Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: SMARI, ABDUL-RAHMAN YUSUF WALEED

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1732 1735 1736 1767 1788 1792

This examiner grants 86% of resolved cases

Analysis

Abdul-Rahman Yusuf Waleed Smari operates in Art Unit 1732. The examiner has resolved 58 cases with a high allowance rate of 86.2 percent. This suggests a favorable environment for applicants in Tech Center 1700. Practitioners should consider the 86.2 percent allowance rate when evaluating the likelihood of success for their filings.

The interview lift of 15.8 percent indicates that interviews are a helpful tool for advancing prosecution. This 15.8 percent lift can provide the necessary push to secure an allowance in Art Unit 1732. Practitioners should use the data from these 58 resolved cases to determine the most effective points for direct engagement with the examiner.

Practitioners can expect a median days to allowance of 1158. This duration of 1158 days provides a benchmark for the expected duration of the patent acquisition process in Tech Center 1700. By combining the high allowance rate with this pendency data, applicants can better plan their long-term intellectual property strategies.

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

Performance Statistics

86.2%
Allow Rate
+21.2% vs TC avg
82
Total Applications
+15.8%
Interview Lift
1158
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 58 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.0%
§101 Eligibility
24.4%
§102 Novelty
42.8%
§103 Obviousness
27.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19252609 AMMONIA PRODUCTION FROM CARBON- AND WATER-DERIVED HYDROGEN Non-Final OA Saudi Arabian Oil Company
18465362 METHANE PYROLYSIS FOR PRODUCTION OF HYDROGEN Non-Final OA SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
18043102 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL Final Rejection SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
18549242 CATALYTIC ARTICLE COMPRISING VANADIUM-BASED CATALYST AND MOLECULAR SIEVE-BASED CATALYST Non-Final OA BASF Corporation
17923829 SCALABLE SYNTHESIS OF SEMI-CONDUCTING CHEVREL PHASE COMPOUNDS VIA SELFPROPAGATING HIGH TEMPERATURE SYNTHESIS Non-Final OA OHIO STATE INNOVATION FOUNDATION
18290968 AQUEOUS COMPOSITION FOR THE TREATMENT OF EXHAUST GASES WITH IMPROVED ANTIFOAMING PROPERTIES Non-Final OA TotalEnergies OneTech
18454048 SULFIDATED NOBLE METAL ON METAL DOPED SUPPORT AS A HYDROGENATION AND DEHYDROGENATION CATALYST Final Rejection Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
17790270 MOLDING CATALYST FOR HYDROGEN CHLORIDE OXIDATION REACTION, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME Final Rejection HANWHA SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18565661 METHOD FOR PRODUCING TWO-DIMENSIONAL NICKEL SILICATE MOLECULAR SIEVE CATALYST FOR DRY REFORMING OF METHANE AND TWO-DIMENSIONAL NICKEL SILICATE MOLECULAR SIEVE CATALYST FOR DRY REFORMING OF METHANE PRODUCED BY SAME METHOD Non-Final OA LOTTE CHEMICAL CORPORATION
17996689 SYNGAS COMPOSITIONS Final Rejection Eastman Chemical Company
18563536 YFI-TYPE ZEOLITE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, HYDROCARBON ADSORBENT AND HYDROCARBON ADSORPTION METHOD Non-Final OA TOSOH CORPORATION
18524284 ANODE ACTIVE MATERIAL COMPRISING TRANSITION METAL OXIDE, ANODE USING SAME, AND PREPARATION METHOD FOR ANODE ACTIVE MATERIAL Non-Final OA INDUSTRY-UNIVERSITY COOPERATION FOUNDATION HANYANG UNIVERSITY ERICA CAMPUS
17791159 ION EXCHANGE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONVERSION OF AQUEOUS LITHIUM SOLUTION Non-Final OA BL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
18712246 WASHING METHOD FOR TERNARY PRECURSOR Non-Final OA HUNAN BRUNP EV RECYCLING CO., LTD.

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