Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: MENON, KRISHNAN S

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1619 1772 1777 1797

This examiner grants 60% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

59.8%
Allow Rate
-5.2% vs TC avg
1,553
Total Applications
+11.8%
Interview Lift
1187
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1489 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.5%
§101 Eligibility
7.6%
§102 Novelty
83.8%
§103 Obviousness
4.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
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
18266516 PREVENTION OF MINERAL SCALE ON ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTING MEMBRANES Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of California
18110292 METHOD FOR PREPARING ACTIVATED CARBON Final Rejection The Regents of the University of California
18378679 Systems And Methods For Collecting A Platelet Product Having A Target Concentration Non-Final OA Fenwal Inc.
18284147 Gas Separation Membranes Non-Final OA Fujifilm Corporation
17893215 Method for fabricating oleophilic-hydrophobic nanofiber membrane and separation of water-in-oil emulsion using same method and waste heat Final Rejection POSTECH Research and Business Development Foundation
18456090 SIMULTANEOUS QUANTIFICATION OF ANIONS USING ION CHROMATOGRAPHY AND SUPPRESSED ION CONDUCTIVITY DETECTION Non-Final OA Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of Arizona State University
18368711 Fabrication Of Uniform High Density Nanostructure Array Non-Final OA THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
18408144 WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WITH BUILT-IN PIEZOELECTRIC BASED INTERFACES FOR WATER RECOVERY AND STERILIZATION VIBRATION Non-Final OA Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
18280146 FILTRATION MEMBRANE FROM A BLEND COMPRISING POLYSULFONE AND POLYOXAZOLINE AND METHOD MAKING THEREOF Non-Final OA Solventum Intellectual Properties Company
18266484 Polymeric Membrane Non-Final OA Solventum Intellectual Properties Company
18097657 WOUND-PLEATED FILTERS AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA ENTEGRIS, INC.
17980985 MEMBRANE FOR REMOVING ANIONIC MATERIALS Non-Final OA ENTEGRIS, INC.
18281095 PACKING MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND COLUMN FOR SIZE EXCLUSION CHROMATOGRAPHY Non-Final OA Resonac Corporation
18205425 ROTARY FILTER SYSTEM, A ROTARY FILTER DEVICE AND A SEPARATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Levitronix GmbH
18526487 METHODS OF TREATING COMPOUNDS USING VISIBLE LIGHT-ENABLED ACTIVATION OF PEROXYDISULFATE Non-Final OA THE TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM
17622010 FILTER ASSEMBLY AND SYSTEM Non-Final OA Donaldson Company, Inc.
17768516 DETERMINING INTERNAL FILTRATION RATE WITHIN A CAPILLARY HEMODIALYZER Final Rejection GAMBRO LUNDIA AB
17974875 COMPOSITE REVERSE OSMOSIS MEMBRANE AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
18268249 METHOD FOR CLEANING A FILTER MODULE, AND FILTER MODULE FOR CARRYING OUT SAID METHOD Non-Final OA FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
18016895 MULTI-STAGE MEMBRANE DISTILLATION DEVICE AND METHOD Non-Final OA KING ABDULLAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
18666032 METHODS FOR REDUCING IMPURITIES IN SILK FIBROIN PREPARATIONS Non-Final OA COCOON BIOTECH INC.
18547660 BYPASS CONTROL SLEEVE FOR SANITARY SPIRAL WOUND FILTER Non-Final OA BL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
17758633 SYSTEM FOR SELECTIVE REMOVAL OF A TARGET SUBSTANCE FROM A BIOLOGICAL FLUID Final Rejection Maco Pharma
18560264 METHOD FOR MONITORING A FILTRATION PROCESS Non-Final OA GLOBAL LIFE SCIENCES SOLUTIONS GERMANY GMBH
18498019 INTEGRATED DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ENRICHMENT, PURIFICATION AND SEPARATION OF MICROPLASTICS IN SECONDARY EFFLUENT Non-Final OA Xi’AN UNIVERSITY OF ARCHITECTURE AND TECHNOLOGY
18036378 ECO-FRIENDLY HEAT EXCHANGE SYSTEM BETWEEN WATER TREATMENT DEVICE AND EXTERNAL PLANT Non-Final OA BKT CO., LTD.
18490621 MICROPOROUS POLYOLEFIN MEMBRANES FROM BESPOKE SOLVENTS Non-Final OA Amtek Research International LLC
18482899 SURFACE WATER SULFIDE REDUCTION Non-Final OA Clearwater BioLogic LLC

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