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Last updated: October 27, 2026

Harry D Wilkins III, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as WILKINS III, HARRY D

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1723 1754 1794 1795 1796

This examiner grants 62% of resolved cases

Analysis

WILKINS III, HARRY D is assigned to tech center 1700 and art unit 1723. His profile contains 1113 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 62.3%. Median time to allowance is 1100 days, and the interview lift is 19.2%. The record presents a large docket with an allowance rate below the other listed outcomes in this profile and a median process extending beyond three years.

Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Saudi Arabian Oil Company, and Utility Global Inc. are the listed companies. The principal firms are FOLEY & LARDNER LLP, AMIN, TUROCY & WATSON, LLP, and Barclay Damon, LLP. Practitioners can use the profile to frame claim strategy and timing expectations for applications in art unit 1723, while treating interviews as a potentially useful but not dominant prosecution measure.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

62.3%
Allow Rate
-2.7% vs TC avg
1,153
Total Applications
+19.2%
Interview Lift
1100
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1113 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.0%
§101 Eligibility
18.9%
§102 Novelty
52.3%
§103 Obviousness
18.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18344906 HYBRID LOW-HIGH TEMPERATURE ELECTROLYSIS WITH HEAT RECOVERY Non-Final OA Schlumberger Technology Corporation
18591029 CARBON DIOXIDE ELECTROLYSIS CELL AND CARBON DIOXIDE ELECTROLYSIS DEVICE Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18173079 ELECTROCHEMICAL REACTION DEVICE Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18240127 CRUDE OIL PROCESSING PLANT WASTEWATER TREATMENT WITH CO-PRODUCTION OF HYDROGEN FOR CLEAN ENERGY Non-Final OA Saudi Arabian Oil Company
18047757 HYDROGEN SULFIDE CONVERSION Non-Final OA Saudi Arabian Oil Company
18321060 CARBON DIOXIDE RECOVERY SYSTEM Final Rejection DENSO CORPORATION
18568424 ELECTROLYTIC DEVICE Non-Final OA MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18820083 ELECTROLYSIS APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING USEFUL COMPOUNDS FROM CO2 Final Rejection Research & Business Foundation Sungkyunkwan University
18833424 ELECTRODE FIBRE, ELECTRODE, ELECTROLYSIS CELL AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE ELECTRODE FIBRE AND THE ELECTRODE Non-Final OA Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG
18550711 ELECTROLYSIS SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG
18556979 APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING NITROGEN-CONTAINING COMPOUND AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING NITROGEN-CONTAINING COMPOUND Non-Final OA IDEMITSU KOSAN CO.,LTD.
18277282 SOLID OXIDE ELECTROLYSIS CELL AND CELL ASSEMBLY INCLUDING THE SAME Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
18270560 REDUCTION OF CHALCOPYRITE BY AN AQUEOUS PHASE REDUCANT TO ENABLE HYDROMETALLURGICAL EXTRACTION OF COPPER Final Rejection THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK
18349335 SEPARATOR AND WATER ELECTROLYZER Final Rejection SCREEN HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
18016965 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING ELECTROLYSIS Non-Final OA Covestro Deutschland AG

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Harry D Wilkins III's allowance rate?

62.3% of resolved applications examined by Harry D Wilkins III were allowed (1,113 resolved cases), compared with 60.0% across Art Unit 1723 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Harry D Wilkins III?

This examiner's interview lift is +19.2 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Harry D Wilkins III take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Harry D Wilkins III took 1,100 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Harry D Wilkins III work in?

Harry D Wilkins III examines applications in Art Unit 1723 in Tech Center 1700 (Chemistry & Materials).

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