Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: SHERMAN, ERIC SCOTT

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1625 1734 1736

This examiner grants 73% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

72.8%
Allow Rate
+7.8% vs TC avg
119
Total Applications
+7.6%
Interview Lift
1207
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 81 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
9.3%
§102 Novelty
69.1%
§103 Obviousness
9.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18269922 SELECTIVE HYDROCRACKING OF NORMAL PARAFFIN Final Rejection CHEVRON U.S.A. INC.
17785966 A MOLDING COMPRISING A TI-MWW ZEOLITE AND HAVING A SPECIFIC LEWIS ACIDITY Non-Final OA BASF SE
18894537 Super Absorbent Polymer Non-Final OA LG Chem, Ltd.
18270424 Toxic Waste Treatment Process And Treatment Apparatus Non-Final OA LG Chem, Ltd.
17763288 METHOD FOR PRODUCING LITHIUM-NICKEL COMPLEX OXIDE Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
17840666 REMEDIATION OF PER- AND POLYFLUOROALKYL CONTAMINATED MATERIALS Non-Final OA The Johns Hopkins University
18269649 COMPOSITE ABSORBER, AND POLYMER ABSORBENT Non-Final OA ORGANO CORPORATION
18454824 POROUS AMMONIA SYNTHESIS CATALYST, ITS PREPARATION METHOD AND USE Non-Final OA ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY
18109924 Steam-Hydrocarbon Reforming with Low Steam Production Non-Final OA Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
18262884 ZEOLITIC MATERIAL HAVING A CHA-LIKE FRAMEWORK STRUCTURE AND SYNTHESIS OF THE SAME Non-Final OA BASF Corporation
17701770 ORTHOPHOSPHATE THERMAL BARRIER COATING MATERIAL WITH HIGH COEFFICIENT OF THERMAL EXPANSION AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection Shandong University
18371465 METHOD FOR PREPARING TERNARY CATHODE MATERIAL WITH MOLTEN SALT AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA HUNAN BRUNP EV RECYCLING CO., LTD.
18456514 METHOD FOR PREPARING HIGH PURITY VANADIUM PENTOXIDE FROM VANADIUM-BEARING SHALE BY ALL-WET PROCESS Non-Final OA Wuhan University of Science and Technology
17990517 LITHIUM RECOVERY FROM LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES Final Rejection Ascend Elements, Inc.
18274251 LOW-COST NOVEL ADSORBENT WITH HIGH CHLORIDE REMOVAL CAPACITY Non-Final OA SUD CHEMIE INDIA PVT LTD
18045270 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RENDERING CANNABIS WASTE FOR COMPOSTING Non-Final OA Narc Destroyer, LLC
17906816 SYNTHESIS OF AMORPHOUS AND NANOSTRUCTURED LUTETIUM BORATE HEXAHYDRATE AND METHOD FOR PREPARING STABLE COLLOIDAL DISPERSIONS Non-Final OA VERTRATECH KIMYA SANAYI VE TICARET LIMITED SIRKETI
17630866 PROCESSES FOR PRODUCING SYNGAS STARTING FROM PRETREATED RECOVERY PLASTIC POLYMERS Non-Final OA CONSORZIO INTERUNIVERSITARIO NAZIONALE PER LA SCIENZA E TECNOLOGIA DEI MATERIALI (INSTM)
17195214 SOIL REMEDIATION THROUGH BENEFICIAL MICROBES Final Rejection New Life Biosciences LLC

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