Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: SPEER, JOSHUA MAXWELL

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1736

This examiner grants 87% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

86.9%
Allow Rate
+21.9% vs TC avg
93
Total Applications
-8.2%
Interview Lift
1198
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 61 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
29.0%
§102 Novelty
39.7%
§103 Obviousness
29.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18269754 PROCESSES FOR PRODUCING DIESEL FROM UNCONVENTIONAL FEEDSTOCKS Non-Final OA CHEVRON U.S.A. INC.
18340390 GRAPHENE OXIDE-ZEOLITIC IMIDAZOLATE FRAMEWORK-BASED NANOCOMPOSITE FOR WATER DECONTAMINATION Non-Final OA KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS
18266521 PROCESS FOR THE CONTROLLED DECOMPOSITION OF PEROXO COMPOUNDS Non-Final OA BASF SE
18027381 METHOD FOR PRODUCING A MULTIMETAL OXIDE CATALYST Non-Final OA BASF SE
18269842 Preparation Method of Super Absorbent Polymer Non-Final OA LG Chem, Ltd.
17666272 CATALYSTS, PROCESS FOR OBTAINING AND STEAM PRE-REFORMING PROCESS OF HYDROCARBONS Non-Final OA Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras
18133576 METHOD FOR AMMONIA CRACKING HYDROGEN SEPARATION Non-Final OA L'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme pour l'Etude et l’Exploitation des Procedes Georges Claude
17543918 METHOD TO CONTROL SYNGAS COMPOSITION BY REACTOR TEMPERATURE Final Rejection PRAXAIR TECHNOLOGY, INC.
18029840 CATALYST SUBSTRATE COMPRISING MAGNETIC MATERIAL ADAPTED FOR INDUCTIVE HEATING Non-Final OA BASF Corporation
18014602 COMBINED ADSORPTION AND CATALYSIS FOR CABIN AIR POLLUTION CONTROL Final Rejection BASF CORPORATION
17795415 REFORMING PROCESS INTEGRATED WITH GAS TURBINE GENERATOR Final Rejection CASALE SA
17905187 METHOD FOR PRODUCING TREATMENT AGENT FOR SYNTHETIC FIBERS, TREATMENT AGENT FOR SYNTHETIC FIBERS, SYNTHETIC FIBERS, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SYNTHETIC FIBERS Non-Final OA TAKEMOTO YUSHI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17928457 SYNTHESIS OF NANOPARTICLES Final Rejection UCL BUSINESS LTD
18335183 PLATINUM ENRICHED MULTI-REGION CATALYSTS FOR CNG ENGINE EXHAUST GAS TREATMENTS Non-Final OA JOHNSON MATTHEY (SHANGHAI) CHEMICALS LIMITED
18196161 ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION FOR MANUFACTURING WHETLERITE CARBONS Non-Final OA Molecular Products Inc.
18250500 PROCESSING OF TORREFACTION GAS Non-Final OA RWE GENERATION NL B.V.
17787010 A METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SIZE OF LITHIUM PEROXIDE AND A METHOD FOR PREPARING LITHIUM OXIDE WITH CONTROLLED SIZE Non-Final OA RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
18136468 MANUFACTURING METHOD OF PLATINUM-BASED ALLOY CATALYST USING FLUIDIZED ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION Final Rejection Institute for Research & Industry Cooperation Pusan National University
18127251 METHOD FOR PREPARING HYDROGEN FROM SECONDARY ALUMINUM ASH Final Rejection Guangdong Zhidao Advanced Civil Engineering Materials Technology Research Co., Ltd.
18166240 REACTIVE PHASE SEPARATION OF BLACK MASS FROM LITHIUM-ION BATTERY RECYCLING AND METHODS Non-Final OA Comstock IP Holdings LLC
18018604 HIGH QUALITY SILICON CARBIDE SEED CRYSTAL, SILICON CARBIDE CRYSTAL, SILICON CARBIDE SUBSTRATE, AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA XINJIANG TANKEBLUE SEMICONDUCTOR CO. LTD
18010063 METHOD FOR PREPARING LANTHANUM CARBONATE TETRAHYDRATE AND PRODUCT THEREOF Non-Final OA NANJING CAVENDISH BIO-ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
17905448 HYDROGEN AND/OR AMMONIA PRODUCTION PROCESS Final Rejection Reinertsen New Energy AS
17807810 BINDERLESS ADSORBENT FOR SEPARATION OF A GASEOUS STREAM Final Rejection ZEOCHEM LLC
17773906 LIGNOCELLULOSIC COMPOSITE FORMED BY A FIRST SOURCE FROM MAIZE PLANT WASTE WITH CELLULOSE FIBRES FROM A SECOND SOURCE AND PRODUCTION METHOD Non-Final OA growPack Bio LLC

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