Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: RUFO, LOUIS J

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1759 1781 1795

This examiner grants 54% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

54.4%
Allow Rate
-10.6% vs TC avg
760
Total Applications
+24.0%
Interview Lift
1223
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 698 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
11.3%
§102 Novelty
81.1%
§103 Obviousness
5.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17754110 COMPOSITION FOR COPPER BUMP ELECTRODEPOSITION COMPRISING A LEVELING AGENT Final Rejection BASF SE
18260879 PORE FORMING METHOD AND PORE FORMING APPARATUS Non-Final OA HITACHI, LTD.
18264020 GAS GENERATOR Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18297675 HYDROGEN SYSTEM AND HYDROGEN SYSTEM OPERATING METHOD Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18183223 ELECTRODE CATALYST INK OF WATER ELECTROLYSIS CELL, ELECTRODE CATALYST, WATER ELECTROLYSIS CELL, AND WATER ELECTROLYZER Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18724650 METHOD FOR PLATING EDGE CONNECTORS ON CIRCUIT BOARD WITH GOLD, AND CIRCUIT BOARD Non-Final OA SUZHOU METABRAIN INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18128878 POLYMER ELECTROLYTE WATER ELECTROLYZER GRAPHENE OXIDE FLAKE BLOCKING MATERIAL Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
18106867 POLYMER ELECTROLYTE WATER ELECTROLYZER BLOCKING MATERIAL Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
18348545 WATER ELECTROLYZER Non-Final OA SCREEN HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
17154176 Method of Electrodeposition of Electroactive Species at Solid-Solid Interfaces Non-Final OA THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
18271246 ELECTRODEPOSITION DISPERSION AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING INSULATING FILM Non-Final OA MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION
18176837 ELECTROLYTIC DEVICE Non-Final OA KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
18308522 REGENERATING LEAD ACID BATTERIES Non-Final OA THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
17800915 ELECTROCHEMICAL ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME Final Rejection INDUSTRY-UNIVERSITY COOPERATION FOUNDATION HANYANG UNIVERSITY ERICA CAMPUS
18362444 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HIGH DENSITY ELECTROCHEMICAL ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING WITH CMOS MICROANODE ARRAY Non-Final OA Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
18082894 PLATING METHOD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD Final Rejection Nitto Denko Corporation
18142086 METHOD OF IMPROVING ELECTRODE-TO-SOLID-ELECTROLYTE INTERFACE CONTACT IN SOLID-STATE BATTERIES Non-Final OA UT-Battelle, LLC
18111828 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SUPERALLOYS UTILIZING ELECTRO-METALLURGY Non-Final OA Spirit AeroSystems, Inc.
18087421 METHODS OF LITHIATING ELECTROACTIVE MATERIALS Non-Final OA GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
17859278 METHOD FOR RECOVERING METALS FROM TUNGSTEN-CONTAINING METALLIC MATERIAL Final Rejection National Tsing Hua University
18264378 ELECTROPLATING APPARATUS AND ELECTROPLATING METHOD Non-Final OA ACM RESEARCH (SHANGHAI), INC.
17661447 VARIABLE CONDUCTIVITY ELECTRODE FOR PULSED ELECTROCHEMICAL MACHINING Final Rejection Rolls-Royce Corporation
17996322 METHOD OF PREPARATION OF ELECTRODE FOR ELECTROCATALYSIS Final Rejection INSTITUCIÓ CATALANA DE RECERCA I ESTUDIS AVANÇATS
17653041 SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO MAKE HYDROGEN GAS USING METAL OXYANIONS OR NON-METAL OXYANIONS Final Rejection Verdagy, Inc.
18187669 POROUS AMORPHOUS METAL OXIDE-BASED CATALYSTS FOR OXYGEN EVOLUTION REACTION AND WATER SPLITTING SYSTEM USING THE SAME Non-Final OA SK Innovation Co., Ltd.
18365255 DEVICE FOR EXTRACTING A METAL ELECTROLYTICALLY DEPOSITED ON A CATHODE Non-Final OA John Cockerill S.A.
18346444 DEVELOPMENT OF FUNCTIONAL SUPER WATER-REPELLENT STAINLESS STEEL SURFACE TECHNOLOGY FOR IMPROVING CORROSION RESISTANCE Non-Final OA DONG-EUI UNIVERSITY INDUSTRIAL-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION
18217256 NICKEL-PLATED HEAT-TREATED STEEL SHEET HAVING EXCELLENT PROCESSABILITY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA TCC Steel Corp.
18259579 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ELECTROPLATING ARTICLE WITH METAL Non-Final OA DIPSOL CHEMICALS CO., LTD.
17787858 ZINC-NICKEL-SILICA COMPOSITE PLATING BATH AND METHOD FOR PLATING USING SAID PLATING BATH Final Rejection DIPSOL CHEMICALS CO., LTD.

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