Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: MENON, KRISHNAN S

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1619 1771 1772 1777 1797

This examiner grants 60% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

59.8%
Allow Rate
-5.2% vs TC avg
1,569
Total Applications
+11.5%
Interview Lift
1185
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1505 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.0%
§101 Eligibility
23.8%
§102 Novelty
40.6%
§103 Obviousness
24.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18604714 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR FORMING APERTURES IN A SOLID STATE MEMBRANE USING DIELECTRIC BREAKDOWN Non-Final OA Oxford Nanopore Technologies PLC
18375985 AUTODIVERSION SAND SYSTEMS AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO PERFORM AUTODIVERSION OF A SAND SYSTEM Non-Final OA Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
18284147 Gas Separation Membranes Final Rejection Fujifilm Corporation
18668861 Reducing Corrosion and Fouling Inside Pipelines Non-Final OA Saudi Arabian Oil Company
18408806 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TREATING WATER SUPPLY WELLS Final Rejection SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
18460101 PENTA-AMINE-IMPREGNATED ULTRAFILTRATION SUPPORT MATRIX FOR RAPID FABRICATION OF A HYPER-CROSS-LINKED POLYAMIDE MEMBRANE Non-Final OA KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS
18364639 POLYIMIDE-BASED MEMBRANES FOR DESALINATION Non-Final OA KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS
18110292 METHOD FOR PREPARING ACTIVATED CARBON Final Rejection The Regents of the University of California
18368711 Fabrication Of Uniform High Density Nanostructure Array Non-Final OA THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
17893215 Method for fabricating oleophilic-hydrophobic nanofiber membrane and separation of water-in-oil emulsion using same method and waste heat Non-Final OA POSTECH Research and Business Development Foundation
18456090 SIMULTANEOUS QUANTIFICATION OF ANIONS USING ION CHROMATOGRAPHY AND SUPPRESSED ION CONDUCTIVITY DETECTION Final Rejection Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of Arizona State University
18833448 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OSMOTICALLY ASSISTED REVERSE OSMOSIS CONFIGURATIONS Non-Final OA MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

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