Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: VASISTH, VISHAL V

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1771 1772 1797

This examiner grants 72% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

72.3%
Allow Rate
+7.3% vs TC avg
1388
Total Applications
+33.3%
Interview Lift
937
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1337 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.9%
§101 Eligibility
15.9%
§102 Novelty
50.1%
§103 Obviousness
11.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18667040 SLURRY REACTOR SYSTEM FOR UPGRADING FEEDSTOCK Non-Final OA Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
18825135 Smart Hydraulics Non-Final OA President and Fellows of Harvard College
18994776 MIXED ALKOXIDE CATALYST FOR BIODIESEL PRODUCTION Non-Final OA BASF SE
18858370 INCREASED ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY OF A LUBRICANT WITH AMPHIPHILIC AMINE AND AMPHIPHILIC ACID Non-Final OA BASF SE
18707724 SOLID LUBRICANT MATERIAL, SLIDING MEMBER AND METHOD FOR FORMING SOLID LUBRICANT MATERIAL Non-Final OA IDEMITSU KOSAN CO.,LTD.
18839464 WATER-SOLUBLE LUBRICANT Non-Final OA IDEMITSU KOSAN CO.,LTD.
18709880 REFRIGERATOR OIL COMPOSITION AND MIXED COMPOSITION FOR REFRIGERATORS Final Rejection IDEMITSU KOSAN CO.,LTD.
18708253 REFRIGERATOR OIL COMPOSITION AND MIXED COMPOSITION FOR REFRIGERATOR Non-Final OA IDEMITSU KOSAN CO.,LTD.
18690793 LUBRICANT BASE OIL Final Rejection IDEMITSU KOSAN CO.,LTD.
18717940 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ALPHA-METHYLSTYRENE Non-Final OA LG CHEM, LTD.
18690348 Xylene Isomer Separation Processes Non-Final OA ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Company
19199188 LUBRICANT COMPOSITION COMPRISING TRACTION COEFFICIENT ADDITIVE Final Rejection CARGILL BIOINDUSTRIAL UK LIMITED
17206306 LOW VISCOSITY LUBRICATING OIL COMPOSITION Non-Final OA CHEVRON JAPAN LTD.
18950358 FUSED-RING POLYCYCLIC AMINE FUNCTIONALIZED OLEFINIC POLYMERS FOR LUBRICATING OIL COMPOSITIONS Non-Final OA INFINEUM INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
18725121 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CARRYING OUT A METATHESIS REACTION Non-Final OA SABIC GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES B.V.
19019820 REFRIGERATING MACHINE OIL, WORKING FLUID COMPOSITION FOR REFRIGERATING MACHINE, LUBRICATING METHOD, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING REFRIGERATING MACHINE OIL Final Rejection ENEOS CORPORATION
18637008 FUELS Final Rejection Innospec Fuel Specialties LLC
18839395 METHOD FOR CONVERSION OF CARBON DIOXIDE INTO A FUEL GAS Final Rejection DIMODI ENERGY OY
18719472 PROCESS FOR SCAVENGING MERCAPTANS USING A SCAVENGER THAT HAS UNDERGONE A STEP OF CO2 PASSIVATION Non-Final OA IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES
18701803 METHOD FOR PROCESSING PYROLYSIS OILS FROM PLASTICS AND/OR SOLID RECOVERED FUELS, LOADED WITH IMPURITIES Non-Final OA IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES
18733346 LUBRICANT ADDITIVES FOR PERFORMANCE BOOSTING Non-Final OA Afton Chemical Corporation
18715341 PROCESS FOR THE TREATMENT OF PLASTICS PYROLYSIS OILS INCLUDING A HYDROGENATION STAGE AND A HOT SEPARATION Non-Final OA REPSOL S.A.
18699338 LOW-TEMPERATURE PLASTIC DEPOLYMERIZATION Non-Final OA Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College
18628812 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING REFINED HYDROCARBONS FROM WASTE PLASTICS Non-Final OA SK GEO CENTRIC CO., LTD.
18628829 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING REFINED HYDROCARBONS AND SOLID COKE FROM WASTE PLASTICS Non-Final OA SK GEO CENTRIC CO., LTD.
18582646 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING REFINED HYDROCARBONS FROM WASTE PLASTICS Non-Final OA SK GEO CENTRIC CO., LTD.
18698938 METHOD FOR PRODUCING A HYDROCARBON PRODUCT Non-Final OA OMV DOWNSTREAM GMBH
18596146 BIOLUBRIFICANTES FOR LARGE MEDIUM AND SMALL INDUSTRIAL COMPRESSORS Final Rejection NUOL Green Chemistry LLC
18687863 PROCESS FOR PRODUCING CRESOL AND XYLENE Non-Final OA China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation
18092720 WIRELINE LUBRICANT FOR USE IN GREASELESS DOWNHOLE LOGGING Non-Final OA INDUSTRIAL OILS UNLIMITED, L.L.C.

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