Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: YOUNG, WILLIAM D

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1728 1731 1761 2896 3745

This examiner grants 54% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

54.4%
Allow Rate
-15.6% vs TC avg
741
Total Applications
+15.4%
Interview Lift
1086
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 699 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.5%
§101 Eligibility
22.4%
§102 Novelty
45.9%
§103 Obviousness
26.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18897372 DISORDERED ROCK-SALT BATTERY CATHODE COMPOSITION AND SYNTHESES THEREOF Non-Final OA Toyota Research Institute, Inc.
19058021 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING FUEL CELL CATALYST INK Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18413993 PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18401063 ORGANOMETALLIC COMPLEX, AND ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE, DISPLAY APPARATUS, IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, LIGHTING APPARATUS, AND MOVING OBJECT CONTAINING THE ORGANOMETALLIC COMPLEX Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18942287 QUANTUM DOT INK COMPOSITION, APPARATUS USING THE SAME, AND LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE USING THE SAME Final Rejection Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18835320 ORGANIC MOLECULE FOR OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICE Final Rejection Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18461070 INK COMPOSITION, LAYER USING THE SAME, ELECTROPHORESIS DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE COMPRISING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18364025 INK COMPOSITION, LAYER USING THE SAME, ELECTROPHORESIS DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE COMPRISING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18905928 CONDUCTIVE RESIN COMPOSITION, METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAME, AND MOLDED ARTICLE INCLUDING THE SAME Final Rejection LG CHEM, LTD.
18006766 Positive Electrode Active Material Precursor, Method of Preparing the Same, and Method of Preparing Positive Electrode Active Material Using the Same Final Rejection LG Chem, Ltd.
18853624 Positive Electrode Active Material, and Positive Electrode and Lithium Secondary Battery Including the Same Non-Final OA LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
18581234 Fabrication of Chromium Metal Mixtures in the Form of Core-Shell Nanoparticles Final Rejection General Electric Company
19001222 CONDUCTIVE URETHANE ACRYLATE AND SILICONE HYBRID ELECTRODES AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME Non-Final OA Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
18528235 MIXED MATERIAL Final Rejection SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
18743348 UV PATTERNABLE POLYMER BLENDS FOR ORGANIC THIN-FILM TRANSISTORS Non-Final OA CORNING INCORPORATED
18079430 HETEROCYCLIC SPIRO COMPOUNDS Final Rejection Merck Patent GmbH
18398215 COMPOSITION, MIXTURE, LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE AND DISPLAY PANEL Non-Final OA Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co., Ltd.
18483862 Nanoparticle Ink Based Patterning Of Inorganic Materials Non-Final OA The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
18053824 HIGH-SPEED PRINTABLE CARBON INK Final Rejection Henkel AG & Co., KGaA
18247935 HIGH TRANSFER EFFICIENCY APPLICATION METHODS FOR LOW TEMPERATURE CURING COATING COMPOSITIONS AND COATED SUBSTRATES FORMED THEREBY Final Rejection PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.
18346485 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTRONIC COMPONENT Final Rejection SHOEI CHEMICAL INC.
18264213 ANTI-FOULING COMPOSITION AND USES THEREOF Final Rejection SPECIALTY OPERATIONS FRANCE
18003615 Compound of Formula (I), a Semiconductor Material Comprising at Least One Compound of Formula (I), a Semiconductor Layer Comprising at Least One Compound of Formula (I) and an Electronic Device Comprising at Least One Compound of Formula (I) Final Rejection Novaled GmbH

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