Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: VASISTH, VISHAL V

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1771 1772 1797

This examiner grants 72% of resolved cases

Analysis

Vishal V. Vasisth works in Art Unit 1771 under Tech Center 1700. The examiner has processed 1384 resolved cases. The data indicates an allowance rate of 72.3% for these applications. This 72.3% rate serves as a primary metric for practitioners to evaluate the likelihood of a patent grant. The 1384 resolved cases provide a very large data set for understanding the examiner's historical tendencies.

The median days to allowance for cases assigned to this examiner is 850. This 850-day figure represents the typical duration of the prosecution cycle for successful applications. A key finding in the data is the 33.4% interview lift. This 33.4% lift indicates that the probability of allowance increases when an interview is conducted. Practitioners should consider the 33.4% lift as a reason to engage in direct communication with the examiner. The 850-day median pendency and the 72.3% allowance rate are important factors for strategic planning. By using the 33.4% interview lift, applicants may find a more effective path to allowance than through written responses alone.

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

Performance Statistics

72.3%
Allow Rate
+7.3% vs TC avg
1,414
Total Applications
+33.4%
Interview Lift
850
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1384 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.1%
§101 Eligibility
14.9%
§102 Novelty
52.1%
§103 Obviousness
10.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18625537 Processes and Systems for Stabilizing Operation of a Steam Cracker Primary Fractionator Non-Final OA ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Company
18743619 FRICTION REDUCING COATINGS Non-Final OA General Electric Company
18861630 LUBRICANT FOR MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIA Non-Final OA Resonac Corporation
18861646 FLUORINE-CONTAINING ETHER COMPOUND, LUBRICANT FOR MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM, AND MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA Resonac Corporation
18994776 MIXED ALKOXIDE CATALYST FOR BIODIESEL PRODUCTION Final Rejection BASF SE
18695597 FUEL EFFICIENT, SHEAR STABLE AXLE LUBRICANT Non-Final OA BASF SE
18983182 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SELECTIVE CATALYTIC REDUCTION AND/OR AMMONIA SLIP CATALYST SULFUR PROTECTION Non-Final OA Cummins Inc.
18998344 RENEWABLE JET FUEL COMPOSITION HAVING A HIGH CONTENT OF NAPHTHENIC COMPOUNDS AND ASSOCIATED PREPARATION METHOD Non-Final OA TotalEnergies OneTech
19060018 RENEWABLE ETHYLENE AT MINIMUM CARBON INTENSITY Non-Final OA Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
19056501 ENHANCED RENEWABLE FEEDSTOCK CRACKING USING MODIFIED FCC CATALYSTS Non-Final OA CHEVRON U.S.A. INC.
18869326 LUBRICATING OIL COMPOSITION Non-Final OA IDEMITSU KOSAN CO.,LTD.
18724241 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AROMATIC HYDROCARBON, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING POLYMER, AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING AROMATIC HYDROCARBON Final Rejection Toray Industries, Inc.
17787454 SURFACE MODIFYING COATING FOR MEDICAL DEVICES Final Rejection Hospira, Inc.
18929391 TANTALUM CATALYST COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME Non-Final OA Battelle Memorial Institute
19100011 WASTE PLASTIC PYROLYSIS VAPORS AND RESIDUE AS FEEDSTOCK TO FLUIDIZED CATALYTIC CRACKER Non-Final OA Eastman Chemical Company
18910879 PURIFICATION OF AN ALCOHOL DEHYDRATION PRODUCT STREAM Non-Final OA UOP LLC
18802067 PROCESSES AND APPARATUSES FOR HEATING A HYDROCARBON PROCESS STREAM Non-Final OA UOP LLC
18994580 MARINE DIESEL CYLINDER LUBRICATING OIL COMPOSITIONS Non-Final OA CHEVRON ORONITE COMPANY LLC
18941910 GAS SEPARATION SYSTEM, GAS SEPARATION METHOD, AND GAS SEPARATION AGENT Non-Final OA Kyoto University
18727730 DECOMPOSITION OF POLYOLEFINS Final Rejection OXFORD UNIVERSITY INNOVATION LIMITED
18727146 DECOMPOSITION OF POLYOLEFINS Final Rejection OXFORD UNIVERSITY INNOVATION LIMITED
18725393 PRODUCING HYDROCARBONS FROM ORGANIC MATERIAL OF BIOLOGICAL ORIGIN Non-Final OA Neste Oyj
18698574 UNSUPPORTED HYDROGENATION CATALYST, ITS PREPARATION AND APPLICATION THEREOF Final Rejection SINOPEC RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF PETROLEUM PROCESSING CO., LTD.
18691100 DIRECT CONTACT OF PYROLYSIS EFFLUENT AND LIQUEFIED PLASTICS IN CHEMICAL FACILITIES Non-Final OA ExxonMobil Product Solutions Company

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