Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: BLEDSOE, JOSHUA CALEB

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

This examiner grants 42% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

42.5%
Allow Rate
-22.5% vs TC avg
166
Total Applications
+47.2%
Interview Lift
1228
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 73 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
7.8%
§102 Novelty
88.2%
§103 Obviousness
2.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18271881 ADDITIVES IN RUBBER FORMULATIONS Non-Final OA BASF SE
18038304 ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES ABSORBING MATERIAL Non-Final OA BASF SE
18125168 BLOCK-COPOLYMERS IN ELASTOMERIC ROOF COATINGS Final Rejection BASF SE
18022964 THERMOPLASTIC RESIN COMPOSITION Final Rejection IDEMITSU KOSAN CO.,LTD.
17640906 Conjugated Diene-Based Polymer, Production Method for Conjugated Diene-Based Polymer, Conjugated Diene-Based Polymer Composition and Rubber Composition Non-Final OA Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha
17909627 Preparation Method for Super Absorbent Polymer Film Final Rejection LG Chem, Ltd.
17762264 THERMOPLASTIC RESIN COMPOSITION AND MOLDED ARTICLE THEREOF Final Rejection LG CHEM, LTD.
18221312 Rubber Blends Containing Unsaturated Waxes And Use Thereof Non-Final OA ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Company
18167941 RUBBER COMPOSITION AND A TIRE Non-Final OA The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
17813740 RUBBER COMPOSITION AND TIRE Final Rejection The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
17896844 Copolymer, Resin Composition, Molded Product, Filmy Molded Product, and Method for Producing Copolymer Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
18270949 FLUORORUBBER COMPOSITION AND SEALING MATERIAL Final Rejection NOK CORPORATION
18014945 FLUORORUBBER COMPOSITION Non-Final OA NOK CORPORATION
18272729 THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITIONS AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA SHPP GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES B.V.
18246936 VINYLCHLORIDE RESIN COMPOSITION Final Rejection HANWHA SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
17927435 TWO-PACK ADDITION-CURABLE SILICONE RUBBER COMPOSITION Non-Final OA SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
17783113 CURABLE PERFLUOROPOLYETHER ADHESIVE COMPOSITION AND ADHESIVE CONTAINING CURED PRODUCT THEREOF Non-Final OA SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
17636471 CURABLE FLUOROPOLYETHER ADHESIVE COMPOSITION AND OPTICAL PARTS Final Rejection SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
17688526 NAIL SEALABLE MATERIALS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS OF MAKING AND INSTALLING THE SAME Final Rejection BMIC LLC
18265041 RESIN COMPOSITION, SECONDARY COATING MATERIAL FOR OPTICAL FIBER, OPTICAL FIBER, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OPTICAL FIBER Non-Final OA SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18004318 POLYURETHANE-REACTIVE SYSTEM FOR PULTRUSION Final Rejection Covestro Deutschland AG
19028544 CROSSLINKABLE ASPHALT COMPOSITIONS AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA BMRC LLC
17637912 RESIN COMPOSITION AND MOLDED ARTICLE Non-Final OA TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.
18227569 DISPERSION AND COATINGS DERIVED THEREFROM Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS
17773705 RUBBER COMPOSITION AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR Final Rejection TOSOH CORPORATION
17907859 FIBROUS CELLULOSE-CONTAINING MATERIAL, FIBROUS CELLULOSE COMPOSITE RESIN, AND METHOD FOR PREPARING FIBROUS CELLULOSE-CONTAINING MATERIAL Non-Final OA DAIO PAPER CORPORATION
18439042 COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING AN ASPHALTITE ADDITIVE FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING Non-Final OA 3D Systems, Inc.
17557533 RAPID DISSOLUTION OF DRAG-REDUCING AGENTS AT LOW TEMPERATURES Final Rejection Liquidpower Specialty Products Inc.
18222709 BIODEGRADABLE BIOPLASTIC Non-Final OA Board of Trustees of Western Michigan University
18027846 METHOD FOR PRODUCING DENATURED CELLULOSE FIBER CAKE Final Rejection KAO CORPORATION

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