Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: RUMP, RICHARD M

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1736 1759 1788 1793 1796

This examiner grants 75% of resolved cases

Analysis

Richard M Rump is an examiner in Art Unit 1736 of Tech Center 1700. He has a high volume of 1084 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 74.6%. The interview lift is 20.0%, and the median days to allowance is 920. These figures suggest a consistent and relatively fast prosecution cycle.

The 74.6% allowance rate combined with a 20.0% interview lift makes this a very favorable environment for patent grants. The 920-day median timeline is efficient, allowing for quicker resolution of applications. Practitioners should consider the 20.0% lift as a strong incentive to interview if any rejections are encountered. With 1084 cases resolved, the examiner's metrics are well-established and indicate a high probability of success for well-prepared applications in Art Unit 1736.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

74.6%
Allow Rate
+9.6% vs TC avg
1,112
Total Applications
+20.1%
Interview Lift
920
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1085 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.0%
§101 Eligibility
27.7%
§102 Novelty
48.4%
§103 Obviousness
17.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18267371 METHOD FOR PRODUCING A CATALYST COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE GROUP VIB METAL, AT LEAST ONE GROUP VIIIB METAL AND A CARRIER BASED ON OXIDE(S) Final Rejection IFP Energies nouvelles
18569977 BUNDLE-TYPE CARBON NANOTUBES Final Rejection LG CHEM, LTD.
18266752 FULLERENE PRODUCTION DEVICE AND PRODUCTION METHOD Non-Final OA Resonac Corporation
18716593 PROCESS FOR THE REFINING OF IRON OXIDES, IRON OXIDES RESULTING THEREOF AND THEIR USE Non-Final OA BASF SE
18003886 POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL PRECURSOR FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME Final Rejection SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
18335772 TEMPLATED ENCAPSULATION OF PT-BASED CATALYSTS FOR PROMOTING HIGH-TEMPERATURE STABILITY Non-Final OA The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
18663018 Perovskite Material For Methane To Ethylene Conversion Non-Final OA UNM Rainforest Innovations
18003776 COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING PEROVSKITE AND NON-PEROVSKITE Non-Final OA Alliance for Energy Innovation, LLC
18877518 METAL OXIDE DISPERSON AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING METAL OXIDE FILM USING SAME Non-Final OA TOKYO OHKA KOGYO CO., LTD.
18270127 PARTICLES FOR EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION CATALYST Non-Final OA CATALER CORPORATION
18429695 SILICA SOL Non-Final OA FUJIMI INCORPORATED
18266988 CATALYST COMPONENT FOR ZIEGLER-NATTA OLEFIN POLYMERISATION CATALYST PRODUCTIVITY Non-Final OA SABIC GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES B.V.
18257908 CATALYST SYSTEMS USEFUL FOR DEHYDROGENATION Non-Final OA Dow Global Technologies LLC
18258589 POROUS CATALYST CARRIER FILAMENTS AND METHODS OF FORMING THEREOF Non-Final OA SAINT-GOBAIN CERAMICS & PLASTICS, INC.
18635204 METHOD OF PRODUCING TIN-BASED PEROVSKITE LAYER Non-Final OA Ushio Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
18685420 HYDROCHLORIC ACID OXIDATION CATALYST AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING CHLORINE Non-Final OA MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
18568066 HEXAGONAL BORON NITRIDE POWDER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND COSMETIC AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME Non-Final OA Denka company Limited
18282440 METAL OXIDE POWDER, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME Non-Final OA DENKA COMPANY LIMITED
18685240 PREPARATION METHOD FOR POSITIVE ELECTRODE MATERIAL PRECURSOR HAVING LARGE CHANNEL, AND APPLICATION THEREOF Non-Final OA HUNAN BRUNP EV RECYCLING Co., LTD.
18039894 GRAPHENE PRODUCTION METHOD Non-Final OA LIG Nanowise Limited
17626062 METHOD FOR PURIFYING SILICON CARBIDE Non-Final OA ESK-SIC GMBH

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