Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: QUIST, NICOLE LEE

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1738

This examiner grants 93% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

93.3%
Allow Rate
+28.3% vs TC avg
71
Total Applications
+9.5%
Interview Lift
1209
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 30 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.8%
§101 Eligibility
20.2%
§102 Novelty
44.3%
§103 Obviousness
23.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18325211 MOLECULAR SIEVE BORON SSZ-121, ITS SYNTHESIS AND USE Non-Final OA Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
18206487 SAPO-34 MOLECULAR SIEVE WITH SMALL CRYSTAL SIZE AND A HOLLOW STRUCTURE RAPIDLY SYNTHESIZED BY USING WASTE MTO CATALYST AND METHOD FOR PREPARATION THEREOF Non-Final OA CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM (EAST CHINA)
18206477 LONG-LIFETIME SAPO-34 CATALYST PREPARED FROM MTO WASTE CATALYST AS RAW MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR PREPARATION THEREOF Non-Final OA China University of Petroleum (East China)
18190899 DESULFURISATION OF LEAD-CONTAINING WASTE Final Rejection CAMBRIDGE ENTERPRISE LIMITED
17902021 MIXED CATHODE UPCYCLING Non-Final OA Worcester Polytechnic Institute
18307317 METAL OXIDE-COATED TERNARY CATALYST AND PREPARING METHOD OF THE SAME Non-Final OA RESEARCH & BUSINESS FOUNDATION SUNGKYUNKWAN UNIVERSITY
18190132 EXHAUST PURIFICATION DEVICE Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18035824 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CATALYST FOR MANUFACTURE OF VINYL ACETATE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING VINYL ACETATE Non-Final OA Resonac Corporation
18044241 Sorption-enhanced water-gas shift process for the formation of a CO2 product stream and an H2 product stream Non-Final OA Nederlandse Organisatie voor toegepast-natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek TNO
18247217 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING PRODUCT GAS AND USE Non-Final OA TEKNOLOGIAN TUTKIMUSKESKUS VTT OY
17804319 ALUMINUM NITRIDE PARTICLE Non-Final OA NGK Insulators, Ltd.
17906694 Preparation of Cerium (III) Carbonate Dispersion Final Rejection Rohm and Haas Company
18719581 PROCESS FOR PRODUCING HYDROGEN AND METHOD OF RETROFITTING A HYDROGEN PRODUCTION UNIT Non-Final OA Johnson Matthey Public Limited Company
18004992 LITHIUM IODIDE NONAQUEOUS SOLUTION, LITHIUM IODIDE, NONAQUEOUS SOLVATE OF LITHIUM IODIDE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING LITHIUM IODIDE NONAQUEOUS SOLUTION, METHOD FOR PRODUCING LITHIUM IODIDE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING NONAQUEOUS SOLVATE OF LITHIUM IODIDE Final Rejection CENTRAL GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED
17911825 PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF TRANSITION METAL NANOPARTICLES Non-Final OA BASF CORPORATION
18248775 IRON-POTASSIUM-CERIUM-BASED COMPOSITE OXIDE CATALYST, AND PREPARATION AND APPLICATION THEREOF Non-Final OA SHANGHAI RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF PETROCHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY, SINOPEC
17759324 IMPROVEMENTS RELATED TO SORBENT MEDIA Final Rejection Genesis Systems LLC
18427241 CONVERSION OF MINE WASTE MATERIALS INTO SUPPLEMENTARY CEMENTITIOUS MATERIALS Final Rejection CR Minerals Company, LLC
17871517 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CARBON FIBER AND CARBON FIBER COMPOSITE BOTTLE Non-Final OA FORMOSA PLASTICS CORPORATION
18043876 PROCESS FOR DECARBONATING CARBONATED MATERIALS AND DEVICE THEREFOR Non-Final OA CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTÍFICAS (CSIC)
18011192 CARBON NANOTUBES, CARBON NANOTUBE DISPERSION LIQUID, CARBON NANOTUBE RESIN COMPOSITION, MIXTURE SLURRY, ELECTRODE FILM, NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY, AND VEHICLE Final Rejection TOYOCOLOR CO., LTD.
17997968 PROCESS FOR PRODUCING HYDROGEN Final Rejection Johnson Matthey Davy Technologies Limited
18016588 METHOD FOR PRODUCING CALCIUM CARBONATE BY UTILIZING SEA WATER AND BURNED SHELLS, AND CALCIUM CARBONATE AND CALCIUM AGENT PRODUCED THEREBY Non-Final OA KOREA MARITIME UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION
18034647 MIXED CATALYTIC SYSTEM FOR THE CONVERSION OF CO2 AND/OR OF CO IN A COLD PLASMA-CATALYSIS HYBRID PROCESS Non-Final OA ECOLE NATIONALE SUPERIEURE DE CHIMIE DE PARIS
18041177 OXYGEN STORAGE CAPACITY ENHANCED COMPOSITIONS Non-Final OA Neo Performance Materials (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
18055680 SORBENT DEVICES Final Rejection CALGON CARBON CORPORATION
17912798 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CARBON DIOXIDE CAPTURE Non-Final OA Global Thermostat Operations, LLC
17818949 LITHIUM RECOVERY FROM BRNIE Non-Final OA BHER Minerals, LLC
17794111 METHODS FOR PRODUCING, STORING, AND USING ENERGY Final Rejection King Power Company LLC
17634535 DESULFURISATION OF LEAD-CONTAINING WASTE Final Rejection Marcel YIAO

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