Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: ROLLAND, ALEX A

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

This examiner grants 46% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

46.3%
Allow Rate
-5.7% vs TC avg
638
Total Applications
+27.4%
Interview Lift
1309
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 585 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.5%
§101 Eligibility
12.3%
§102 Novelty
61.4%
§103 Obviousness
24.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18430308 METHOD OF SURFACE TREATMENT Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18663203 CALCITE CHANNEL NANOFLUIDICS Final Rejection Saudi Arabian Oil Company
18311021 APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DISPLAY DEVICE Final Rejection Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18176916 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR COATING SUBSTRATE Final Rejection ROLLS-ROYCE plc
18006335 METHOD FOR FUNCTIONALIZING A POLYMER-BASED SUBSTRATE BY CHEMICAL DEPOSITION OF A THIN LAYER Final Rejection UNIVERSITE GRENOBLE ALPES
18337294 FORMING OPTICAL DEVICE USING MIXED-PARTICLE LAYER Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
18093156 PLASMA-ENHANCED MOLYBDENUM DEPOSITION Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
17989961 CHEMICAL INK FLOW STOPPER Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
18128672 METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN OPTICAL ELEMENT, OPTICAL ELEMENT, DEVICE FOR PRODUCING AN OPTICAL ELEMENT, SECONDARY GAS AND PROJECTION EXPOSURE SYSTEM Non-Final OA Carl Zeiss SMT GmbH
17926720 PROGRAMMING METHOD FOR A COATING INSTALLATION, AND CORRESPONDING COATING INSTALLATION Non-Final OA Dürr Systems AG
18569248 METAL-CONTAINING FILM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING METAL-CONTAINING FILM Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
19034226 SULFONATION TREATMENT FOR A THERMOPLASTIC PART Non-Final OA Rohr, Inc.
18446392 STRUCTURES AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING A SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18918969 ALUMINUM ALLOY-PLATED STEEL SHEET HAVING EXCELLENT WORKABILITY AND CORROSION RESISTANCE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME Non-Final OA POSCO Co., Ltd.
17942318 AIR GAP FORMING METHOD AND SELECTIVE DEPOSITION METHOD Non-Final OA ASM IP Holding B.V.
18989224 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
18464849 HEATING AND DEPOSITION FOR BENEFICIATION OF LUNAR REGOLITH Non-Final OA Blue Origin, LLC
18152116 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS USING SAME FOR SILICON CONTAINING FILMS Non-Final OA VERSUM MATERIALS US, LLC
18233596 REAL-TIME IN-SITU ADDITIVE CIRCUIT TUNING FOR RF/MICROWAVE ELECTRONICS Non-Final OA Raytheon Company
18569046 METHOD FOR COATING LENSES WITH LENSLETS WITH AN IMPROVED CONTROL ON POWER SHIFT Final Rejection Essilor International
18530599 OPTICAL PRODUCT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA HOYA LENS THAILAND LTD.
18684890 METHOD OF PRODUCING A COATED GLASS ARTICLE Final Rejection Pilkington Group Limited
18564975 ENGINEERED WOOD ADHESIVES AND ENGINEERED WOOD PRODUCT THEREFROM Final Rejection CARGILL, INCORPORATED
18702487 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING AN ION-CONDUCTING MEMBRANE Final Rejection JOHNSON MATTHEY HYDROGEN TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
18123125 METHOD FOR PRODUCING THREE-DIMENSIONAL MOLDED PARTS AND REGULATING THE MOISTURE CONTENT IN BUILD MATERIAL Non-Final OA Voxeljet AG
17281239 Monovalent Selective Cation Exchange Membrane Final Rejection EVOQUA WATER TECHNOLOGIES LLC
17780587 SENSOR KIT FOR A SPRAY GUN Final Rejection PROXCONTROL IP B.V.
17997975 PREPARATION METHOD OF HYDROGENATED COMPOSITE FILM AND OPTICAL FILTER Final Rejection ZHEJIANG CRYSTAL-OPTECH CO., LTD.
17925490 HIGH PRECISION NANOSCALE THIN FILM FABRICATION PROCESSES Non-Final OA SDS Nano, Inc.

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