Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: WARTALOWICZ, PAUL A

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1735 1793

This examiner grants 64% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

64.0%
Allow Rate
-1.0% vs TC avg
867
Total Applications
+18.4%
Interview Lift
1264
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 841 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
1.0%
§102 Novelty
77.6%
§103 Obviousness
10.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
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 Final Rejection Google LLC
17964872 SUPERCONDUCTING MAGNET DEVICE AND METHOD FOR INCREASING TEMPERATURE THEREOF Final Rejection SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18045517 DIAGNOSTIC CIRCUIT Non-Final OA The Boeing Company
17860055 ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT, CALCULATION DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT Non-Final OA KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
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
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
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.
17872833 ENHANCEMENT OF SUPERCONDUCTIVITY VIA RESONANT ANTI-SHIELDING Non-Final OA THE TRUSTEES OF BOSTON COLLEGE
18017054 Methane Reformer for the Production of Hydrogen and a Hydrocarbon Fuel Non-Final OA Syzygy Plasmonics Inc.

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