Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: OLADAPO, TAIWO

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1731 1749 1771 1797

This examiner grants 53% of resolved cases

Analysis

Taiwo Oladapo, working in Art Unit 1731 of Tech Center 1700, has handled 1173 resolved cases. The allowance rate is 52.9%, suggesting a balanced examination. The median time to allowance is 1152 days for the 1173 cases in the examiner's portfolio.

An interview lift of 11.8% is observed, which provides a boost to the 52.9% baseline. This 11.8% increase suggests that verbal discussion can help clarify technical points and move cases toward allowance. Practitioners should be prepared for the 1152-day median pendency and use the lift to their advantage.

The 52.9% allowance rate indicates that success is not guaranteed. However, the 11.8% lift offers a clear path to improving those odds. This data from 1173 cases suggests that interviews are a valuable tool for navigating the 1152-day prosecution cycle.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

52.9%
Allow Rate
-12.1% vs TC avg
1,252
Total Applications
+11.8%
Interview Lift
1152
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1173 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.1%
§101 Eligibility
14.3%
§102 Novelty
55.2%
§103 Obviousness
16.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18713994 HYDROCRACKING CATALYST COMPRISING A ZEOLITE Y HAVING A LATTICE PARAMETER STRICTLY GREATER THAN 24.50 ANGSTROM AND A BETA ZEOLITE WITH A Y/BETA RATIO OF BETWEEN 5 AND 12 FOR THE PRODUCTION OF NAPHTHA Final Rejection IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES
18713324 HYDROCRACKING CATALYST COMPRISING A ZEOLITE Y AND A ZEOLITE BETA WITH A Y/BETA RATIO STRICTLY GREATER THAN 12 FOR NAPHTHA PRODUCTION Final Rejection IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES
18965321 FCC CO-PROCESSING OF BIOMASS OIL WITH HYDROGEN RICH CO-FEED Non-Final OA EXXONMOBIL TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING COMPANY
18906765 ISOPARAFFINIC KEROSENE COMPOSITIONS Final Rejection EXXONMOBIL TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING COMPANY
18427354 CARBON PARTICLE-BASED LUBRICANT FOR IMPROVING PRODUCTIVITY IN UNCONVENTIONAL FORMATIONS Non-Final OA SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
18863796 FLUORINE-CONTAINING ETHER COMPOUND, LUBRICANT FOR MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM AND MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA Resonac Corporation
18262868 BRANCHED PRIMARY ALKYL AMINES AS ADDITIVES FOR GASOLINE FUELS Non-Final OA BASF SE
18038753 STEEL SHEET AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Final Rejection JFE Steel Corporation
19105869 LUBRICATING OIL COMPOSITION Final Rejection IDEMITSU KOSAN CO.,LTD.
18851359 LUBRICANT Final Rejection IDEMITSU KOSAN CO.,LTD.
18717683 POLYAMIDE RESIN COMPOSITION AND MOLDED ARTICLE Non-Final OA ASAHI KASEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18700481 PRETREATMENT METHOD FOR RUBBER, PYROLYSIS TREATMENT METHOD FOR RUBBER, PRETREATED RUBBER, PYROLYSIS PRODUCT, AND PYROLYSIS OIL Final Rejection BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
17794250 GREASE COMPOSITION AND GREASE-SEALED BEARING Final Rejection NTN CORPORATION
18273210 HEAT-CURING EPOXY RESIN COMPOSITION SUITABLE FOR PRE-CURING PROCESSES WITHOUT ADDITIONAL METAL JOINING TECHNIQUES Non-Final OA SIKA TECHNOLOGY AG
18461214 POLISHING LIQUID FOR POLISHING COMPOUND SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE Non-Final OA DISCO CORPORATION
18373551 RUBBER COMPOSITION FOR TIRE TREAD AND TIRE Final Rejection Toyo Tire Corporation
18550825 SILOXANE COMPOUND AND A METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME Non-Final OA Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
18238317 CURABLE RESIN COMPOSITION FOR BONDING FILM, BONDING FILM, AND PRINTED-WIRING BOARD Final Rejection Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
18689988 POLYAMIDE RESIN COMPOSITION AND MOLDED ARTICLE FORMED FROM SAME Non-Final OA KOLON INDUSTRIES, INC.
18565768 METHOD OF MOLDING COMBUSTIBLE HEAT SOURCE FOR SMOKING ARTICLE, COMBUSTIBLE HEAT SOURCE MANUFACTURED BY THE METHOD, AND SMOKING ARTICLE INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA KT&G CORPORATION
18849083 GREASE COMPOSITION Final Rejection KYODO YUSHI CO., LTD.
18725392 HEAT TREATMENT WITH ADSORPTION PURIFICATION OF ORGANIC MATERIAL OF BIOLOGICAL ORIGIN Final Rejection Neste Oyj
18724301 RENEWABLE STABILIZED NAPHTHA-RANGE HYDROCARBON FEED, THERMAL CRACKING METHOD AND PRODUCTS THEREOF Final Rejection Neste Oyj
18924430 Lubricant Compositions Containing High C9 Disubstituted Diphenylamine Antioxidant Content Non-Final OA INFINEUM INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
18007584 Improvements in or Relating to Organic Compounds Non-Final OA GIVAUDAN SA
18886656 HEAVY, MEDIUM, AND LIGHT PLUNGER GREASE FOR HYDRAULIC PUMPS Non-Final OA INDUSTRIAL OILS UNLIMITED, LLC
18311438 ADDITIVE Final Rejection DUPONT NUTRITION BIOSCIENCES APS

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