Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: WITTENBERG, STEFANIE S

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1723 1756 1759 1788 1795

This examiner grants 54% of resolved cases

Analysis

Stefanie S. Wittenberg is an examiner in Tech Center 1700 and Art Unit 1723. She has 693 resolved cases with an allowance rate of 54.4 percent. This 54.4 percent rate indicates the proportion of applications that reach issuance under her review. The median days to allowance of 1131 provides a timeline for the duration of the prosecution process for successful cases. Practitioners should use this timing metric to plan their patent strategy and manage expectations in Tech Center 1700.

The interview lift of 17.8 percent suggests that conducting an interview provides a measurable increase in the probability of a grant. This 17.8 percent lift is a metric for practitioners deciding whether to engage in direct communication with the examiner to resolve rejections. With 693 resolved cases, the data reflects a consistent examination history. The median days to allowance of 1131 is a useful figure for managing the expected timeline of a patent application. Utilizing the interview process can be a helpful component for navigating Art Unit 1723.

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

Performance Statistics

54.4%
Allow Rate
-10.6% vs TC avg
747
Total Applications
+17.8%
Interview Lift
1131
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 693 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
14.1%
§102 Novelty
52.8%
§103 Obviousness
30.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18408821 FILM FORMING APPARATUS FOR METAL FILM Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18488303 WATER ELECTROLYSIS CELL STACK AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18466334 WATER ELECTROLYSIS SYSTEM Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18550569 SOLID-ELECTROLYTE-TYPE ELECTROLYZER AND METHOD FOR MAINTAINING SAME Non-Final OA IDEMITSU KOSAN CO.,LTD.
18318757 CARBON DIOXIDE RECOVERY SYSTEM Non-Final OA DENSO CORPORATION
17995243 ELECTROFILL FROM ALKALINE ELECTROPLATING SOLUTIONS Final Rejection Lam Research Corporation
18200939 SEMICONDUCTOR ELECTROCHEMICAL PLATING APPARATUS AND METHOD Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18483957 ELECTROPLATING CHAMBER USING JET ARRAY TO ENABLE HIGH MASS-TRANSFER Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18160109 SURGING FLOW FOR BUBBLE CLEARING IN ELECTROPLATING SYSTEMS Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
18311838 METHANE ACTIVATION SYSTEMS AND RELATED ELECTROCHEMICAL APPARATUSES Final Rejection Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC
17923080 PLATING APPARATUS Non-Final OA EBARA CORPORATION
18280811 METHOD FOR REMOVING FERRIC IONS FROM SULFATE-BASED IRON ELECTROPLATING SOLUTION Final Rejection POSCO CO., LTD
18266889 Reversible Electrochemical Mirror (REM) Non-Final OA Nanyang Technological University
18557948 SOLID OXIDE ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME Non-Final OA KYOTO UNIVERSITY
18626331 REACTION CHAMBER COMPONENT, PREPARATION METHOD, AND REACTION CHAMBER Non-Final OA BEIJING NAURA MICROELECTRONICS EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.

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