Last updated: July 17, 2026

Application No. 18/562,159

RUBBER COMPOSITION FOR TIRE, TREAD RUBBER, AND TIRE

Non-Final OA

Filed

Nov 17, 2023

Priority

May 28, 2021 — JP 2021-090699 +1 more

Examiner

EASHOO, MARK

Art Unit

Tech Center

Assignee

Bridgestone Corporation

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

This examiner grants 39% of cases after interview

— +33.4% interview lift. A telephonic interview to clarify the technical implementation could significantly improve the outcome.

Based on 142 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

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Grants only 39% of cases

Career Allowance Rate

55 granted / 142 resolved

-21.3% vs TC avg

Strong +33% interview lift

Without

With

+33.4%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

3y 5m

Avg Prosecution

6 currently pending

Career history

154

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§103

69.5%

+29.5% vs TC avg

§102

8.7%

-31.3% vs TC avg

§112

5.4%

-34.6% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 142 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Nov 17, 2023

Application Filed

Jun 02, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed (current)

Precedent Cases

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3y 9m to grant Granted Aug 02, 2022

16/096,586

Patent 11370913

THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMER COMPOSITION, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND ELASTOMER MOLDED BODY

3y 8m to grant Granted Jun 28, 2022

16/894,975

Patent 10907107

AMPHIPHILIC ASPHALTENE IONIC LIQUIDS AS DEMULSIFIERS FOR HEAVY PETROLEUM CRUDE OIL-WATER EMULSIONS

7m to grant Granted Feb 02, 2021

15/301,126

Patent 10882947

RAPID CURING EPOXY ADHESIVE COMPOSITIONS

4y 3m to grant Granted Jan 05, 2021

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

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Prosecution Projections

1-2

Expected OA Rounds

39%

Grant Probability

72%

With Interview (+33.4%)

3y 5m (~9m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 142 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.