Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: VETERE, ROBERT A

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 1712 1764 1792 2875

This examiner grants 61% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

60.8%
Allow Rate
-7.2% vs TC avg
928
Total Applications
+13.3%
Interview Lift
1333
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 876 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
2.9%
§102 Novelty
86.3%
§103 Obviousness
3.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18311011 METHODS OF DEPOSITING ALUMINUM NITRIDE TEMPLATING LAYERS USING THERMAL PULSED CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION FOR THE ENHANCEMENT OF ALUMINUM NITRIDE THICK FILMS AND RELATED FILMS Final Rejection The Regents of the University of California
17795069 METHODS OF PREPARING LENS ARRAYS, DISPLAY APPARATUSES, AND METHODS OF PREPARING DISPLAY APPARATUSES Final Rejection BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
17651506 POWDER COATING COMPOSITION Final Rejection SWIMC LLC
18824420 COMPOSITION, AND PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT MANUFACTURING METHOD Final Rejection Panasonic Holdings Corporation
18189048 DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
19281650 Augmented Reality Optical Lens with Eye Protection Function and Preparation Method Therefor Non-Final OA Moldnano (Hangzhou) Technology Co., Ltd.
18200280 Fully open-air combustion deposition and rapid plasma treatment of metal oxides Final Rejection The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
18808261 TRANSPARENT MEMBER AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING TRANSPARENT MEMBER Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18376502 FUNCTIONAL PANEL, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, MODULE, DATA PROCESSING DEVICE Final Rejection SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
18939715 TRANSITION METAL-DOPED NICKEL PHOSPHIDE NANOSTRUCTURE, METHOD FOR PREPARING SAME, AND CATALYST FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL WATER DECOMPOSITION INCLUDING TRANSITION METAL-DOPED NICKEL PHOSPHIDE NANOSTRUCTURE Non-Final OA POSTECH Research and Business Development Foundation
18139121 HALIDE AND ORGANIC PRECURSORS FOR METAL DEPOSITION Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
18901767 PROCESS AND DEVICE FOR CHEMICAL PROCESSING OF A SURFACE Non-Final OA Carl Zeiss SMT GmbH
18949297 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR MINIMIZING X-RAY SCATTERING ARTIFACTS Non-Final OA University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
18699476 METHOD AND FORMULATION FOR PREPARING OPTICAL METAL OXIDE LAYERS Non-Final OA MERCK PATENT GMBH
18999454 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
18817465 METHOD FOR COVERING FIBER BODY Final Rejection THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO
18478144 HIGH-INDEX GLASS Non-Final OA Schott AG
18039875 METHOD OF TRANSFERRING PARTICLES TO A COATING SURFACE Non-Final OA 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
18863250 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING SAME Non-Final OA NIPPON PAINT AUTOMOTIVE COATINGS CO., LTD.
18935224 MASKLESS TOUCH UP TOOL FOR SURFACE COATINGS Non-Final OA Blue Origin, LLC
18632095 MASKLESS TOUCH UP TOOL FOR SURFACE COATINGS Final Rejection Blue Origin, LLC
18850636 VACUUM CARBURIZING FURNACE AND VACUUM CARBURIZING TREATMENT METHOD Non-Final OA DOWA THERMOTECH CO., LTD.
18690414 DEPOSITION MATERIAL SUITABLE FOR PLASMA ETCHING DEVICE MEMBER ETC., AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING IT Non-Final OA TOCALO CO., LTD.
18605546 SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND MACHINE FOR METALLIZATION OF FABRIC Non-Final OA Noble BioMaterials, Inc.
17718917 METHOD OF PRODUCING MAGNESIUM-CONTAINING COMPONENTS HAVING VISUAL METALLIC SURFACES Final Rejection Magnesium Products of America Inc.
18514980 MULTIFUNCTIONAL COATINGS FOR SOLID STATE ELECTROLYTE POWDERS Final Rejection UCHICAGO ARGONNE, LLC
18285819 ALKALI-RESISTANT NON-CRYSTALLINE INORGANIC COMPOSITION AND FIBER THEREOF Non-Final OA Nippon Fiber Corporation
18257242 REINFORCING GLASS FIBER, CHOPPED STRAND, FIBER SHEET, AND ROD Final Rejection Nippon Fiber Corporation
18551659 METHOD OF TRANSFER OF ORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR FILMS TO A SUBSTRATE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICES MADE THEREFROM Non-Final OA FRIEDRICH-SCHILLER-UNIVERSITÄT JENA
18365683 COMPOSITION WITH LIGNOSULFONIC ACID BINDER TO COMPLETELY OR PARTIALLY REPLACE BALL CLAY IN CERAMICS, METHOD OF MAKING, AND USE THEREOF Final Rejection Active Minerals International, LLC

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