Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: SALAMON, PETER A

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1677 1742 1745 1746 1759 1763 1765 1793 1796

This examiner grants 86% of resolved cases

Analysis

Peter A Salamon is a patent examiner in Tech Center 1700, assigned to Art Unit 1677. He has 840 resolved cases. The data shows an allowance rate of 86.3% for these 840 cases. This 86.3% figure represents the frequency of grants among all resolved cases for this examiner.

The interview lift for Peter A Salamon is 5.8%. This 5.8% lift indicates the change in the probability of allowance when an interview is conducted during prosecution. Practitioners can use this lift to evaluate the potential impact of oral advocacy on their specific applications in Art Unit 1677.

The median days to allowance is 874. This 874 day period measures the time from the filing of an application to the issuance of a patent. This median provides a data point for estimating the duration of the examination process for matters assigned to this examiner.

Practitioners should consider the 86.3% allowance rate and the 5.8% interview lift when developing their response strategies. These figures, along with the 874 day median, offer a statistical overview of the examiner's history in Tech Center 1700.

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

Performance Statistics

86.3%
Allow Rate
+21.3% vs TC avg
852
Total Applications
+5.8%
Interview Lift
874
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 840 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.7%
§101 Eligibility
23.3%
§102 Novelty
46.1%
§103 Obviousness
16.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18713281 USE OF A THERMOPLASTIC, BIOBASED AND BIODEGRADABLE MATERIAL HAVING BRITTLE FRACTURE MECHANICS AS A SHELL FOR AN EGG OR EGG-REPLACEMENT PRODUCT, AND VEGAN EGG-REPLACEMENT PRODUCT ENCASED BY SUCH A SHELL Non-Final OA FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FÖRDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V.
18266360 RUBBER COMPOSITION WITH IMPROVED RESISTANCE TO MECHANICAL STRESS Final Rejection COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN
18703747 COMPOSITION AND COATING MATERIAL Non-Final OA Toray Industries, Inc.
18692529 AQUEOUS DISPERSION OF POLYMER-ENCAPSULATED TiO2 COMPOSITE PARTICLES AND AN ORGANIC MATTING AGENT Non-Final OA Rohm and Haas Company
18694157 BASE PASTE AND DENTAL ALGINATE IMPRESSION MATERIAL Non-Final OA GC Corporation
18578955 OXIDE COMPOSITE PARTICLES, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND RESIN COMPOSITION Non-Final OA Denka Company Limited
18691986 ASA-COPOLYMER COMPOSITIONS WITH INCREASED TRANSMITTANCE AND PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION THEREOF Non-Final OA INEOS STYROLUTION GROUP GMBH

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