Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: PENNY, TABATHA L

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 1712 1784 1792 2899

This examiner grants 46% of resolved cases

Analysis

Tabatha L Penny is an examiner in Art Unit 1712 within Tech Center 2800. The examiner has 582 resolved cases. The allowance rate for these cases is 45.7 percent. This suggests a moderate challenge for applicants in this unit. The examiner's history in this unit offers a clear view of typical prosecution outcomes.

The interview lift is 22.8 percent, indicating that conducting an interview significantly increases the probability of allowance compared to the overall rate of 45.7 percent. This is a recommended strategy for practitioners to improve their outcomes. For cases that reach allowance, the median time to allowance is 1470 days. This pendency figure provides a benchmark for the duration of the prosecution process.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

45.7%
Allow Rate
-22.3% vs TC avg
608
Total Applications
+22.8%
Interview Lift
1470
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 582 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
6.8%
§102 Novelty
62.0%
§103 Obviousness
27.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18828576 SLURRY COMPOSITION FOR CHEMICAL MECHANICAL POLISHING, METHOD OF PREPARING SAME, AND CHEMICAL MECHANICAL POLISHING METHOD OF WAFER Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
19020134 DISPENSE VOLUME ADJUSTMENT BASED ON GAP WIDTH OF LOCATED FEATURES Non-Final OA Illinois Tool Works Inc.
17797788 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AEROGEL BLANKET AND AEROGEL BLANKET MANUFACTURED THEREBY Final Rejection LG CHEM, LTD.
18771137 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A COMPONENT OF A GAS TURBINE ENGINE Non-Final OA ROLLS-ROYCE plc
18279902 SOLIDIFICATION OF HEXYL 2-[4-(DIETHYLAMINO)-2-HYDROXYBENZOYL]BENZOATE Final Rejection BASF SE
19244382 Metallic Substrate Laser Treatment Non-Final OA RTX Corporation
18768570 AMORPHOUS CARBON FOR GAP FILL Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18358899 HIGH PHASE-PURITY GROWTH OF 1T'-TRANSITION METAL DICHALCOGENIDE MONOLAYERS Non-Final OA City University of Hong Kong
18036337 TECHNIQUES FOR COVALENT BONDING OF CARBON NANOTUBES TO SUBSTRATES Non-Final OA University of Cincinnati
18254390 NOVEL COMPOUND, PRECURSOR COMPOSITION COMPRISING SAME, AND METHOD FOR PREPARING THIN FILM USING SAME Final Rejection HANSOL CHEMICAL CO., LTD
17259692 UREA GRANULATION PROCESS Non-Final OA Casale SA

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