Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: BLAND, ALICIA

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1715 1759 1766 1768 1796

This examiner grants 50% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

49.8%
Allow Rate
-15.2% vs TC avg
746
Total Applications
+11.6%
Interview Lift
1246
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 707 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
2.0%
§102 Novelty
78.2%
§103 Obviousness
1.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17899512 IN-SITU RUBBER MATRIXES FOR ELASTIC AND PHOTO-PATTERNABLE POLYMER SEMICONDUCTORS AND DIELECTRICS Non-Final OA The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
18199673 ADHESIVE COMPOSITION, ADHESIVE, ADHESIVE SHEET, AND ADHESIVE SHEET FOR IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
18332448 ACRYLIC RESIN COMPOSITION AND RESIN FILM Non-Final OA KANEKA CORPORATION
18191519 COMPOSITION FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHAPING AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHAPED OBJECT Non-Final OA DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
17425458 PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF POLYPROPYLENES FROM WASTE PLASTIC FEEDSTOCKS Non-Final OA SABIC GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES B.V.
18318756 MODIFIED SILICONE RUBBERS AND METHODS FOR PREPARING THEREOF, ACOUSTIC PERMEABLE COMPONENTS, ULTRASONIC PROBES, AND ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC DEVICES Final Rejection WUHAN UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
18247276 COMPOSITE PRESSURE SENSITIVE ADHESIVES Non-Final OA 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
16554126 POLYVINYL ALCOHOL BASED LOST CIRCULATION MATERIALS Non-Final OA KURARAY CO., LTD.
18266821 A WATER-BASED HUMIDITY RESISTANT ADHESIVE COMPOSITION, PROCESS FOR PREPARING AND USING THE SAME Non-Final OA Arkema France
17914930 Foamable Continuous Filaments Final Rejection Zephyros, Inc.
17796537 Polyethylene Compositions Obtained Using Transition Metal Bis(Phenolate) Catalyst Complexes and Homogeneous Process for Production Thereof Non-Final OA ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.
17784879 ABS RUBBER POWDER WITH LOW IMPURITY CONTENT, PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR, AND ABS RESIN Final Rejection WANHUA CHEMICAL GROUP CO., LTD.
17911296 Synthetic Polymer and Method for Producing Same, Molding Material, and Molded Body Non-Final OA Spiber Inc.
18142310 THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMERIC COMPOSITION FOR VEHICLE MOUNTS WITH IMPROVED SURFACE ENERGY AND COMPRESSION SET, AND MOLDED ARTICLE INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA Hwaseung Corporation Co., Ltd.
18128716 HYDROCARBON RESIN POLYMER, PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF, AND COMPOSITION AND SUBSTRATE COMPRISING THE SAME Non-Final OA LCY CHEMICAL CORP.
18246695 Elastomer Composition, Sealing Material, and Method for Producing Sealing Material Non-Final OA VALQUA, LTD.
17928918 Composition Comprising Polyester and Modified Hardwood Lignin Final Rejection LIGNIN INDUSTRIES AB
18047865 BIOACTIVE POLYMERS FOR OPHTHALMIC APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA Key Medical Technologies, Inc.
17906899 BIOPOLYMER COMPOSITE AND ITS USE AND MANUFACTURE AS WELL AS BIOPOLYMER MASTERBATCH AND KIT FOR PRODUCING THE BIOPOLYMER COMPOSITE Non-Final OA COPOL INTERNATIONAL LTD.

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