Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: PATEL, SMITA S

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1716 1732 1788 1793

This examiner grants 70% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

70.1%
Allow Rate
+5.1% vs TC avg
444
Total Applications
+57.1%
Interview Lift
1339
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 415 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.7%
§101 Eligibility
11.1%
§102 Novelty
53.2%
§103 Obviousness
23.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18176558 OXYGEN DOPED CARBON-BASED NANOMATERIAL AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME Final Rejection NABORS ENERGY TRANSITION SOLUTIONS LLC
19245818 AQUEOUS METHODS FOR TITANATING A CHROMIUM/SILICA CATALYST WITH AN ALKALI METAL Non-Final OA Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP
18381437 Surfactant as Titanation Ligand Final Rejection Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP
17765936 ALUMINA PARTICLE PRODUCTION METHOD Final Rejection DIC Corporation
17656587 COLD SINTERING PROCESS OF USING SODIUM BETA ALUMINA Final Rejection The Penn State Research Foundation
18407660 DIPODAL SILANE BONDED SORBENTS FOR SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION AND USE THEREOF FOR OLIGONUCLEOTIDE EXTRACTION Non-Final OA Waters Technologies Corporation

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