Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: ORME, PATRICK JAMES

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1776 1779

This examiner grants 59% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

59.1%
Allow Rate
-5.9% vs TC avg
494
Total Applications
+15.0%
Interview Lift
1337
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 474 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.9%
§101 Eligibility
17.0%
§102 Novelty
38.5%
§103 Obviousness
35.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18374378 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TREATING WASTEWATER Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
19304507 Rain Water Collection, Filtration, and Life Boat System Non-Final OA Intergalactic Services 24/7, LLC
18018337 METHOD FOR OPERATING SEPARATION MEMBRANE MODULE, COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM HAVING PROGRAM RECORDED THEREON, AND WATER PRODUCTION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Toray Industries, Inc.
18213114 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING MICROBIOLOGICALLY CONTROLLED FLUID Non-Final OA BAXTER HEALTHCARE SA
18013902 METHOD FOR OPERATING DESALTING DEVICE Non-Final OA KURITA WATER INDUSTRIES LTD.
18025651 FLUID TREATMENT DEVICE Non-Final OA SEOUL VIOSYS CO., LTD.
18032933 PROCESS FOR THE PURIFICATION OF AN ACIDIC HUMAN MILK OLIGOSACCHARIDE FROM FERMENTATION BROTH Non-Final OA FrieslandCampina Nederland B.V.
18521008 WATER SURFACE CLEANING ROBOT Non-Final OA Taizhou Dibiao Technology Co., Ltd.
18457371 METHOD FOR CONSTRUCTING DYNAMIC-LIKE MEMBRANE TO CONTROL MEMBRANE FOULING OF MBR Non-Final OA Xi’AN UNIVERSITY OF ARCHITECTURE AND TECHNOLOGY
18365240 AMMONIA-CONTAINING WASTEWATER TREATMENT METHOD AND APPARATUS THEREOF Non-Final OA HAN-LIN LIN
18352934 Methods of Making Purified Water from the Fischer-Tropsch Process Non-Final OA Velocys Technologies, Ltd.
18247022 COMPACT ULTRAVIOLET FLUID DISINFECTION DEVICE AND METHOD Non-Final OA Pentair, Inc.
17511004 CONTROL MECHANISM FOR SELF-CLEANING FILTRATION SYSTEMS Non-Final OA AMIAD WATER SYSTEMS LTD.
15630648 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR NUTRIENT REMOVAL WITH CARBON ADDITION Final Rejection Bernhard Wett

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