Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: MELLOTT, JAMES M

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1712 1759 1794

This examiner grants 50% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

49.8%
Allow Rate
-15.2% vs TC avg
598
Total Applications
+46.6%
Interview Lift
1229
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 548 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
4.8%
§102 Novelty
81.6%
§103 Obviousness
3.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18134295 Non-Uniform-Thickness Layers and Methods for Forming Final Rejection California Institute of Technology
18469553 ELECTRODE COATING DEVICE Non-Final OA SK On Co., Ltd.
19251984 METHODS FOR FORMING A DOPED HIGH-K LAYER ON A SUBSTRATE Non-Final OA ASM IP Holding B.V.
17597838 BEAM COLLIMATION TOOL Final Rejection Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18112803 FABRICATION OF EUV MASKS USING A COMBINATION OF MONOLAYER LITHOGRAPHY AND AREA SELECTIVE DEPOSITION Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18173365 INKJET INKS FOR DEPOSITION AND REMOVAL IN A LASER DICING PROCESS Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
16971239 SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF FORMATION OF A METAL HARDMASK IN DEVICE FABRICATION Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18884045 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING POROUS-STRETCHABLE FILM USING WET FILTER PAPER Final Rejection Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
18866108 CAPACITIVELY COUPLED PLASMA-ENHANCED ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION METHOD Non-Final OA CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE
17780616 FORMING NANOWIRES Non-Final OA Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
17626202 USE OF FLAKE-FORM EFFECT PIGMENTS FOR INCREASING THE INFRARED REFLECTION OF A DARK OR BLACK LAYER COMPOSITE Final Rejection Merck Patent GmbH
17183138 SENSOR TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION INTO COATING TRACK Final Rejection Tokyo Electron Limited
18312044 Electrode for Oxidation of Nitrogen-Containing Compounds, Preparation Method and Applications Thereof Non-Final OA Feng Chia University
19037966 ADDITIVE MANUFACTURE OF OPTICAL COMPONENTS Final Rejection Danbury Mission Technologies, LLC
17338118 METHOD OF REPLICATING A MICROSTRUCTURE PATTERN Non-Final OA VIAVI SOLUTIONS INC.
18791800 HELMETS INCLUDING SPRAY ON MATERIALS Non-Final OA Galvion Ltd.
18911469 METHOD FOR INCREASING THE EFFICIENCY OF A SOLAR MODULE OR A SOLAR COLLECTOR Non-Final OA GELITA AG
18721589 METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING THE DISPENSING OF AN ADHESIVE Non-Final OA Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
18844995 PRINTABLE SUBSTRATES WITH BARRIER PROPERTIES Non-Final OA KNOWFORT HOLDING B.V.
18811855 METHOD OF PRODUCING A WORKPIECE WITH A STRUCTURED LAYER Final Rejection Hymmen GmbH Maschinen- und Anlagenbau
18833721 METHOD FOR FORMING MULTILAYER COATING FILM Final Rejection KANSAI PAINT CO., LTD.
18273353 SUBSTRATE, SELECTIVE FILM DEPOSITION METHOD, DEPOSITION FILM OF ORGANIC MATTER, AND ORGANIC MATTER Non-Final OA CENTRAL GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED
18360595 METHOD AND LENS HOLDER FOR TINTING A SPECTACLE LENS Non-Final OA Carl Zeiss Vision International GmbH
18662708 DUST REPELLENT SILICA AND TITANIA COATINGS Non-Final OA Voyager Space IP Holdings, LLC
18702932 METHOD FOR SPRAY COATING A SURFACE ATTACHED HYDROGEL Non-Final OA ALBERT-LUDWIGS-UNIVERSITÄT FREIBURG
17919411 MOLDABLE AND MOLDED CELLULOSE-BASED STRUCTURAL MATERIALS, AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FORMING AND USE THEREOF Final Rejection UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK
18262697 METHOD FOR STABILISATION, HYDROPHOBATION AND ENHANCED DURABILITY TREATMENT OF RENEWABLE LIGNO-CELLULOSIC MATERIALS AND A RESULTING BIO-BASED PRODUCT Non-Final OA FIBERDOM OY
17737995 WATER-DISPERSIBLE ARTICLE INCLUDING WATER-DISPERSIBLE CORE CONSTRUCTION Final Rejection MONOSOL, LLC
17257310 PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A MULTILAYER MATTE COATED SURFACE AND A PRODUCT CONTAINING A MULTILAYER COATED SURFACE Final Rejection SCHATTDECOR SP. Z.O.O.

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