Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: RUSSELL, STEPHEN MATTHEW

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1748

This examiner grants 62% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

62.1%

Allow Rate

-2.9% vs TC avg

151

Total Applications

+37.3%

Interview Lift

1050

Avg Prosecution Days

Based on 103 resolved cases, 2023–2026

1.3%

§101 Eligibility

18.9%

§102 Novelty

61.4%

§103 Obviousness

16.0%

§112 Clarity

App #	Title	Status	Assignee
17456739	OIL-RESISTANT AGENT FOR PAPER	Non-Final OA	DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18673418	SHEET MANUFACTURING APPARATUS AND SHEET MANUFACTURING METHOD	Final Rejection	SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18213650	PULP MOLDED PRODUCT AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME	Final Rejection	TOPPAN INC.
18681285	USE OF MODIFIED LIGNIN AS A WET END STRENGTH ADDITIVE	Non-Final OA	Ecolab USA Inc.
18895122	ARRANGEMENT FOR INSTALLATION OF MONITORING SENSORS OF A TREATMENT VESSEL FOR LIGNOCELLULOSIC MATERIAL	Non-Final OA	ANDRITZ OY

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