Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: PENNY, TABATHA L

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1712 1792

This examiner grants 46% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

45.5%
Allow Rate
-19.5% vs TC avg
599
Total Applications
+22.9%
Interview Lift
1473
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 573 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
1.8%
§102 Novelty
89.9%
§103 Obviousness
5.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17797788 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AEROGEL BLANKET AND AEROGEL BLANKET MANUFACTURED THEREBY Final Rejection LG CHEM, LTD.
18137779 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA ASM IP Holding B.V.
18771137 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A COMPONENT OF A GAS TURBINE ENGINE Non-Final OA ROLLS-ROYCE plc
18630291 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREPARING METAL MATRIX COMPOSITE SUBSTRATES FOR SUBSEQUENT TREATMENT Final Rejection THE BOEING COMPANY
18036337 TECHNIQUES FOR COVALENT BONDING OF CARBON NANOTUBES TO SUBSTRATES Final Rejection University of Cincinnati
18358899 HIGH PHASE-PURITY GROWTH OF 1T'-TRANSITION METAL DICHALCOGENIDE MONOLAYERS Final Rejection City University of Hong Kong
17295206 METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN ACTIVE LAYER OF AN ELECTRODE FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL REDUCTION REACTIONS Final Rejection IFP Energies nouvelles
18674690 PROTECTIVE GLOVE FOR ELECTRIC WELDING, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA NANTONG QIANGSHENG NEW MATERIAL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18212297 FORMATION OF ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE LAYERS AT ROOM TEMPERATURE USING SILVER NANOPARTICULATE PROCESSING AND INKS FOR FORMING THE LAYERS Final Rejection EKC Technology, Inc.
18204342 METHODS OF VAPOR DEPOSITION OF METAL HALIDES Non-Final OA Trustees of Tufts College
17259692 UREA GRANULATION PROCESS Non-Final OA Casale SA
18558957 A METHOD AND A LINE FOR MANUFACTURING CERAMIC TILES, AND CERAMIC TILES Final Rejection Flooring Industries Limited, SARL
17415356 METHOD FOR VISUALIZING AND QUANTIFYING BIOFILM ON SOLID SURFACES Final Rejection DDP SPECIALTY ELECTRONIC MATERIALS US, LLC
17077459 SUSPENSION PLASMA SPRAY ABRADABLE COATING FOR CANTILEVER STATOR Final Rejection Raytheon Technologies Corporation
18254390 NOVEL COMPOUND, PRECURSOR COMPOSITION COMPRISING SAME, AND METHOD FOR PREPARING THIN FILM USING SAME Final Rejection HANSOL CHEMICAL CO., LTD
17965982 ODOR- AND EMISSION-REDUCED ANTI-CORROSION AGENT Non-Final OA Pfinder KG

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