Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: BHUSHAN, KUMAR R

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1712 1765 1766 1768

This examiner grants 73% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

73.0%
Allow Rate
+8.0% vs TC avg
834
Total Applications
+33.5%
Interview Lift
1031
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 789 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.7%
§101 Eligibility
21.8%
§102 Novelty
42.9%
§103 Obviousness
21.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18441628 POROUS POLYURETHANE FOR CONSOLIDATION OF MATERIAL IN SUBTERRANEAN FORMATIONS Non-Final OA Saudi Arabian Oil Company
18464531 POLYORGANOSILOXANE-CONTAINING POLYMER, COMPOSITION, AND MOLDED ARTICLE Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
18089826 ELECTROPHORETIC MEDIA COMPRISING ELECTROPHORETIC PARTICLES AND A COMBINATION OF CHARGE CONTROL AGENTS Non-Final OA E INK CORPORATION
18451927 FLUORINE-CONTAINING COPOLYMER, INJECTION MOLDED ARTICLE, WIRE COATING MATERIAL AND WIRE Non-Final OA DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18448291 COPOLYMER, MOLDED BODY, INJECTION MOLDED BODY, AND COATED ELECTRICAL WIRE Non-Final OA DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18021507 OPHTHALMIC LENS Non-Final OA MENICON CO., LTD.
18002520 METHODS FOR MAKING POLY(OXYALKYLENE) ACRYLIC POLYMERS AT HIGH SOLIDS AND LOW VISCOSITY Final Rejection Dow Global Technologies LLC
18615055 VINYLIDENE FLUORIDE COPOLYMER COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, POLYMER DISPERSION SOLUTION, ELECTRODE FOR NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY, ELECTROLYTE LAYER FOR NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY, AND NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY Non-Final OA KUREHA CORPORATION
18013232 OLEFIN/SILOXANE INTERPOLYMERS AND OLEFIN/CYCLIC SILANE INTERPOLYMERS Non-Final OA Rohm and Haas Company
18022851 PLANT AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF AN IN-LINE BLENDED POLYMER Non-Final OA Borealis AG
18021591 ETHYLENE COPOLYMERS WITH IMPROVED MELTING AND GLASS TRANSITION TEMPERATURE Non-Final OA Borealis AG
18021444 Polyolefin Composition Comprising Polypropylene Homopolymer and Recycled Plastic Material Non-Final OA Borealis AG
18014185 POLYPROPYLENE POLYETHYLENE MIXTURE UPGRADING Non-Final OA Borealis AG
18031815 METHOD FOR PRODUCING HOLLOW PARTICLES AND HOLLOW PARTICLES Non-Final OA ZEON CORPORATION
18042468 HOT MELT ADHESIVE COMPOSITION Non-Final OA BOSTIK SA
18276832 COMPOSITION Non-Final OA Newlight Technologies, Inc.
18681245 TEXTILE TREATMENT EMULSION FORMULATION INCLUDING A SILICONE - (METH)ACRYLATE COPOLYMER AND A SILICONE ADDITIVE Non-Final OA Dow Silicones Corporation
18263730 NOVEL COPOLYMER Non-Final OA KOWA COMPANY, LTD.
18122826 PROCESSED MOLDED ARTICLE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME Final Rejection Enplas Corporation
18278683 BLOCK COPOLYMER COMPOSITION, HEAT-SHRINKABLE FILM, AND CONTAINER Non-Final OA DENKA COMPANY LIMITED
18119942 CURABLE ADHESIVE WITH IMPROVED DIECUTTABILITY AND IMPROVED SHOCK PROPERTIES Non-Final OA tesa SE
17923087 ETHYLENE INTERPOLYMER PRODUCT AND FILMS THEREOF Non-Final OA NOVA CHEMICALS (INTERNATIONAL) S.A.
18005893 THICKENING AGENT FOR A HYDRO-ALCOHOLIC COMPOSITION Final Rejection COATEX
17875032 METAL PASTE FOR HYBRID ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING AND METHOD OF 3D PRINTING Non-Final OA MANTLE INC.
17724164 Disc for Disc Golf Final Rejection Latitude 64 AB

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