Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: SMARI, ABDUL-RAHMAN YUSUF WALEED

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1735 1736

This examiner grants 87% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

87.2%
Allow Rate
+22.2% vs TC avg
61
Total Applications
+11.8%
Interview Lift
1184
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 39 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.6%
§101 Eligibility
22.2%
§102 Novelty
41.7%
§103 Obviousness
29.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18030858 POLAR LIQUIDS WITH HIGH POROSITY AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA President and Fellows of Harvard College
18311630 APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR METHYL MERCURY DETECTION AND CAPTURE Non-Final OA THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
17923829 SCALABLE SYNTHESIS OF SEMI-CONDUCTING CHEVREL PHASE COMPOUNDS VIA SELFPROPAGATING HIGH TEMPERATURE SYNTHESIS Final Rejection OHIO STATE INNOVATION FOUNDATION
18043102 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL Final Rejection SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
18256538 METHODS FOR PREPARING A CATALYTIC CONVERTER BY DISPLACEMENT OF WATER GAS AT HIGH TEMPERATURE AND METHOD FOR REDUCING CARBON MONOXIDE CONTENT Non-Final OA PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A. – PETROBRAS
17909241 DEHYDROGENATION CATALYST FOR PRODUCTION OF OLEFINS FROM ALKANE GASES AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection KOREA RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY
18026699 ELECTRICALLY HEATED EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION CATALYST Final Rejection MITSUI MINING & SMELTING CO., LTD.
17782296 NON-AQUEOUS SOLVENT FOR REMOVING ACIDIC GAS FROM A PROCESS GAS STREAM FOR HIGH PRESSURE APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA Research Triangle Institute
17791159 ION EXCHANGE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONVERSION OF AQUEOUS LITHIUM SOLUTION Final Rejection BL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
18245993 Adsorbent, Liquid Phase Hydrogenation Catalyst Composition, Catalyst Bed and Use Thereof Final Rejection SINOPEC DALIAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF PETROLEUM AND PETROCHEMICALS CO., LTD.
18216022 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING CONDENSATE WHEN REDUCING OXYGEN CONTENT IN BIOGAS Non-Final OA MONTAUK ENERGY HOLDINGS, LLC
18256004 METHOD FOR CONTROLLED PRETREATMENT AND/OR ENZYMATIC HYDROLYSIS OF A LIGNOCELLULOSIC MATERIAL Non-Final OA Sekab E-Technology AB
18255166 METHOD FOR RECOVERING LITHIUM FROM MOTHER LIQUOR AFTER LITHIUM CARBONATE PRECIPITATION REACTION Non-Final OA SUNRESIN NEW MATERIALS CO. LTD.
17918978 PROCESS TO PRODUCE LITHIUM COMPOUNDS Final Rejection RECION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
17258193 COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR RECOVERY AND/OR BIOREMEDIATION OF OIL SPILLS AND/OR HYDROCARBONS Non-Final OA BIOSORBE AB

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