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Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: PIRO, NICHOLAS ANTHONY

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1732 1738 1788

This examiner grants 41% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

41.4%

Allow Rate

-23.6% vs TC avg

103

Total Applications

+36.7%

Interview Lift

1238

Avg Prosecution Days

Based on 29 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.5%

§101 Eligibility

14.5%

§102 Novelty

47.4%

§103 Obviousness

22.7%

§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #	Title	Status	Assignee
18023903	Ligand Compound, Organochromium Compound and Catalyst System Comprising the Same	Non-Final OA	LG Chem, Ltd.
17767800	TRANSITION METAL COMPOUND AND CATALYST COMPOSITION COMPRISING THE SAME	Non-Final OA	LG CHEM, LTD.
17919718	METHOD FOR REUSING ACTIVE MATERIAL USING POSITIVE ELECTRODE SCRAP	Final Rejection	LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
18243866	SILICON PROMOTED SINGLE WALL CARBON NANOTUBE SYNTHESIS	Non-Final OA	University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
18570430	INTEGRATED PROCESS AND CATALYSTS FOR MANUFACTURING HYDROGEN IODIDE FROM HYDROGEN AND IODINE	Non-Final OA	Honeywell International Inc.
18002871	COMPOSITE CATALYST PHYSICALLY MIXED WITH NICKEL OXIDE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME	Non-Final OA	SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY R&DB FOUNDATION
18691381	METHOD FOR PRODUCING LITHIUM HYDROXIDE	Non-Final OA	SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO., LTD.
18681346	METHOD FOR PRODUCING LITHIUM CONTAINING SOLUTION AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING LITHIUM HYDROXIDE	Non-Final OA	SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO., LTD.
18401946	NICKEL-CONTAINING COMPOSITE HYDROXIDE AND PRODUCTION PROCESS THEREFOR, POSITIVE-ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR A NONAQUEOUS-ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY AND PRODUCTION PROCESS THEREFOR, AND NONAQUEOUS-ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY	Non-Final OA	SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO., LTD.
18267054	METHOD FOR PRODUCING LITHIUM HYDROXIDE	Final Rejection	SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO., LTD.
17797212	METHOD FOR TREATING ALLOY	Non-Final OA	SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO., LTD.
17998934	PURIFICATION OF AROMATIC LIQUIDS	Non-Final OA	ARKEMA FRANCE
18004684	ALKALINE HYDROLYSIS OF WASTE CELLULOSE	Non-Final OA	NOVAMONT S.P.A.

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