Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: ROLLAND, ALEX A

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 1712 1759 1784 1792 1794 1796 2893 3653

This examiner grants 47% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

47.4%
Allow Rate
-4.6% vs TC avg
645
Total Applications
+26.4%
Interview Lift
1371
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 605 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.6%
§101 Eligibility
11.8%
§102 Novelty
65.5%
§103 Obviousness
20.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18663203 CALCITE CHANNEL NANOFLUIDICS Final Rejection Saudi Arabian Oil Company
18149700 METHODS FOR FORMING A SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE INCLUDING A DIPOLE LAYER Non-Final OA ASM IP Holding B.V.
17942318 AIR GAP FORMING METHOD AND SELECTIVE DEPOSITION METHOD Final Rejection ASM IP Holding B.V.
18979635 PROTECTION METHOD AND DEVICE FOR BATTERY COMPONENTS, SECONDARY BATTERY, BATTERY MODULE, BATTERY PACK, AND ELECTRICAL APPARATUS Non-Final OA Contemporary Amperex Technology (Hong Kong) Limited
18276266 METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN ENAMELED STEEL COMPONENT, ENAMELED STEEL COMPONENT, AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
18233596 REAL-TIME IN-SITU ADDITIVE CIRCUIT TUNING FOR RF/MICROWAVE ELECTRONICS Final Rejection Raytheon Company
19051679 HIGH DENSITY AMORPHOUS CARBON FILM WITH REDUCED HYDROGEN CONTENT Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18378828 OLIGOMER FILM FOR BOTTOM-UP GAP FILL PROCESSES Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18093156 PLASMA-ENHANCED MOLYBDENUM DEPOSITION Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
17989961 CHEMICAL INK FLOW STOPPER Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18657038 METHOD FOR PREPARING POLYMER FILM AND POLYMER FILM PREPARED BY THE METHOD Non-Final OA CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG
18372969 SINGLE-USE PLASTIC PRODUCTION FOR PACKAGING VIA UPCYCLING OF FOOD WASTE Final Rejection UCHICAGO ARGONNE, LLC

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