Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: PATEL, SMITA S

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1732 1793

This examiner grants 70% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

70.1%
Allow Rate
+5.1% vs TC avg
432
Total Applications
+56.8%
Interview Lift
1412
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 412 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
12.7%
§102 Novelty
49.7%
§103 Obviousness
22.9%
§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
18166072 METHOD FOR LEACHING NICKEL FROM NICKEL ORE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING NICKEL SULFATE Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17656587 COLD SINTERING PROCESS OF USING SODIUM BETA ALUMINA Non-Final OA The Penn State Research Foundation
17946651 METAL OXIDES-SILICA COMPOSITE AND METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME Non-Final OA Academia Sinica
18048306 CATALYST FOR TREATING EXHAUST GAS Non-Final OA Johnson Matthey Public Limited Company
18723368 Precipitated Silica and Process for Its Manufacture Non-Final OA Rhodia Operations
17765936 ALUMINA PARTICLE PRODUCTION METHOD Non-Final OA DIC Corporation
18297604 ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR EXTRACTING MINERALS AND METALS FROM ORE Non-Final OA LOCUS SOLUTIONS IPCO, LLC
18042706 OXIDATION CATALYST COMPRISING A PLATINUM GROUP METAL AND A BASE METAL OXIDE Final Rejection BASF MOBILE EMISSIONS CATALYSTS LLC
18176558 OXYGEN DOPED CARBON-BASED NANOMATERIAL AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA NABORS ENERGY TRANSITION SOLUTIONS 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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