Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: ROYCE, LIAM A

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1773 1777

This examiner grants 66% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

65.5%
Allow Rate
+0.5% vs TC avg
573
Total Applications
+21.8%
Interview Lift
1053
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 542 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.7%
§101 Eligibility
15.0%
§102 Novelty
48.4%
§103 Obviousness
34.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18702796 FLUID STERILIZATION DEVICE Non-Final OA Stanley Electric Co., Ltd.
18750081 NATURAL MATERIAL FOR SEPARATING OIL-IN-WATER EMULSIONS Non-Final OA Saudi Arabian Oil Company
17632625 VOLATILE FATTY ACID CONTROL Final Rejection ECOLAB USA INC.
17631653 PHYTO-MEDIATED WASTEWATER TREATMENT BIOREACTOR (PWBR) Final Rejection ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA
18693083 DRY-PROCESS MEMBRANE FOR FILTRATION Non-Final OA ENTEGRIS, INC.
17842905 Fold Protection for Spiral Filtration Modules Utilizing UV Cured Polyurethane and Method of Providing Same Final Rejection Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
18293754 PERYLENE-BASED MICELLE CAPABLE OF RAPIDLY ADSORBING AND EFFICIENTLY DEGRADING CONTAMINANT AND METHOD FOR PREPARING SAME Non-Final OA SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY
17903187 Systems And Methods For Separating Cells Incorporating A Magnetic Selector Final Rejection Fenwal, Inc.

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