Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: PATEL, SMITA S

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1732 1788 1793

This examiner grants 70% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

70.3%
Allow Rate
+5.3% vs TC avg
438
Total Applications
+56.9%
Interview Lift
1339
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 414 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
4.0%
§102 Novelty
86.5%
§103 Obviousness
4.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17649236 ELECTRICITY AND HYDROGEN PRODUCTION FROM DEPLETED OIL/GAS RESERVOIRS USING AIR INJECTION AND GEOTHERMAL ENERGY HARVESTING Non-Final OA SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
19245818 AQUEOUS METHODS FOR TITANATING A CHROMIUM/SILICA CATALYST WITH AN ALKALI METAL Final Rejection Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP
18381437 Surfactant as Titanation Ligand Non-Final OA Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP
18166072 METHOD FOR LEACHING NICKEL FROM NICKEL ORE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING NICKEL SULFATE Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17765936 ALUMINA PARTICLE PRODUCTION METHOD Non-Final OA DIC Corporation
18048306 CATALYST FOR TREATING EXHAUST GAS Non-Final OA Johnson Matthey Public Limited Company
18297604 ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR EXTRACTING MINERALS AND METALS FROM ORE Non-Final OA LOCUS SOLUTIONS IPCO, LLC
18509020 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DIRECT AIR CARBON DIOXIDE CAPTURE Non-Final OA Capture6 Corp.
18043090 OXIDATION CATALYST COMPRISING A PLATINUM GROUP METAL AND A BASE METAL OR METALLOID OXIDE Non-Final OA BASF Mobile Emissions Catalysts LLC
18176595 SODIUM DOPED CARBON-BASED NANOMATERIAL AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA NABORS ENERGY TRANSITIONS SOLUTIONS LLC
17233939 CATALYST AND PROCESS FOR OXYCHLORINATION OF ETHYLENE TO DICHLOROETHANE Non-Final OA OXY VINYLS, LP

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