Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: WONG, EDNA

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1759 1795

This examiner grants 58% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

58.3%
Allow Rate
-6.7% vs TC avg
1077
Total Applications
-19.0%
Interview Lift
1142
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1035 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
16.4%
§102 Novelty
41.5%
§103 Obviousness
36.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18880588 USE OF A COMPOSITION COMPRISING A POLYAMINOAMIDE TYPE COMPOUND FOR COPPER NANOTWIN ELECTRODEPOSITION Non-Final OA BASF SE
18873525 PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF ALKOXYLATED 2,5-DIHYDROFURAN Final Rejection DSM IP ASSETS B.V.
18620308 SURFACE PREPARATION FOR ELECTROLYTIC INORGANIC FINISHES Final Rejection THE BOEING COMPANY
18142919 ELECTRODEPOSITED ZINC AND IRON COATINGS FOR CORROSION RESISTANCE Non-Final OA THE BOEING COMPANY
18917743 PALLADIUM-PLATINUM OXIDE CATALYST FOR AQUEOUS ELECTROCHEMICAL DIRECT EPOXIDATION Non-Final OA Massachusetts Institute of Technology
18649438 USE OF ACIDIC ELECTROLYTE CATIONS FOR SELECTIVE ELECTROCHEMICAL CO2 AND CO CONVERSIONS TO METHANOL Final Rejection Massachusetts Institute of Technology
19134557 METHOD FOR IMPROVING EFFICIENCY OF ELECTROLYTIC SYNTHESIS OF 4-AMINO-3,6-DICHLOROPICOLINIC ACID Non-Final OA ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
18011453 PROCESSES FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL UP-CYCLING OF PLASTICS AND SYSTEMS THEREOF Non-Final OA TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY SYSTEM
19074505 CO2 CONVERSION METHOD Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
17925948 ELECTROLYTIC SOLUTION, MAGNESIUM PRODUCTION METHOD, MAGNESIUM, AND MAGNESIUM FOIL Final Rejection MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
19071295 TIN ALLOY PLATING SOLUTION Final Rejection MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION
19066147 LEVELING AGENT, COMPOSITION, AND APPLICATION THEREOF Non-Final OA Fudan University
19064466 METHOD OF SYNTHESIZING A FUNCTIONALIZED BIPHENOL COMPOUND BY ELECTROCHEMICAL COUPLING Non-Final OA NuMat Technologies, Inc.
18879011 ALUMINUM ALLOY PART AND ASSOCIATED MANUFACTURING METHOD Final Rejection SAFRAN LANDING SYSTEMS
18946797 METHODS FOR PRODUCING HYDROCARBONS, AND RELATED ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS AND SYSTEMS Non-Final OA University of Maine System of Board of Trustees
17756084 METHODS FOR ELECTROLYTICALLY DEPOSITING PRETREATMENT COMPOSITIONS Final Rejection PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.
18838575 PAIRED ELECTROCHEMICAL SYNTHESIS OF OXYMETHYLENE DIMETHYL ETHERS Non-Final OA Nederlandse Organisatie voor toegepast-natuurwetenschappelijk onderzoek TNO
18863155 PLATING FILM MANUFACTURING METHOD Final Rejection OKUNO CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
18568352 METHOD FOR ELECTRODEPOSITING A DARK CHROMIUM LAYER, SUBSTRATE COMPRISING SAME, AND ELECTROPLATING BATH THEREOF Non-Final OA Atotech Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG
18256480 ELECTROPLATING BATH FOR DEPOSITING A BLACK CHROMIUM LAYER AND METHOD FOR ELECTROPLATING A BLACK CHROMIUM LAYER ON A SUBSTRATE Non-Final OA Atotech Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG
18000236 ELECTROPLATING BATH FOR DEPOSITING A BLACK CHROMIUM LAYER, METHOD FOR DEPOSITING, AND SUBSTRATE COMPRISING SUCH A LAYER Non-Final OA Atotech Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG
18919668 Method for galvanically depositing a zinc coating on a steel substrate and steel tube product Non-Final OA BENTELER Steel/Tube GmbH & Co.KG
18900442 ELECTROCHEMICAL COX REDUCTION AND HYDROGEN OXIDATION REACTOR Non-Final OA Twelve Benefit Corporation
18842532 PLATING SOLUTION CONTAINING SULFONIO GROUP-CONTAINING ETHER COMPOUND Non-Final OA JCU CORPORATION
18842106 CARBON DIOXIDE CAPTURE AND UTILIZATION AS A CLEAN FEEDSTOCK Non-Final OA Michigan Technological University
18394150 ELECTROCHEMICAL REDUCTIVE CARBOXYLATION OF UNSATURATED ORGANIC SUBSTRATES IN IONICALLY CONDUCTIVE MEDIUMS Non-Final OA Board of Trustees of Michigan State University
18729409 METHOD OF ELECTROCHEMICALLY CONVERTING CARBON DIOXIDE INTO FORMATE SALTS Final Rejection ÉLECTRO CARBONE INC.
18766322 SITU CATALYST SYNTHESIS, DEPOSITION AND UTILIZATION Final Rejection AVIUM LLC
18383959 BORIC ACID-FREE SATIN NICKEL Final Rejection MacDermid Enthone Inc.
17533432 ELECTROCHEMICAL DEHYDROGENATION OF ETHANE TO ETHYLENE USING SOLID OXIDE ELECTROLYZER Non-Final OA University of South Carolina

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