERY COMPONENT INCLUDING A CARBON-BASED NANOMATERIAL COMPOSITION, METHOD OF DELIVERING A NANO-DRUG DELIVERY COMPONENT INCLUDING A CARBON-BASED NANOMATERIAL COMPOSITION, AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA Nabors Energy Transition Solutions LLC

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