Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 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
1,393
Total Applications
+33.3%
Interview Lift
851
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1355 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
5.0%
§102 Novelty
60.5%
§103 Obviousness
0.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18825135 Smart Hydraulics Non-Final OA President and Fellows of Harvard College
18743619 FRICTION REDUCING COATINGS Final Rejection General Electric Company
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.
18690348 Xylene Isomer Separation Processes Non-Final OA ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Company
19199188 LUBRICANT COMPOSITION COMPRISING TRACTION COEFFICIENT ADDITIVE Non-Final OA CARGILL BIOINDUSTRIAL UK LIMITED
18725121 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CARRYING OUT A METATHESIS REACTION Non-Final OA SABIC GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES B.V.
18994580 MARINE DIESEL CYLINDER LUBRICATING OIL COMPOSITIONS Final Rejection CHEVRON ORONITE COMPANY LLC
18855045 GREASE COMPOSITION Final Rejection KYODO YUSHI CO., LTD.
18724241 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AROMATIC HYDROCARBON, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING POLYMER, AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING AROMATIC HYDROCARBON Non-Final OA Toray Industries, Inc.
18727730 DECOMPOSITION OF POLYOLEFINS Non-Final OA OXFORD UNIVERSITY INNOVATION LIMITED
18712711 HIGH-TEMPERATURE GREASE Non-Final OA Klueber Lubrication Muenchen GmbH & Co. KG
18712709 HIGH-TEMPERATURE GREASE Non-Final OA Klueber Lubrication Muenchen GmbH & Co. KG
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.
18698574 UNSUPPORTED HYDROGENATION CATALYST, ITS PREPARATION AND APPLICATION THEREOF Non-Final OA SINOPEC RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF PETROLEUM PROCESSING CO., LTD.
18695741 PREPARATION METHOD FOR 1,3-DISUBSTITUTED ALLENE COMPOUND AT ROOM TEMPERATURE BASED ON METAL CARBENE CATALYTIC SYSTEM Non-Final OA SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
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.
18349916 LUBRICIOUS COATINGS FOR SKIS AND SNOWBOARDS AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USE Final Rejection Drake Holdings, Inc.
17432629 LUBRICIOUS COATINGS FOR SKIS AND SNOWBOARDS AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USE Non-Final OA Drake Holdings, Inc.
17787454 SURFACE MODIFYING COATING FOR MEDICAL DEVICES Non-Final OA Hospira, Inc.

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