Last updated: October 02, 2026

Application No. 17/433,399

PSA COMPOSITION HAVING HIGH SHEAR AND PEEL PROPERTIES

Non-Final OA

Filed

Aug 24, 2021

Priority

Feb 26, 2019 — nonprovisional of PCTCN2019076120

Examiner

DUCHENEAUX, FRANK D

Art Unit

1788

Tech Center

1700 — Chemical & Materials Engineering

Assignee

Avery Dennison Corporation

OA Round

5 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— -13.9% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 45% grant rate with -13.9% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 729 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

DUCHENEAUX, FRANK D View full profile →

Grants 45% of resolved cases

Career Allowance Rate

328 granted / 729 resolved

-20.0% vs TC avg

Minimal -14% lift

Without

With

+-13.9%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

3y 7m

Avg Prosecution

44 currently pending

Career history

783

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

0.3%

-39.7% vs TC avg

§103

48.4%

+8.4% vs TC avg

§102

12.8%

-27.2% vs TC avg

§112

32.2%

-7.8% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 729 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Show 9 earlier events

Sep 22, 2025

Applicant Interview (Telephonic)

Oct 28, 2025

Response Filed

Oct 28, 2025

Response after Non-Final Action

Feb 09, 2026

Response Filed

May 07, 2026

Final Rejection mailed

Jul 07, 2026

Request for Continued Examination

Jul 08, 2026

Response after Non-Final Action

Aug 27, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed (current)

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

18/579,545

Patent 12735611

(METH)ACRYLIC-EPOXY UV INITIATED ADHESIVE COMPOSITIONS AND ADHESIVE-CONTAINING ARTICLES

2y 8m to grant Granted Sep 15, 2026

17/795,328

Patent 12723178

PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE TAPE

4y 1m to grant Granted Sep 01, 2026

18/426,592

Patent 12723180

SELF-ADHERING ARTICLE

2y 7m to grant Granted Sep 01, 2026

17/404,506

Patent 12716011

Adhesive tape with polyurethane carrier

5y 0m to grant Granted Aug 25, 2026

16/753,235

Patent 12698419

Temperature-Changeable Adhesive Sheet and Temperature-Changeable Adhesive Sheet Manufacturing Method Using Same

6y 4m to grant Granted Aug 04, 2026

Study what changed to get past this examiner. Based on 5 most recent grants.

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Prosecution Projections

5-6

Expected OA Rounds

45%

Grant Probability

31%

With Interview (-13.9%)

3y 7m (~0m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

High

PTA Risk

Based on 729 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.