Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: SUE-AKO, ANDREW B.

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3674 3676

This examiner grants 71% of resolved cases

Analysis

Andrew B. Sue-Ako works within Tech Center 3600 and Art Unit 3674. The examiner has managed 744 resolved cases in this unit. An allowance rate of 71.4 percent indicates the share of cases that result in a patent. Practitioners can use the 27.7 percent interview lift to assess the impact of a meeting. This lift shows that the probability of allowance is higher when an interview occurs. The 27.7 percent figure is a comparison to the baseline allowance rate of 71.4 percent.

The median time to allowance is 797 days. This 797-day duration represents the time required to reach an allowance. Art Unit 3674 is the specific group where these 744 resolved cases were examined. Tech Center 3600 is the administrative division for this examiner. Practitioners can use these metrics to plan for the duration of the prosecution process. The data indicates the frequency of grants and the impact of direct communication with the examiner during the application cycle.

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

Performance Statistics

71.4%
Allow Rate
+19.4% vs TC avg
765
Total Applications
+27.7%
Interview Lift
797
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 745 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.5%
§101 Eligibility
21.3%
§102 Novelty
44.5%
§103 Obviousness
24.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19210415 NON-REACTIVE COLLOID PARTICLES TO STOP GAS MIGRATION IN EXPANDABLE METAL APPLICATIONS Final Rejection Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
19210530 METHOD FOR PLACING NON-REACTIVE COLLOID PARTICLES TO STOP GAS MIGRATION IN EXPANDABLE METAL APPLICATIONS Final Rejection Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
19013106 SCALE INHIBITOR SQUEEZE TREATMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME Non-Final OA Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
19129389 SEAT AND ROCKING CHAIR INCLUDING THE SEAT Non-Final OA WONDERLAND SWITZERLAND AG
19306314 PARTIALLY DEGRADABLE PARTICULATES AS TIME-RELEASED TRACERS FOR ACIDIZED AND FRACTURED GAS WELLS Non-Final OA Saudi Arabian Oil Company
19276804 TRACERS FOR PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS Final Rejection Saudi Arabian Oil Company
19272087 PROVIDING LOST CIRCULATION MATERIAL TO CURE FLUID LOSSES IN A WELL Non-Final OA Saudi Arabian Oil Company
18650920 PACKER FLUIDS INCLUDING ETHYLENE GLYCOL Non-Final OA Saudi Arabian Oil Company
19397413 STABILIZED CO2 FOAM COMPOSITIONS FOR SUBTERANEAN FRACTURING APPLICATIONS AND COMPOSITIONS RELATED THERETO Non-Final OA KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM & MINERALS
19295901 ADDITIVE TO REDUCE POLYMER SOLIDS DEPOSITION AT PUMP HEAD Non-Final OA Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC
18881884 Temporary Isolation System for Reservoirs Non-Final OA Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC
18710325 ETHYLENE VINYL ACETATE-BASED DISPERSIONS SUITABLE AS POUR POINT DEPRESSANTS WITH IMPROVED PERFORMANCE AND STABILITY Non-Final OA Evonik Operations GmbH
19057368 SEAT ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA Lear Corporation
18685561 DRAG REDUCING AGENT Non-Final OA Dow Global Technologies LLC
19047449 VEHICLE SEAT WITH FRAME SCREW CONNECTION Non-Final OA GRAMMER Aktiengesellschaft

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