Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: MENDEZ, ZULMARIAM

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1723 1736 1754 1759 1794 1795

This examiner grants 66% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

66.0%
Allow Rate
+1.0% vs TC avg
981
Total Applications
+22.0%
Interview Lift
1163
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 949 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.0%
§101 Eligibility
22.2%
§102 Novelty
62.4%
§103 Obviousness
9.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18545620 WATER ELECTROLYSIS DEVICE Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18493809 SYSTEM OF RECOVERING LITHIUM PRECURSOR AND METHOD OF RECOVERING LITHIUM PRECURSOR Non-Final OA SK INNOVATION CO., LTD.
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
18384164 JIG FOR LAMINATE PRODUCTION, METHOD FOR LAMINATE PRODUCTION, PACKAGE, LAMINATE, ELECTROLYZER, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING ELECTROLYZER Non-Final OA ASAHI KASEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18384172 JIG FOR LAMINATE PRODUCTION, METHOD FOR LAMINATE PRODUCTION, PACKAGE, LAMINATE, ELECTROLYZER, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING ELECTROLYZER Non-Final OA ASAHI KASEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18354123 METHANE PRODUCTION SYSTEM AND METHANE PRODUCTION METHOD Final Rejection NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
18248987 METHOD FOR RECOVERING NOBLE METAL FROM HETEROGENEOUS CATALYSTS CONTAINING NOBLE METAL Final Rejection Heraeus Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG
18532418 METAL COMPOUND BASED CATALYSTS FOR ELECTROSYNTHESIS OF HYDROGEN PEROXIDE AND LINEAR PAIRED ELECTROCHEMICAL VALORIZATION OF BIOMASS-DERIVED FEEDSTOCKS Non-Final OA Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
18067112 Process for Depositing and Prelithiating an Anode Active Material in Porous Conductive Particles for Lithium Batteries Non-Final OA Global Graphene Group, Inc.

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