Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: MILLER, DANIEL H

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1783 1794

This examiner grants 53% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

53.4%
Allow Rate
-11.6% vs TC avg
717
Total Applications
+19.3%
Interview Lift
1527
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 687 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
14.7%
§102 Novelty
66.2%
§103 Obviousness
11.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18170059 Methods for Joining Composite Components to Form a Unitary Composite Component Non-Final OA General Electric Company
18585500 SP2-Bonded Carbon Structures Non-Final OA TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
18248112 STRUCTURE, SLIDING MEMBER, CONNECTOR, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING STRUCTURE Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
17974994 SINGLE-CRYSTALLINE STACK STRUCTURE OF TWO-DIMENSIONAL TRANSITION METAL CHALCOGENIDE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME Non-Final OA RESEARCH & BUSINESS FOUNDATION SUNGKYUNKWAN UNIVERSITY
17441096 BASE MATERIAL FOR HARD SINTERED MATERIAL, HARD SINTERED MATERIAL, AND CUTTING TOOL Final Rejection MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION
18512555 OH GROUP-CONTAINING PHOSPHOR-FLUORESCENT MATERIAL INCLUDING VALLEYTRONICS MATERIAL AND FLUORESCENT ORGANIC MATERIAL Non-Final OA Inha University Research and Business Foundation
18248894 CARBON DOPED METAL OXYFLUORIDE (C:M-0-F) LAYER AS PROTECTION LAYER IN FLUORINE PLASMA ETCH PROCESSES Non-Final OA Oerlikon Surface Solutions AG, Pfäffikon
17663956 REACTION-BONDED SILICON-CARBIDE WITH IN-SITU FORMED SILICON LAYER FOR OPTICAL FINISHING Non-Final OA II-VI Delaware, Inc.
18202762 SUPERHARD COMPACTS, ASSEMBLIES INCLUDING THE SAME, AND METHODS INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA US Synthetic Corporation
18016237 COATED SUBSTRATES AND METHODS FOR THE PREPARATION THEREOF Final Rejection National Research Council of Canada
18566377 AQUEOUS COATING COMPOSITION Non-Final OA Omya International AG
18571564 FIBER-REINFORCED METAL COMPOSITE MEMBER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA SHENZHEN UNIVERSITY
18123666 ENVIRONMENTAL BARRIER COATING WITH THERMAL RESISTANCE Non-Final OA RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
18558712 A METHOD FOR PRODUCING CERAMIC TILES, AND CERAMIC TILES Non-Final OA Marazzi Group SRL
18015811 AEROGEL-CONTAINING INSULATION LAYER Non-Final OA Outlast Technologies GmbH
18015242 SYNTHESIS OF CARBON NANO-ONIONS BY NANODIAMOND ANNEALING AND FUNCTIONALIZATION OF CARBON MATERIALS Final Rejection ATOMIQ INC
17913762 CONDUCTIVE ELEMENT Final Rejection QUANTUM CONDUCTORS LTD
17631469 HEAT CONDUCTING SHEET AND ITS METHOD OF MANUFACTURE Non-Final OA SHOWA MARUTSUTSU COMPANY, LTD.

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