Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: WONG, EDNA

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1759 1795

This examiner grants 58% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

58.2%
Allow Rate
-6.8% vs TC avg
1,079
Total Applications
-18.9%
Interview Lift
1133
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1039 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
0.4%
§102 Novelty
78.7%
§103 Obviousness
19.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18917743 PALLADIUM-PLATINUM OXIDE CATALYST FOR AQUEOUS ELECTROCHEMICAL DIRECT EPOXIDATION Non-Final OA 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
18620308 SURFACE PREPARATION FOR ELECTROLYTIC INORGANIC FINISHES Non-Final OA THE BOEING COMPANY
18142919 ELECTRODEPOSITED ZINC AND IRON COATINGS FOR CORROSION RESISTANCE Non-Final OA THE BOEING COMPANY
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.
18557972 ELECTROPLATING COMPOSITION FOR DEPOSITING A CHROMIUM OR CHROMIUM ALLOY LAYER ON A SUBSTRATE Final Rejection 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
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
18394150 ELECTROCHEMICAL REDUCTIVE CARBOXYLATION OF UNSATURATED ORGANIC SUBSTRATES IN IONICALLY CONDUCTIVE MEDIUMS Non-Final OA Board of Trustees of Michigan State University
18842106 CARBON DIOXIDE CAPTURE AND UTILIZATION AS A CLEAN FEEDSTOCK Non-Final OA Michigan Technological 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
18565339 ELECTROGRAFTED FILMS FOR DNA SYNTHESIS Non-Final OA NANJING GENSCRIPT BIOTECH CO., LTD.
16894210 PRODUCTION OF LITHIUM VIA ELECTRODEPOSITION Final Rejection UCHICAGO ARGONNE, LLC
18482789 Functionalized Surfaces for Conversion of Carbon Dioxide Non-Final OA Prometheus Fuels, Inc

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