Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: SYLVESTER, KEVIN

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1759 1794

This examiner grants 50% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

50.0%
Allow Rate
-15.0% vs TC avg
81
Total Applications
+33.6%
Interview Lift
1267
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 34 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
24.2%
§102 Novelty
57.4%
§103 Obviousness
17.7%
§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.
18461112 ELECTRODE FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL REACTION DEVICE, MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY, AND ELECTROCHEMICAL REACTION DEVICE Non-Final OA TOSHIBA ENERGY SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
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
17967394 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ELECTRODE FOR WATER ELECTROLYSIS AND ELECTRODE FOR WATER ELECTROLYSIS MANUFACTURED THEREBY Final Rejection KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
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
17840200 ANODE CATALYST MATERIAL AND WATER ELECTROLYSIS DEVICE FOR HYDROGEN EVOLUTION Final Rejection Industrial Technology Research Institute

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