Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Joshua Caleb Bledsoe, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as BLEDSOE, JOSHUA CALEB

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1623 1684 1743 1762 1763

This examiner grants 44% of resolved cases

Analysis

BLEDSOE, JOSHUA CALEB is assigned to Technology Center 1700 and art unit 1623. The profile records 107 resolved cases and a 43.9% allowance rate. Median time to allowance is 1256 days. Interview lift is 45.8%, indicating a strong positive association between interviews and allowance outcomes.

The listed companies are Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd., Eastman Chemical Company, and NOK Corporation. The listed firms are OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P., OLIFF PLC, and Additon, Pendleton & Witherspoon, P.A. Practitioners may find interview preparation particularly relevant, while the allowance history supports conservative expectations about prosecution outcomes.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

43.9%
Allow Rate
-21.1% vs TC avg
197
Total Applications
+45.8%
Interview Lift
1256
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 107 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.9%
§101 Eligibility
17.1%
§102 Novelty
58.9%
§103 Obviousness
17.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17855834 SOLVENT BASED AUTOMOTIVE GRAPHENE SURFACE TREATMENT AND PROCESS FOR USE THEREOF Non-Final OA Illinois Tool Works Inc.
18290886 RUBBER COMPOSITION FOR TIRES, AND TIRE Final Rejection BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
18712806 THERMOPLASTIC RESIN COMPOSITION AND MOLDED ARTICLE USING SAME Non-Final OA Toray Industries, Inc.
18579116 WHITE AUTOMOTIVE COATING COMPOSITIONS BASED ON AQUEOUS COLLOIDAL TITANIUM DIOXIDE DISPERSIONS Non-Final OA BASF COATINGS GMBH
18270949 FLUORORUBBER COMPOSITION AND SEALING MATERIAL Non-Final OA NOK CORPORATION
19324247 ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING USING REINFORCED MATERIALS Non-Final OA Stratasys Ltd.
17783123 CURABLE PERFLUOROPOLYETHER ADHESIVE COMPOSITION, AND ADHESIVE AND ADHESIVE TAPE INCLUDING CURED PRODUCT THEREOF Final Rejection SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
17783113 CURABLE PERFLUOROPOLYETHER ADHESIVE COMPOSITION AND ADHESIVE CONTAINING CURED PRODUCT THEREOF Final Rejection SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
17636471 CURABLE FLUOROPOLYETHER ADHESIVE COMPOSITION AND OPTICAL PARTS Non-Final OA SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
18246936 VINYLCHLORIDE RESIN COMPOSITION Non-Final OA HANWHA SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18699989 SILANE-AZODICARBONAMIDE MIXTURES, PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA Evonik Operations GmbH
17926159 RHEOLOGICAL ADDITIVES BASED ON DIAMIDE, FUNCTIONALIZED POLYMER AND WAX Final Rejection Arkema France
17896844 Copolymer, Resin Composition, Molded Product, Filmy Molded Product, and Method for Producing Copolymer Final Rejection Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
18713806 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURE OF A POLYMER COMPOSITION Non-Final OA SABIC GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES B.V.
17907859 FIBROUS CELLULOSE-CONTAINING MATERIAL, FIBROUS CELLULOSE COMPOSITE RESIN, AND METHOD FOR PREPARING FIBROUS CELLULOSE-CONTAINING MATERIAL Final Rejection DAIO PAPER CORPORATION
17640916 SEMICONDUCTIVE POLYMER COMPOSITION Final Rejection BOREALIS AG
18709118 Freshwater Biodegradable Mixed Ester Cellulose Esters Non-Final OA Eastman Chemical Company
17759047 BIODEGRADABLE COMPOSITIONS AND ARTICLES MADE FROM CELLULOSE ACETATE Final Rejection Eastman Chemical Company
17594969 HIGH SOLVATING MIXED TEREPHTHALATE ESTER PLASTICIZER COMPOSITIONS Final Rejection Eastman Chemical Company
18685494 POLY(ARYLENE ETHER) RESIN COMPOSITION, METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAME, AND MOLDED ARTICLE MANUFACTURED USING THE SAME Non-Final OA LG CHEM, LTD.
18280545 Composition Final Rejection LG Chem, Ltd.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Joshua Caleb Bledsoe's allowance rate?

43.9% of resolved applications examined by Joshua Caleb Bledsoe were allowed (107 resolved cases), compared with 51.3% across Art Unit 1623 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Joshua Caleb Bledsoe?

This examiner's interview lift is +45.8 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Joshua Caleb Bledsoe take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Joshua Caleb Bledsoe took 1,256 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Joshua Caleb Bledsoe work in?

Joshua Caleb Bledsoe examines applications in Art Unit 1623 in Tech Center 1700 (Chemistry & Materials).

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