Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: MURATA, AUSTIN

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1712 1715 1717 1718 1724 1741 2681 2813 3771

This examiner grants 61% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

60.6%
Allow Rate
-9.4% vs TC avg
780
Total Applications
+20.8%
Interview Lift
1202
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 738 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.0%
§101 Eligibility
11.1%
§102 Novelty
60.8%
§103 Obviousness
24.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18983724 ADHESION PROMOTER, LAMINATE AND METHOD OF FORMING THE LAMINATE Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19010605 Method of Preparing Positive Electrode Final Rejection LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
17914475 Method of Manufacturing Electrode Including Folding Portion and Electrode Sheet Including Folding Portion Final Rejection LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
18441148 SELECTIVE DEPOSITION OF METAL OXIDE Non-Final OA ASM IP Holding B.V.
18836015 ELECTRODE PRODUCTION APPARATUS, STACK SEPARATOR PRODUCTION APPARATUS, LIQUID APPLICATION APPARATUS, ELECTRODE PRODUCTION METHOD, STACK SEPARATOR PRODUCTION METHOD, AND LIQUID APPLICATION METHOD Non-Final OA RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
18407442 BATTERY DEVICE Non-Final OA SK On Co., Ltd.
17802603 Method for Producing an Electrode Non-Final OA Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
19028922 MULTI-LAYERED COATING FORMED BY DIFFERENT PROCESSES Final Rejection Ford Global Technologies, LLC
18783713 PHYSICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION (PVD) SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROCESSING TARGET Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LIMITED
18232631 METHODS OF FORMING CONFORMAL TRANSITION METAL DICHALCOGENIDE FILMS Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18719968 MEDICAL INSTRUMENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Final Rejection Aesculap AG
18687336 COMPOSITION Non-Final OA Merck Patent GmbH
19047338 METHODS FOR PREPARING AND USING AT LEAST ONE PROTECTIVE COATING ON INDUSTRIAL COMPONENTS AND STORAGE SYSTEMS Non-Final OA North Carolina State University
19047925 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ATOMIC-SCALE FABRICATION Non-Final OA UT-Battelle, LLC
18889892 PARTICLES, METHOD FOR PRODUCING PARTICLES, METHOD FOR PRODUCING NEGATIVE ELECTRODE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SECONDARY BATTERY Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
18943396 Multi-Component Electro-Mechanical Flame Spray Deposition System Final Rejection Kennametal Inc.
19013591 LITHIUM-STUFFED GARNET ELECTROLYTES WITH A REDUCED SURFACE DEFECT DENSITY AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME Final Rejection QuantumScape Battery, Inc.
18541108 THIN FILM LITHIUM CONDUCTING POWDER MATERIAL DEPOSITION FROM FLUX Non-Final OA QUANTUMSCAPE BATTERY, INC.
19000542 SOLID PHASE PROCESSING OF NONCRYSTALLINE HIGH ENTROPY ALLOY COATINGS Non-Final OA Cornell University
18622158 ELECTROCHEMICAL APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS Non-Final OA Ningde Amperex Technology Limited

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