Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: VARMA, AKASH K

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1773 1778 1797

This examiner grants 66% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

65.7%
Allow Rate
+0.7% vs TC avg
597
Total Applications
+34.8%
Interview Lift
1161
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 569 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
8.4%
§102 Novelty
78.9%
§103 Obviousness
8.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17942671 FILTERING SYSTEM, IN PARTICULAR FOR A WASHING OR DRYING MACHINE, SUCH AS A LAUNDRY WASHING MACHINE OR A CLOTHES DRYER Final Rejection ELBI INTERNATIONAL S.P.A.
17995145 ASTATINE PURIFICATION METHOD Non-Final OA THE TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM
17780627 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SEPARATING PARTICLES IN FLUIDS Non-Final OA Donaldson Company, Inc.
17952471 SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FILTER AND OVERHANG PLUGGING DETECTION Non-Final OA Valmont Industries, Inc.
18322746 WATER QUALITY MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND WATER QUALITY MEASUREMENT METHOD Non-Final OA NOMURA MICRO SCIENCE CO., LTD.
18571095 HEAVY METAL TREATMENT AGENT, AND METHOD FOR TREATING INCINERATED ASH AND WASTEWATER USING SAME Non-Final OA MIYOSHI OIL & FAT CO., LTD.
18522363 MANUFACTURING METHOD OF MELTBLOWN FIBER MEMBRANE Non-Final OA TAIWAN TEXTILE RESEARCH INSTITUTE
18562416 Regulation of Onsite Peroxide Generation for Improved Peroxone Advanced Oxidative Process Control Non-Final OA Evoqua Water Technologies LLC
18547914 ALCOHOL SOLVENT RECOVERY FOR OLEAGINOUS MATERIAL EXTRACTION Non-Final OA Crown Iron Works Company
18228491 HEMODIALYSIS SYSTEM WITH VARIABLE DIALYSATE FLOW RATE Non-Final OA DIALITY INC.
17786107 HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY QUANTIFICATION OF EXCIPIENTS Non-Final OA Seagen Inc.
18029916 A SCREEN PANEL MOUNTING ARRANGMENT Non-Final OA Aqseptence Group Pty Ltd
17427643 Regenerative Media Filter Cleaning Apparatus and Method Non-Final OA NEPTUNE BENSON, INC.

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