Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: WALTERS JR, ROBERT S

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 1693 1711 1715 1717 1737 1759 1784 1787 1792 1796

This examiner grants 52% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

51.5%
Allow Rate
-16.5% vs TC avg
1,179
Total Applications
+50.5%
Interview Lift
1289
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1102 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.1%
§101 Eligibility
12.2%
§102 Novelty
49.8%
§103 Obviousness
32.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19531336 ENGINEERED STONE SLAB, AND APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CREATING Final Rejection SQIP, LLC
19531511 SULFUR CATHODES, SULFUR CATHODE MATERIALS, AND APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR MAKING SAME Non-Final OA CarbonIP Technologies Inc.
18403204 INHIBITOR FOR SELECTIVELY DEPOSITING THIN FILM AND METHOD FOR SELECTIVELY DEPOSITING THIN FILM Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
19298515 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ANODE ACTIVE MATERIAL LAYER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SECONDARY BATTERY Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18644077 MANUFACTURING METHOD OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE Final Rejection FUJIFILM Corporation
19085453 ACRYLIC ACID PLASMA POLYMERIZATION FILM AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR Final Rejection TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.
18545064 Molding Material Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18879445 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING STATOR FOR ROTARY ELECTRIC MACHINE Non-Final OA AISIN CORPORATION
18559811 COMPOSITIONS, COMPRISING PLATELET-SHAPED TRANSITION METAL PARTICLES Non-Final OA BASF SE
18262211 TWO-COMPONENT SYSTEM FOR PREPARING DEODORANT POLYURETHANE FOAMS Non-Final OA BASF SE
19226344 METHOD FOR THE FORMATION OF THIN FILMS USING TWO TYPES OF SILICON PRECURSOR Non-Final OA SK Hynix Inc.
18276914 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SURFACE-TREATED GAS-PHASE-PROCESS SILICA PARTICLE, SURFACE-TREATED GAS-PHASE-PROCESS SILICA PARTICLE, AND TONER EXTERNAL ADDITIVE FOR ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE IMAGE DEVELOPMENT Non-Final OA SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
18036766 COATING AGENT COMPOSITION, SURFACE TREATMENT AGENT COMPRISING SAID COMPOSITION, AND ARTICLE SURFACE-TREATED WITH SAID SURFACE TREATMENT AGENT Final Rejection SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
19314701 STRUCTURAL MEMBER Non-Final OA TOTO LTD.
18585922 WATER-CURABLE SILICONE COMPOSITIONS AND RELATED METHODS Final Rejection BMIC LLC
18454447 METHOD FOR FABRICATING ENHANCEMENT MODE TRANSISTOR MATERIAL, ENHANCEMENT MODE TRANSISTOR MATERIAL FABRICATED THEREBY, ENHANCEMENT MODE TRANSISTOR INCLUDING THE SAME, AND AMPLIFYING CIRCUIT INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA RESEARCH & BUSINESS FOUNDATION SUNGKYUNKWAN UNIVERSITY
19261691 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FORMING MOLYBDENUM METAL FILM Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
19184288 FILM FORMING METHOD AND FILM FORMING APPARATUS Final Rejection Tokyo Electron Limited
17906353 FILM FORMATION METHOD AND FILM FORMATION APPARATUS Final Rejection Tokyo Electron Limited
18555108 METHOD OF CURING A WATERBORNE COATING Non-Final OA SWIMC LLC
18241465 LAMINATE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME Final Rejection KANEKA CORPORATION
18848912 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING HOT-DIP GALVANIZED STEEL SHEET, AND EQUIPMENT FOR MANUFACTURING HOT-DIP GALVANIZED STEEL SHEET Non-Final OA JFE STEEL CORPORATION
18567068 THERMALLY CONDUCTIVE COMPOSITION Non-Final OA HENKEL IP & HOLDING GMBH
18736434 FORMATION METHOD OF SILICON NITRIDE FILM Non-Final OA Dexerials Corporation
18272445 POLYACETAL RESIN COMPOSITION Non-Final OA MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.
18583454 WATER-REPELLENT PROTECTIVE FILM-FORMING AGENT, WATER-REPELLENT PROTECTIVE FILM-FORMING CHEMICAL SOLUTION, AND WAFER SURFACE TREATMENT METHOD Non-Final OA CENTRAL GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED
18696736 FLUOROPOLYMER-FREE PROCESSING AIDS FOR ETHYLENE-BASED POLYMERS Non-Final OA ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.
18708228 SILICONE COMPOSITIONS AND THEIR APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA DOW SILICONES CORPORATION
18547924 VINYL CHLORIDE RESIN COMPOSITION, VINYL CHLORIDE RESIN MOLDED PRODUCT, AND LAMINATE Final Rejection ZEON CORPORATION

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