Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: AMATO, ELIZABETH KATHRYN

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1762

This examiner grants 82% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

81.8%
Allow Rate
+16.8% vs TC avg
58
Total Applications
+2.1%
Interview Lift
1169
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 22 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.4%
§101 Eligibility
15.9%
§102 Novelty
60.7%
§103 Obviousness
19.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18034777 SEMICARBAZIDE COMPOSITION AND WATER-BASED COATING COMPOSITION Non-Final OA ASAHI KASEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17754962 RESIN COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME, MOLDED ARTICLE, MECHANICAL COMPONENT, AND HOUSING Final Rejection ASAHI KASEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17886503 FLAME-RETARDANT MOLDED ARTICLES FOR ELECTRICAL DEVICES Final Rejection Carl Freudenberg KG
17997751 FLAME-RETARDANT POLYCARBONATE COMPOSITION Final Rejection Covestro Deutschland AG
17796480 RESIN COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING MOLDED ARTICLES Final Rejection SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
18035801 THERMOSETTING EPOXY RESIN COMPOSITION, MOLDED ARTICLE OF SAME, FIBER-REINFORCED COMPOSITE MATERIAL, MOLDING MATERIAL FOR FIBER-REINFORCED COMPOSITE MATERIALS, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING FIBER-REINFORCED COMPOSITE MATERIAL Non-Final OA TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.
17776542 FIBER-REINFORCED THERMOPLASTIC RESIN MOLDED ARTICLE Final Rejection Toray Industries, Inc.
17653222 PERFLUOROELASTOMER MOLDED ARTICLE AND PROTECTIVE MEMBER Final Rejection AGC Inc.
17755635 Tire Having Tread Of Specified Rubber Composition And Related Methods Final Rejection Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC
18253810 FIBER-REINFORCED RESIN COMPOSITION AND MOLDED ARTICLE Non-Final OA MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
17788089 POLYMER AND COATING COMPOSITION CONTAINING SAID POLYMER Final Rejection DIC Corporation
18267163 RUBBER COMPOSITION FOR HOT AIR CROSS-LINKING, CROSS-LINKED RUBBER, AND PRODUCTION METHOD OF CROSS-LINKED RUBBER Non-Final OA NOF CORPORATION
18267118 A TWO-COMPONENT POLYURETHANE COMPOSITION, PROCESS FOR PREPARING THE SAME AND A METHOD OF USE THEREOF Non-Final OA ASHLAND LICENSING AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LLC
18069629 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF MAKING TILES FROM PLASTIC WASTE Non-Final OA Coldharbour Tiles Inc.
18010855 Gels, Porous Bodies, and Method of Preparing a Gel or a Porous Body Non-Final OA Japan Atomic Energy Agency
17928323 Paints Containing Driers Based on Vanadium Compounds Bearing Anions of Sulfonic Acids as Counter Ions Non-Final OA Borchers GmbH
17906251 Thermoplastic Polyurethane Compositions Comprising Nitro-Substituted Polyester Diols Non-Final OA Novoloop, Inc.
17606219 RAPID GEL POLYMERIC COMPOSITIONS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA 3V Sigma USA Inc.

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