Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: SYLVESTER, KEVIN

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1759 1794

This examiner grants 48% of resolved cases

Analysis

Kevin Sylvester is an examiner in Tech Center 1700, assigned to Art Unit 1759. He has 39 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 48.7%. This rate indicates that about half of the applications reach a grant. The interview lift is 25.9%, which suggests that interviews are a helpful way to move cases toward allowance.

The median days to allowance is 1280. This figure helps applicants understand the typical timeframe for prosecution in Art Unit 1759. The 25.9% interview lift is a positive sign for practitioners. With 39 resolved cases, the 48.7% allowance rate provides a preliminary but useful benchmark for Tech Center 1700. Applicants should consider the 1280-day median when setting expectations for their clients. The 25.9% lift suggests that engaging with Sylvester directly is a productive strategy for improving the odds of a successful outcome.

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

Performance Statistics

47.5%
Allow Rate
-17.5% vs TC avg
83
Total Applications
+27.4%
Interview Lift
1281
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 40 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
21.8%
§102 Novelty
59.1%
§103 Obviousness
18.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18150674 ELECTRODE CATALYST FOR WATER ELECTROLYSIS CELL, WATER ELECTROLYSIS CELLS, AND WATER ELECTROLYSIS DEVICES Final Rejection Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18067775 CATALYST, CATALYST FOR WATER ELECTROLYSIS CELL, WATER ELECTROLYSIS CELL, WATER ELECTROLYSIS DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING CATALYST Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18229807 FUEL ELECTRODE FOR SOLID OXIDE ELECTROLYSIS CELL WITH IMPROVED HIGH-TEMPERATURE ELECTROLYSIS EFFICIENCY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME Non-Final OA UIF (UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY FOUNDATION), YONSEI UNIVERSITY
17920448 HYDROGEN PERMEABLE MEMBRANES, REACTORS AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
18101774 COMPOSITION FOR A POROUS TRANSPORT LAYER, A POROUS TRANSPORT LAYER PREPARED THEREFROM, AND A METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME Non-Final OA KIA CORPORATION
17624648 AUTOMOTIVE CRASHWORTHINESS ENERGY ABSORPTION PART AND PRODUCTION METHOD OF AUTOMOTIVE CRASHWORTHINESS ENERGY ABSORPTION PART Non-Final OA JFE STEEL CORPORATION
17967394 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ELECTRODE FOR WATER ELECTROLYSIS AND ELECTRODE FOR WATER ELECTROLYSIS MANUFACTURED THEREBY Final Rejection KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
18289188 SOLID OXIDE CELL STACK COMPRISING INTEGRATED INTERCONNECT, SPACER AND MANIFOLD Non-Final OA Topsoe A/S
17756215 Electrodeposition Coating Material Containing Organic Polyhydroxy-Functional Anticorrosion Agents Final Rejection BASF COATINGS GMBH
17923126 PLATING APPARATUS Final Rejection EBARA CORPORATION
18319762 MICROPOROUS ASYMMETRIC ORGANIC/INORGANIC COMPOSITE MEMBRANE Final Rejection UOP LLC
17662677 METHOD OF PREPARING METAL OXIDE CATALYSTS FOR OXYGEN EVOLUTION Final Rejection UOP LLC
17724569 ELECTRODE MATERIAL AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA East China Normal University
18460914 PROTECTIVE BARRIER FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE Non-Final OA HYAXIOM, INC.
18277007 Electrochemical Cell with Improved Peripheral Sealing Final Rejection SYMBIO FRANCE

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