Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: PIRO, NICHOLAS ANTHONY

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1738 1788

This examiner grants 38% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

38.1%
Allow Rate
-26.9% vs TC avg
92
Total Applications
+2.5%
Interview Lift
1239
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 21 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.6%
§101 Eligibility
5.8%
§102 Novelty
67.1%
§103 Obviousness
6.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18035946 PROCESS FOR CONCENTRATING DILUTED SULFURIC ACID Final Rejection BASF SE
18002871 COMPOSITE CATALYST PHYSICALLY MIXED WITH NICKEL OXIDE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY R&DB FOUNDATION
18009081 A WOOD-DERIVED CARBOHYDRATE COMPOSITION Final Rejection UPM-KYMMENE CORPORATION
18039474 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FABRICATING TWO-DIMENSIONAL MATERIAL BY USING GAS-PHASE METHOD Non-Final OA BEIHANG UNIVERSITY
18137793 Perovskite Oxygen Carriers and Methods for Making and Using Perovskite Oxygen Carriers Non-Final OA United States Department of Energy
18723378 GLASS CONTAINER COATED INTERNALLY WITH A METAL-ORGANIC FRAMEWORK Non-Final OA UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA
18716530 TREATMENT METHOD FOR ALLOY Final Rejection SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO., LTD.
18691381 METHOD FOR PRODUCING LITHIUM HYDROXIDE Non-Final OA SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO., LTD.
18267054 METHOD FOR PRODUCING LITHIUM HYDROXIDE Non-Final OA SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO., LTD.
17999287 Process for Production of Thermoplastic Vulcanizates using Supported Catalyst Systems and Compositions Made Therefrom Final Rejection ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc
18580637 NANO-SHEET FERRIC PHOSPHATE, PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA HUNAN BRUNP EV RECYCLING CO., LTD.
17920631 SPHERICAL SILICA POWDER Non-Final OA DENKA COMPANY LIMITED
18302576 HIGH ASSAY, LOW ENRICHED URANIUM DECONVERSION PROCESS Final Rejection TerraPower, LLC
17742116 THORIUM PEROXIDE-BASED GENERATORS FOR AC-225 GENERATION Final Rejection TerraPower, LLc
18204607 TITANIUM DIOXIDE NANOMATERIALS AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME Non-Final OA Qatar University
18004684 ALKALINE HYDROLYSIS OF WASTE CELLULOSE Final Rejection NOVAMONT S.P.A.
18208337 Method and System for Processing a Fluid Non-Final OA Blanco Futures, LLC
18036322 A method for the manufacture of reduced graphene oxide Final Rejection VERDICIO SOLUTIONS A.I.E.
18306271 COMPOSITION FOR GENERATING OXYGEN, OXYGEN GENERATOR, AND METHOD OF GENERATING OXYGEN Non-Final OA Diehl Aviation Gilching GmbH
18306272 COMPOSITION FOR GENERATING OXYGEN, OXYGEN GENERATOR, AND METHOD OF GENERATING OXYGEN Non-Final OA Diehl Aviation Gilching GmbH
18303632 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EXTRACTION OF ELEMENTS FROM AN AQUEOUS SOLUTION Non-Final OA Altillion, Inc.
17950947 METHOD FOR PRODUCING ANODE GRADE COKE FROM CRUDE OILS Non-Final OA INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LIMITED
18028662 ELECTRONIC WASTE COMPOSITE ARTICLE OR MATERIAL AND PROCESS FOR MAKING SAME Non-Final OA Excir Works Corp.
18105823 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EXTRACTION OF IRON VALUES FROM RED MUD Non-Final OA EESAVYASA TECHNOLOGIES PVT LTD.
18156979 COMPOSITE IONIC LIQUID AND PREPARATION METHOD AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA China University of Petroleum - Beijing
17978273 METHODS OF PRODUCING A GAS Non-Final OA ICA TriNova, LLC
18067782 AMMONIUM OCTAMOLYBDATE METAL HYDROXIDE COMPLEXES AND USES THEREOF AS SMOKE SUPPRESSANTS Non-Final OA J.M. Huber Corporation
17664253 Nanoporous Cerium Oxide Nanoparticle Macro-Structures In Polymeric Elastomers Non-Final OA Xheme Inc.
17627484 SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES FOR RECOVERY OF HIGH-GRADE RARE EARTH CONCENTRATE FROM ACID MINE DRAINAGE Non-Final OA West Virginia University
17613850 A Method and Apparatus for Processing Water Treatment Residuals Non-Final OA ARDEX Group GmbH

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