Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: TOOMER, CEPHIA D

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1771 1797

This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

74.1%
Allow Rate
+9.1% vs TC avg
1,396
Total Applications
+2.4%
Interview Lift
1001
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1355 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
3.1%
§102 Novelty
75.8%
§103 Obviousness
13.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18975959 FUEL ADDITIVES FOR REDUCING LOW SPEED PRE-IGNITION EVENTS Final Rejection CHEVRON U.S.A. INC.
18697891 FUEL ADDITIVES FOR LOWERING DEPOSIT AND PARTICULATE EMISSION Non-Final OA CHEVRON U.S.A. INC.
18851172 LUBRICANT COMPOSITION Final Rejection IDEMITSU KOSAN CO.,LTD.
18851105 LUBRICANT COMPOSITION Final Rejection IDEMITSU KOSAN CO.,LTD.
18841473 LUBRICANT COMPOSITION Final Rejection IDEMITSU KOSAN CO.,LTD.
18703551 FLUID DYNAMIC PRESSURE BEARING OIL, SPINDLE MOTOR, AND DISK DRIVE DEVICE Non-Final OA MINEBEA MITSUMI Inc.
19180681 HIGH-CARBON BIOGENIC REAGENTS AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA Carbon Technology Holdings, LLC
19173449 FUEL OIL / PARTICULATE MATERIAL SLURRY COMPOSITIONS AND PROCESSES Non-Final OA ARQ IP Limited
18226936 REFRIGERANT-CONTAINING COMPOSITION, USE THEREOF, REFRIGERATOR HAVING SAID COMPOSITION, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SAID REFRIGERATOR Non-Final OA DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
19051414 HIGH-OCTANE, UNLEADED AVIATION FUEL COMPOSITIONS Non-Final OA VP Racing Fuels, Inc.
16917983 LUBRICATING OIL COMPOSITION Final Rejection Chevron Oronite Company LLC
19028770 ETHANOL Non-Final OA SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO, LTD.
18863555 GREASE COMPOSITION FOR OUTBOARD CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINTS Final Rejection Kyodo Yushi Co., Ltd.
17800614 RESIN LUBRICATION GREASE COMPOSITION Final Rejection KYODO YUSHI CO., LTD.
18938888 RESIN COMPOSITION FOR SLIDING MEMBER, AND SLIDING MEMBER Final Rejection OILES CORPORATION
18653881 SYNGAS AND LIQUID FUEL PRODUCTION FROM OLIGOMERIZATION BYPRODUCTS Non-Final OA UOP LLC
18849862 COMPOSITIONS, METHODS AND USES Final Rejection Innospec Fuel Specialties LLC
18389414 COMPOSITIONS, METHODS AND USES Non-Final OA Innospec Fuel Specialties LLC
18779572 GREASE COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME Final Rejection KLUEBER LUBRICATION KOREA LTD
16648325 THERMOPLASTIC RESIN COMPOSITION, RESIN MOLDING, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PLATED RESIN MOLDING, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE PART Non-Final OA GLOBAL POLYACETAL CO., LTD.
18629942 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING REFINED HYDROCARBONS FROM WASTE PLASTICS Non-Final OA SK GEO CENTRIC CO., LTD.
18030210 THERMALLY CONDUCTIVE RESIN COMPOSITION AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA Denka Company Limited
18615726 TORREFIED BIOMASS BRIQUETTES AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA University of Louisville Research Foundation, Inc.
18432909 OXYGEN ASSISTED CRACKING OF HYDROCARBONS IN MOLTEN SALTS Final Rejection Braskem America, Inc.
18032682 COOLING LIQUID COMPOSITION FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE Non-Final OA KD FINECHEM CO., LTD.

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