Last updated: July 17, 2026

Application No. 19/095,357

PHOTOCURABLE COMPOSITION

Non-Final OA

Filed

Mar 31, 2025

Priority

Apr 26, 2019 — continuation of 16/396,342

Examiner

WIECZOREK, MICHAEL P

Art Unit

1712

Tech Center

1700 — Chemical & Materials Engineering

Assignee

Canon Inc.

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— +17.1% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 55% grant rate with +17.1% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 888 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

WIECZOREK, MICHAEL P View full profile →

Grants 55% of resolved cases

Career Allowance Rate

486 granted / 888 resolved

-10.3% vs TC avg

Strong +17% interview lift

Without

With

+17.1%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

3y 2m

Avg Prosecution

29 currently pending

Career history

926

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

0.1%

-39.9% vs TC avg

§103

79.8%

+39.8% vs TC avg

§102

3.1%

-36.9% vs TC avg

§112

9.7%

-30.3% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 888 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Mar 31, 2025

Application Filed

Apr 09, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed

Jul 07, 2026

Applicant Interview (Telephonic)

Jul 07, 2026

Examiner Interview Summary

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

18/471,945

Patent 12679979

BARRIER COATING

2y 9m to grant Granted Jul 14, 2026

18/817,401

Patent 12679734

3D GRAPHENE

1y 10m to grant Granted Jul 14, 2026

18/267,596

Patent 12677611

SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS

3y 0m to grant Granted Jul 07, 2026

18/844,141

Patent 12673341

METHOD FOR OPERATING A COLD GLUE APPLICATION DEVICE, AND DEVICE FOR APPLYING COLD GLUE

1y 10m to grant Granted Jul 07, 2026

18/419,652

Patent 12667995

FLEXIBLE AND SMART WOOD WITH RESPONSIVE FUNCTION, PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF AND ACTUATOR

2y 5m to grant Granted Jun 30, 2026

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

55%

Grant Probability

72%

With Interview (+17.1%)

3y 2m (~1y 11m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 888 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.