Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: MENDEZ, ZULMARIAM

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1723 1754 1794 1795

This examiner grants 66% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

65.6%
Allow Rate
+0.6% vs TC avg
969
Total Applications
+22.1%
Interview Lift
1174
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 933 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
23.8%
§102 Novelty
59.6%
§103 Obviousness
10.4%
§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.
18452771 ELECTROLYSIS DEVICE Non-Final OA KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
18077082 SYSTEM FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC ENERGY PRODUCTION AND HYDROGEN GENERATION HAVING A REPEATABLE LAYOUT Non-Final OA Ohmium International, Inc.
18344237 ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL DEIONIZATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
17797687 ELECTROWINNING CELLS FOR THE SEGREGATION OF THE CATHODIC AND ANODIC COMPARTMENTS Final Rejection University of Kentucky Research Foundation
17984729 HYBRID STRUCTURE, MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR THE SAME, AND FOG CAPTURE INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA RESEARCH & BUSINESS FOUNDATION SUNGKYUNKWAN UNIVERSITY
18315999 HIGH-EFFICIENCY ELECTROLYSIS OF IRON ORE FOR IRON PRODUCTION Non-Final OA University of Utah Research Foundation
18341958 ELECTROPLATING SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
18354123 METHANE PRODUCTION SYSTEM AND METHANE PRODUCTION METHOD Non-Final OA NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
18763678 METHOD FOR PRODUCING HIGHB PURITY ALUMINUM FROM ALUMINUM CHLORIDE Final Rejection ALUMINUM TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
18240780 ELECTRODE, MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY, ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL, STACK, AND ELECTROLYZER Non-Final OA TOSHIBA ENERGY SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS CORPORATIONS
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
18130470 PROCESS FOR HYDROGEN PRODUCTION Non-Final OA TEC ADVANCED ANSTALT
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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