Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: WIECZOREK, MICHAEL P

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1712 1792

This examiner grants 55% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

54.7%
Allow Rate
-10.3% vs TC avg
909
Total Applications
+18.0%
Interview Lift
1156
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 870 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
13.7%
§102 Novelty
50.0%
§103 Obviousness
29.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18341290 PLANARIZATION SYSTEM, PLANARIZING METHOD, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING AN ARTICLE Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18537234 METAL OXY-FLUORIDE COATING FOR CHAMBER COMPONENTS AND METHOD OF COATING THEREOF Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18654474 ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING USING BONDING OF VOXELS AND RELATED SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND ARTICLES Non-Final OA Massachusetts Institute of Technology
18663364 Methods of Forming Material Within Openings Extending into a Semiconductor Construction, and Semiconductor Constructions Having Fluorocarbon Material Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
17757376 FILM FORMATION METHOD AND FILM FORMATION APPARATUS Final Rejection Tokyo Electron Limited
18415770 INTERCONNECT STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF FORMING SAME Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18436109 METHOD OF FORMING DIELECTRIC MATERIAL LAYER USING PLASMA Non-Final OA ASM IP Holding B.V.
18876870 METHOD FOR GROWING DIAMOND LAYER AND MICROWAVE PLASMA CVD APPARATUS Non-Final OA SHIN-ETSU HANDOTAI CO., LTD.
18037206 METHOD OF PRODUCING THIN-FILM Non-Final OA ADEKA CORPORATION
18224842 METHODS OF ALTERING PROTEIN DEPOSITION ON URINARY CATHETERS AND DEVICES Non-Final OA University of Notre Dame du Lac
18855341 A METHOD FOR PRODUCING GRAPHENE NANOSTRUCTURES Non-Final OA UNIWERSYTET JAGIELLONSKI
18314288 ADHESIVE-COATED THERMALLY SENSITIVE POLYMER SUBSTRATE, PROCESS FOR ITS MANUFACTURE AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA HENKEL AG & CO., KGaA
18851229 In-Process Drying for Oil Based Timber Treatment Non-Final OA ARXADA AG
18844141 METHOD FOR OPERATING A COLD GLUE APPLICATION DEVICE, AND DEVICE FOR APPLYING COLD GLUE Non-Final OA 4BoxProducer.com Ltd.
18839648 WEAR RESISTANT SPRAY COATING OF SCREEN CYLINDERS BY VARYING THE SPRAY ANGLE Non-Final OA AIKAWA FIBER TECHNOLOGIES OY
18833460 METHOD FOR PRODUCING MODIFIED WOODEN MATERIAL, 5-HMF RESINIFICATION SOLUTION, AND MODIFIED WOODEN MATERIAL Final Rejection KYOTO PREFECTURAL PUBLIC UNIVERSITY CORPORATION
18037365 PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING SILICON-CONTAINING MATERIALS Non-Final OA WACKER CHEMIE AG
18704436 METHOD AND COMPOSITION FOR REDUCING SOLVENT RELEASE FROM, AND REDUCING ODOR OF, AGROCHEMICAL FORMULATIONS Non-Final OA Adama Makhteshim Ltd.
18572821 RADIATION INDUCED PRINTING METHOD USING AN EFFECT PIGMENT MIXTURE Non-Final OA Heliosonic GmbH
17348393 STRAIN TOLERANT RECYCLED ASPHALT PAVEMENT COMPOSITION Non-Final OA ArrMaz Products Inc.
18339226 SYNTHETIC RESIN ARTICLE AND METHOD OF FABRICATION THEREOF Non-Final OA NEOLT ASIA PTE. LTD.
17046857 Acetylated Wood and Method of Making Same Final Rejection Tricoya Technologies Ltd

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