Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: MENDEZ, ZULMARIAM

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1723 1736 1754 1794 1795

This examiner grants 66% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

65.8%
Allow Rate
+0.8% vs TC avg
978
Total Applications
+22.0%
Interview Lift
1161
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 941 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
6.9%
§102 Novelty
84.2%
§103 Obviousness
4.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18825984 NOVEL CATHODE CONFIGURATION FOR ENHANCED ELECTROCHEMICAL CONVERSION OF CARBON DIOXIDE INTO REDUCED PRODUCTS Non-Final OA THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
19249867 THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM COUPLED TO A SOLID OXIDE SYSTEM AND A THERMAL CASCADE HEAT EXCHANGER Non-Final OA Rondo Energy, Inc.
18395403 CHEMICAL REACTION DEVICES INVOLVING ACID AND/OR BASE, AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS Final Rejection Massachusetts Institute of Technology
17438888 CHEMICAL REACTION DEVICES INVOLVING ACID AND/OR BASE, AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS Final Rejection Massachusetts Institute of Technology
18344237 ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL DEIONIZATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18077082 SYSTEM FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC ENERGY PRODUCTION AND HYDROGEN GENERATION HAVING A REPEATABLE LAYOUT Non-Final OA Ohmium International, Inc.
17797687 ELECTROWINNING CELLS FOR THE SEGREGATION OF THE CATHODIC AND ANODIC COMPARTMENTS Final Rejection University of Kentucky Research Foundation
18341958 ELECTROPLATING SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
18316053 CHEMICALLY FACILITATED ELECTROCHEMICAL METHODS FOR RECOVERY OF RARE EARTH ELEMENTS Non-Final OA Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC
18263109 METHOD FOR ELECTROWINNING NEODYMIUM COMPOUND AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR NEODYMIUM COMPOUND GRANULES USED THEREOF Non-Final OA KSM TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18358104 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED SINGLE TANK SURFACE TREATMENT Non-Final OA Dive Xtras Inc.
18219795 UNIFORM FLOW CONTROL AGITATION DEVICE FOR ELECTROPLATING Non-Final OA SINYANG SEMICONDUCTOR (SHANGHAI) TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION CO., LTD.
18250205 Reference Electrode for Molten Salts Non-Final OA ALPHA TECH RESEARCH CORP
18209678 GAS DIFFUSION ELECTRODE SUITABLE FOR USE IN CARBON DIOXIDE ELECTROLYZER AND MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY INCLUDING SAID GAS DIFFUSION ELECTRODE Non-Final OA Giner, Inc.
18255895 A METHOD OF PRODUCING SILICON Non-Final OA HELIOS PROJECT LTD
18067112 Process for Depositing and Prelithiating an Anode Active Material in Porous Conductive Particles for Lithium Batteries Non-Final OA Global Graphene Group, Inc.
18027468 SOLID ACID ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF HYDROGEN Non-Final OA SAFCELL INC.
17862090 Systems and Methods for Recovering Lithium from Brines Field Final Rejection Energy Exploration Technologies, Inc.
17529492 Systems and Methods for Recovering Lithium from Brines Field Final Rejection ENERGY EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

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