Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: MILLER, JONATHAN

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 1771 1772 4138

This examiner grants 80% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

80.0%
Allow Rate
+20.0% vs TC avg
957
Total Applications
+18.7%
Interview Lift
889
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 919 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.1%
§101 Eligibility
12.3%
§102 Novelty
38.4%
§103 Obviousness
31.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18275525 SEPARATION AND RECOVERY DEVICE, SEPARATION AND RECOVERY METHOD, DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM, AND DEVELOPER RECYCLING METHOD Non-Final OA ASAHI KASEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18384014 FRACTIONAL DISTILLATION SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA ENTEGRIS, INC.
18784381 DISPOSAL OF CONTAMINATED WATER Non-Final OA CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY
18293842 BIOMASS GASIFIER, BIOMASS GASIFICATION PLANT, AND PRODUCTION METHOD OF BIOMASS GAS Final Rejection MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18623724 SURFACE EVAPORATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA HYDROZONIX, LLC
18926212 PYROLYSIS AND COMBUSTION CONTROL IN PYROLYSIS REACTORS, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA Modern Hydrogen, Inc.
18846135 METHOD FOR PYROLYZING LIGNEOUS BIOMASS Non-Final OA GROUPE ONYM
18842201 CONTINUOUSLY OPERATING PYROLYSIS EQUIPMENT AND METHOD TO PERFORM PYROLYSIS PROCESS Non-Final OA Wastewise Group Oy
18816904 DIRECT RECTIFICATION OF MOLECULAR SIEVE REGENERANT AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME Non-Final OA IntegroEnergy Technologies LLC
18780946 Reactive Distillation System and Method for Production of Hydrogen from Hydriodic Acid Non-Final OA Thiozen Inc.
18730293 SEPARATION OF HYDROCARBONS BY EXTRACTIVE SOLVENT Non-Final OA Dev Mohan MOHUNTA
18742919 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SUBSTANTIALLY HORIZONAL ROTATING REFLUX DISTILLATION APPARATUS Non-Final OA Development Technologies LLC
18716361 WATER, MINERALS AND COOLING GENERATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA XDI Holdings, LLC
18637505 ORTHOGONAL PYROLYSIS SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED METHODS Non-Final OA American Bio-Energy Converting Corp.
18700123 METHOD FOR OPERATING A COKE OVEN PLANT Non-Final OA PAUL WURTH S.A.
18694577 SEAWATER DESALINATION EQUIPMENT Non-Final OA MANZEON CO., LTD.
18581973 ROTARY EVAPORATOR AND CONTROL MODULE THEREFOR Non-Final OA Hans Heidolph GmbH
18292798 An energy system comprising a mechanical vapor recompression (MVR) subsystem and a method for producing energy Non-Final OA Aquafair AB
18394816 SOLUTION CIRCULATION CONCENTRATING DEVICE WITH HIGH SOLAR ENERGY UTILIZATION EFFICIENCY AND CONCENTRATING METHOD USING THE SAME Non-Final OA SICHUAN HUIWEI RONGDA TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
18570107 PROCESS FOR RECYCLING WASTE CONSISTING OF POLYMERIC, COMPOSITE AND INDUSTRIAL RUBBER MATERIALS Non-Final OA OBSHCHESTVO S OGRANICHENNOY OTVETSTVENNOST'YU "CHISTAYA ENERGIYA"
18539085 SYSTEM, APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR HYDROCARBON PROCESSING Non-Final OA Enerflex US Holdings Inc.
18200256 SUSTAINABLE AND CIRCULAR WATER DEMINERALIZATION WITH ZERO WASTE DISCHARGE Non-Final OA Effluent Free Desalination Corporation

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