Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: PATEL, RONAK C

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1787 1788 1794 3781

This examiner grants 50% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

50.5%
Allow Rate
-19.5% vs TC avg
701
Total Applications
+56.7%
Interview Lift
1364
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 645 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
6.9%
§102 Novelty
70.1%
§103 Obviousness
18.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18319500 ARTIFICIAL GRAPHITE AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF, SECONDARY BATTERY CONTAINING SUCH ARTIFICIAL GRAPHITE, AND ELECTRIC APPARATUS Final Rejection CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
18386278 STRENGTHENED GLASSES WITH SODA LIME SILICATE GLASS CULLET ACCEPTABILITY Non-Final OA CORNING INCORPORATED
17782379 BIOACTIVE GLASS AS NUCLEIC ACID CARRIERS WITH PH SWITCH CONTROL-RELEASING Final Rejection CORNING INCORPORATED
18632387 COMPOSITE PANEL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING Non-Final OA General Electric Company
18486018 DIELECTRIC, CAPACITOR, ELECTRIC CIRCUIT, CIRCUIT BOARD, AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
17905460 SHOE SOLE AND SHOE Final Rejection ASICS CORPORATION
18645623 CALCIUM BASED NANOPARTICLE CORROSION INHIBITOR ADDITIVES Final Rejection ChampionX LLC
18495371 SINTERING METAL POWDER Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
17972928 LIGHT-EMITTING APPARATUS WITH IMPROVED CHARGE TRANSPORT LAYER Non-Final OA SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18635476 Core-Shell Nanodisc Synthesis and Applications to Single-Particle Targeted Magnetothermal Control of Biological Signaling Non-Final OA Massachusetts Institute of Technology
18206699 WATER-REPELLENT ORGANIC FINE PARTICLES HAVING SLIP PREVENTION EFFECT Final Rejection Daikin Industries, Ltd.
18299274 CONDUCTIVE TWO-DIMENSIONAL PARTICLE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, CONDUCTIVE FILM, CONDUCTIVE COMPOSITE MATERIAL, AND CONDUCTIVE PASTE Non-Final OA Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18041385 INDUCTION HEATING-CURED ADHESIVES Final Rejection NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
18045935 CHEMICALLY STRENGTHENED GLASS ARTICLE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA AGC Inc.
18070139 PARTICLE DISPERSION AND PROCESS FOR FORMING A PARTICLE DISPERSION Non-Final OA Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
18561121 WATER-ABSORBING RESIN PARTICLE, ABSORBER, AND ABSORBENT ARTICLE Non-Final OA SUMITOMO SEIKA CHEMICALS CO., LTD.
18405446 MESOPOROUS NITRIC OXIDE-RELEASING SILICA PARTICLES, METHODS OF MAKING, AND USES THEREOF Final Rejection University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc.
18487327 NANO-CRYSTALLINE REFRACTORY METAL CARBIDES, BORIDES OR NITRIDES WITH HOMOGENEOUSLY DISPERSED INCLUSIONS Non-Final OA The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
18725345 ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING SUPPORT MATERIAL WITH PARTICULATES Non-Final OA Evolve Additive Solutions, Inc.
17602228 LITHIUM METAL COMPOSITE OXIDE POWDER, POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING LITHIUM METAL COMPOSITE OXIDE POWDER Non-Final OA Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.
18174217 NON-POROUS HYBRID COATED POLYMER PARTICLES Final Rejection Waters Technologies Corporation
18687894 POLYMERIC PARTICULATE MATERIAL Non-Final OA THE UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM
18041860 BORON NITRIDE PARTICLES, RESIN COMPOSITION, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING RESIN COMPOSITION Final Rejection Denka Company Limited
18200314 GRAPHENE INTEGRATED CORE AND ASSOCIATED METHODS FOR THERMAL MANAGEMENT WITHIN PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS Non-Final OA BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY
18289369 Glass Fiber Composition with Low Dielectric Loss Non-Final OA CHINA NATIONAL BUILDING MATERIAL GROUP CO., LTD.
18478398 MICROCRYSTALLINE GLASS, MICROCRYSTALLINE GLASS PRODUCT, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA CDGM GLASS CO., LTD.
18055451 ANTIMICROBIAL/ANTIVIRAL POLYAMIDE FILM COMPOSITIONS Final Rejection Ascend Performance Materials Operations LLC
18284591 PLATINUM SOLUTION FOR SILVER DECORATION AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA NORITAKE CO., LIMITED
18284692 FINE RESIN PARTICLE, COATING FILM-SOFTENING AGENT, MATTING AGENT FOR PAINTS, STRESS RELIEVER FOR CURABLE RESINS, LIGHT DIFFUSER, LIGHT DIFFUSING RESIN COMPOSITION, AND RESIN COMPOSITION Final Rejection SEKISUI KASEI CO., LTD.
17797695 COMPOSITE POLYMERIC FILM Final Rejection Mylar Specialty Films U.S. Limited Partnership

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