Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: TUROCY, DAVID P

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1715 1716 1717 1718 1759 1781 1792 3753

This examiner grants 47% of resolved cases

Analysis

Examiner David P. Turocy serves in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 1715. With 915 resolved cases, the examiner has a history of decisions that practitioners can analyze. The allowance rate of 46.9 percent provides a baseline for expectations during the prosecution process. This rate indicates the frequency at which applications achieve issuance under his review.

The data highlights an interview lift of 35.5 percent. This metric suggests that verbal communication with the examiner resolves outstanding issues more frequently than written responses alone. For cases that reach allowance, the median days to allowance is 1298. This duration provides a specific timeframe for applicants to manage their expectations regarding the length of the patent acquisition process.

Strategic planning for this examiner should prioritize the 35.5 percent interview lift as a tool for overcoming obstacles. The 915 resolved cases demonstrate a pattern of examination behavior. Applicants should prepare for a timeline centered around the 1298 median days to allowance while navigating the 46.9 percent probability of success.

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

Performance Statistics

46.9%
Allow Rate
-23.1% vs TC avg
984
Total Applications
+35.5%
Interview Lift
1298
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 915 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
14.8%
§102 Novelty
57.1%
§103 Obviousness
19.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18649125 COATING MACHINE Non-Final OA ABB SCHWEIZ AG
18185161 ROBOT FOR COATING VEHICLE BODY Final Rejection ABB Schweiz AG
18642578 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING DEPOSITION MASK Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18234937 DEPOSITION APPARATUS Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18685370 METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR DETERMINING THE SHAPE OF A DISPENSING PATH AND A LOCAL APPLICATION AMOUNT OF A FLOWABLE FILLING MATERIAL Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18401087 HYDROPHOBIC-ICEPHOBIC ORGANOSILANE COMPOSITIONS, COATINGS, AND METHODS Final Rejection The Boeing Company
18736838 PULSE-MANAGED PLASMA METHOD FOR COATING ON INTERNAL SURFACES OF WORKPIECES Non-Final OA PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP.
18841191 Slot Die Coater Non-Final OA LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
18689523 Electrode Manufacturing Apparatus Final Rejection LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
18273448 Manufacturing Apparatus Of Electrode For Secondary Battery Final Rejection LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
18925862 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DEPOSITING METAL PHOSPHIDE Final Rejection ASM IP Holding B.V.
18205766 METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR FLOWABLE GAP FILL Non-Final OA ASM IP Holding B.V.
19017876 METHOD FOR ELECTROCATALYTIC REDUCTION OF CARBON DIOXIDE Non-Final OA KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS
18305854 SELECTIVELY LIFTING SUBSTRATES Final Rejection Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
18239986 ENCAPSULATED MEMS DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE MEMS DEVICE Non-Final OA Infineon Technologies AG
18883747 ZnAlMg-Coated Metal Sheet with Improved Flexibility and Corresponding Manufacturing Process Final Rejection ArcelorMittal
18247060 DEPOSITION RATE ENHANCEMENT OF AMORPHOUS CARBON HARD MASK FILM BY PURELY CHEMICAL MEANS Non-Final OA Lam Research Corporation
16606055 Nanowire-Mesh Templated Growth of Out-of-Plane Three-Dimensional Fuzzy Graphene Non-Final OA CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY
18287907 METAL ORGANIC FRAMEWORK POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE COMPOSITE STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME Non-Final OA W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
18188929 PRE-TREATMENT APPARATUS Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
17750145 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PLASMA ENHANCED ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION WITH PROTECTIVE GRID Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
19175364 METHODS OF OPERATING A SPATIAL DEPOSITION TOOL Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
19070912 FILM FORMING METHOD AND FILM FORMING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
18917538 FILM FORMING METHOD Final Rejection Tokyo Electron Limited
17753886 GAS SUPPLY DEVICE AND GAS SUPPLY METHOD Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
18927145 METHOD OF PROCESSING SUBSTRATE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, RECORDING MEDIUM, AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
18298863 CHALCOGENIDE PEROVSKITES AND METHOD FOR SYNTHESIZING CHALCOGENIDE PEROVSKITES Final Rejection Purdue Research Foundation
18264649 METHOD OF PRODUCING A WATER REPELLENT COATING ONTO TEXTILE SUBSTRATES USING A PLASMA GENERATED BY HOLLOW CATHODES Non-Final OA AGC GLASS EUROPE
18187849 METAL MASK AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING METAL MASK Non-Final OA Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
18377316 METAL MASK STRUCTURE Final Rejection Darwin Precisions Corporation

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