Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: SYLVESTER, KEVIN

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1794

This examiner grants 67% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

66.7%
Allow Rate
+1.7% vs TC avg
74
Total Applications
+50.0%
Interview Lift
1309
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 24 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
10.9%
§102 Novelty
85.7%
§103 Obviousness
3.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18303767 DEFECTIVE PEROVSKITE NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIAL-BASED ELECTRODE FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL WATER SPLITTING AND METHOD OF PREPARATION THEREOF Non-Final OA KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS
18183760 VANADIUM OXIDE-BASED ELECTRODE FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL WATER SPLITTING AND METHOD OF PREPARATION THEREOF Non-Final OA KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS
18157114 NANOSTRUCTURED NICKEL THIN FILMS ON POROUS NICKEL FOAM FOR ELECTROCATALYTIC OXYGEN EVOLUTION Final Rejection KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS
18085629 MAGNETITE ELECTROCATALYST Final Rejection KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS
18322230 CATALYSIS OF HYDROGEN EVOLUTION REACTION USING RUTHENIUM ION COMPLEXED CARBON NITRIDE MATERIALS Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of California
17923126 PLATING APPARATUS Non-Final OA EBARA CORPORATION
17797030 PLATING APPARATUS Non-Final OA EBARA CORPORATION
18067775 CATALYST, CATALYST FOR WATER ELECTROLYSIS CELL, WATER ELECTROLYSIS CELL, WATER ELECTROLYSIS DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING CATALYST Final Rejection Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
17967394 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ELECTRODE FOR WATER ELECTROLYSIS AND ELECTRODE FOR WATER ELECTROLYSIS MANUFACTURED THEREBY Non-Final OA KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
18156277 ANODIC ELECTRODE, WATER ELECTROLYSIS DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME AND METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME Final Rejection KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
18996910 POROUS TRANSPORT LAYERS HAVING COATED CATALYST COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF MAKING Final Rejection ELECTRIC HYDROGEN CO.
18255635 CARBON DIOXIDE REDUCTION CATALYST COMPRISING MODIFIED ZIF-BASED COMPOUND, AND CARBON DIOXIDE REDUCTION ELECTRODE COMPRISING SAME Non-Final OA LOTTE CHEMICAL CORPORATION
18269359 COATED MEMBRANE FOR WATER ELECTROLYSIS Non-Final OA Technische Universität München
18857384 AN ELECTRODE FOR OXYGEN GENERATION Non-Final OA OÜ Stargate Hydrogen Solutions
18319762 MICROPOROUS ASYMMETRIC ORGANIC/INORGANIC COMPOSITE MEMBRANE Non-Final OA UOP LLC
17708088 Multi-Functional Material for EMI Shielding and Structural Health Monitoring of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastics Non-Final OA UT-Battelle, LLC
17834820 IMPREGNATED POROUS POWDER WITH SUPERHYDROPHOBIC PARTICLES AND PREPARATION METHOD AND APPLICATION THEREOF Non-Final OA SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY
18351624 SURFACE TREATMENT OF CARBON FIBER EPOXY COMPOSITES THROUGH DIAZONIUM ADMOLECULE MODIFICATION Non-Final OA Board of Trustees of Michigan State University
17624648 AUTOMOTIVE CRASHWORTHINESS ENERGY ABSORPTION PART AND PRODUCTION METHOD OF AUTOMOTIVE CRASHWORTHINESS ENERGY ABSORPTION PART Non-Final OA JFE STEEL CORPORATION
17756215 Electrodeposition Coating Material Containing Organic Polyhydroxy-Functional Anticorrosion Agents Non-Final OA BASF COATINGS GMBH
17637607 WATER ELECTROLYSIS ELECTRODE CONTAINING CATALYST HAVING THREE-DIMENSIONAL NANOSHEET STRUCTURE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME, AND WATER ELECTROLYSIS DEVICE INCLUDING SAME Non-Final OA KOREA INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS SCIENCE
18013486 Distribution System for a Process Fluid for a Chemical and/or Electrolytic Surface Treatment of a Substrate Non-Final OA Lam Research Salzburg GmbH
17869542 COATING SYSTEM AND ELECTRODE RACK Final Rejection SST Systems, Inc.
18255162 A METHOD FOR PRODUCING GRAPHENE FLAKES DIRECTLY FROM MINERAL GRAPHITE Non-Final OA INSTYTUT NISKICH TEMPERATUR I BADAN STRUKTURALNYCH PAN IM.W.TRZEBIATOWSKIEGO
18038529 CATALYST, ELECTRODE AND MANUFACTURING METHODS THEREOF Non-Final OA INSTITUT NATIONAL DES SCIENCES APPLIQUEES DE RENNES
17724569 ELECTRODE MATERIAL AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection East China Normal University
18113487 METHOD OF REMOVING LEAD MATERIALS TO REGENERATE ANODE FOR MANUFACTURING COPPER FOIL Final Rejection WESCO ELECTRODE CO., LTD.
18005796 ANODE FOR ALKALINE WATER ELECTROLYSIS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME Final Rejection DE NORA PERMELEC LTD

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