Last updated: July 05, 2026

Application No. 18/282,920

RUBBER COMPOSITION AND TIRE

Non-Final OA

Filed

Sep 19, 2023

Priority

Mar 19, 2021 — JP 2021-046551 +1 more

Examiner

STANLEY, JANE L

Art Unit

1767

Tech Center

1700 — Chemical & Materials Engineering

Assignee

Bridgestone Corporation

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

This examiner grants 58% of cases after interview

— +29.9% interview lift. A telephonic interview to clarify the technical implementation could significantly improve the outcome.

Based on 958 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

STANLEY, JANE L View full profile →

Grants 58% of resolved cases

Career Allowance Rate

560 granted / 958 resolved

-6.5% vs TC avg

Strong +30% interview lift

Without

With

+29.9%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

3y 0m

Avg Prosecution

32 currently pending

Career history

1001

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

0.4%

-39.6% vs TC avg

§103

63.9%

+23.9% vs TC avg

§102

10.5%

-29.5% vs TC avg

§112

4.9%

-35.1% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 958 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Sep 19, 2023

Application Filed

Apr 07, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed (current)

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

17/632,843

Patent 12662612

METHOD FOR FILTERING POLISHING ADDITIVE-CONTAINING LIQUID, POLISHING ADDITIVE-CONTAINING LIQUID, POLISHING COMPOSITION, METHOD FOR PRODUCING POLISHING COMPOSITION, AND FILTER

4y 4m to grant Granted Jun 23, 2026

17/476,854

Patent 12644045

FLUORESCENT COMPOUNDS AND APPLICATION THEREOF

4y 8m to grant Granted Jun 02, 2026

16/477,654

Patent 12624198

RUBBER COMPOSITE, PROCESSING METHOD, APPLICATIONS, MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR THE APPLICATIONS

6y 10m to grant Granted May 12, 2026

17/917,068

Patent 12624267

THERMAL CONDUCTIVE SILICONE COMPOSITION

3y 7m to grant Granted May 12, 2026

17/636,349

Patent 12617991

MICROCAPSULE FOR LATENT HEAT STORAGE MATERIALS, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, POWDER CONTAINING MICROCAPSULES FOR LATENT HEAT STORAGE MATERIALS, AND HEAT STORAGE DEVICE COMPRISING SAID POWDER

4y 2m to grant Granted May 05, 2026

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Prosecution Projections

1-2

Expected OA Rounds

58%

Grant Probability

88%

With Interview (+29.9%)

3y 0m (~3m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 958 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.