Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: WARTALOWICZ, PAUL A

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1735 1793

This examiner grants 64% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

63.6%
Allow Rate
-1.4% vs TC avg
863
Total Applications
+18.6%
Interview Lift
1258
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 832 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.5%
§101 Eligibility
18.4%
§102 Novelty
48.8%
§103 Obviousness
24.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17968556 WAFER SCALE PRODUCTION OF SUPERCONDUCTING MAGNESIUM DIBORIDE THIN FILMS WITH HIGH TRANSITION TEMPERATURE Non-Final OA California Institute of Technology
17980886 TOPOLOGICAL SUPERCONDUCTOR DEVICES WITH TWO GATE LAYERS Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
17756815 SEMICONDUCTOR-FERROMAGNETIC INSULATOR-SUPERCONDUCTOR HYBRID DEVICES Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18073224 Scalable Thermalization of Wiring and Attenuation of Signals for Quantum Devices within Quantum Computing Systems Non-Final OA Google LLC
17964872 SUPERCONDUCTING MAGNET DEVICE AND METHOD FOR INCREASING TEMPERATURE THEREOF Final Rejection SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18056829 LONG-RANGE COUPLING QUBITS IN QUANTUM COMPUTING WITH ENERGY LOSS PROTECTION VIA MULTI-MODE AND FLUXONIUM QUBITS Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
17312784 Electromagnetic Pulse Source Using Quenching Superconducting Magnet Non-Final OA Massachusetts Institute of Technology
17860055 ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT, CALCULATION DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT Non-Final OA KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
17782512 PRECURSOR FOR Nb3Sn SINGLE-CORE SUPERCONDUCTING WIRE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, Nb3Sn SINGLE-CORE SUPERCONDUCTING WIRE, PRECURSOR FOR Nb3Sn MULTI-CORE SUPERCONDUCTING WIRE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND Nb3Sn MULTI-CORE SUPERCONDUCTING WIRE Non-Final OA FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
17997798 HIGH TEMPERATURE SUPERCONDUCTOR FIELD COIL Non-Final OA Tokamak Energy Ltd
17296167 RAPID DUMP OF PARTIALLY INSULATED SUPERCONDUCTING MAGNET Final Rejection Tokamak Energy Ltd
17883534 RETENTION OF HIGH-PRESSURE-INDUCED/ENHANCED HIGH TC SUPERCONDUCTING AND NON-SUPERCONDUCTING PHASES AT AMBIENT PRESSURE Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SYSTEM
17865763 Quality Control of High Performance Superconductor Tapes Non-Final OA University of Houston System
18157146 Method for Controlling Turn-to-Turn Contact Resistance in REBCO Magnet Pancake Coils Non-Final OA The Florida State University Research Foundation, Inc.
18011394 DESIGN FOR REDUCING DARK COUNT RATE OF SNSPD BASED ON TWO-WIRE STRUCTURE Non-Final OA NANJING UNIVERSITY
18017054 Methane Reformer for the Production of Hydrogen and a Hydrocarbon Fuel Non-Final OA Syzygy Plasmonics Inc.
17872833 ENHANCEMENT OF SUPERCONDUCTIVITY VIA RESONANT ANTI-SHIELDING Non-Final OA THE TRUSTEES OF BOSTON COLLEGE
18214037 HIGH TEMPERATURE SUPERCONDUCTING MATERIAL AND A METHOD FOR PRODUCTION Non-Final OA TRUE 2 MATERIALS PTE LTD.
18010668 Fast Reliable Superconducting Single-Photon Detector and Cost Effective and High Yield Method for Manufacturing Such Non-Final OA Single Quantum B.V.
18008279 MAGNET STRUCTURES COMPRISING A HIGH TEMPERATURE SUPERCONDUCTOR (HTS) CABLE IN GROOVE Non-Final OA Commonwealth Fusion Systems LLC
17683850 Flexible high-temperature superconductor and method for its production Non-Final OA S-Innovations LLC

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