Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: BLEDSOE, JOSHUA CALEB

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

This examiner grants 44% of resolved cases

Analysis

Joshua Caleb Bledsoe is a patent examiner in Tech Center 1700, assigned to Art Unit 1623. He has 99 resolved cases, which provides an emerging profile of his examination style. The allowance rate pct for Bledsoe is 44.4, suggesting that a majority of applications in his docket do not reach allowance. This 44.4 allowance rate pct indicates that practitioners should be prepared for a rigorous review process in Art Unit 1623.

The most striking statistic is the interview lift pct of 52.7. This value indicates that an interview is exceptionally effective, more than doubling the probability of allowance compared to cases without one. Given the median days to allowance of 1250, the 52.7 interview lift pct highlights that verbal negotiation is the most powerful strategy for success with this examiner. The 1250 median days to allowance and the 99 resolved cases suggest that while the timeline is long, proactive engagement can dramatically alter the outcome in Tech Center 1700.

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

Performance Statistics

44.4%
Allow Rate
-20.6% vs TC avg
173
Total Applications
+52.7%
Interview Lift
1250
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 99 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.8%
§101 Eligibility
16.1%
§102 Novelty
62.0%
§103 Obviousness
16.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18221312 Rubber Blends Containing Unsaturated Waxes And Use Thereof Non-Final OA ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering 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.
18125168 BLOCK-COPOLYMERS IN ELASTOMERIC ROOF COATINGS Non-Final OA BASF SE
18270949 FLUORORUBBER COMPOSITION AND SEALING MATERIAL Non-Final OA NOK CORPORATION
18014945 FLUORORUBBER COMPOSITION Final Rejection NOK CORPORATION
19324247 ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING USING REINFORCED MATERIALS Non-Final OA Stratasys Ltd.
18266016 Hydrogenated Diene Polymer, Bale, Rubber Composition, and Tire Final Rejection Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha
18246936 VINYLCHLORIDE RESIN COMPOSITION Non-Final OA HANWHA SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18167941 RUBBER COMPOSITION AND A TIRE Final Rejection The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
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
18712806 THERMOPLASTIC RESIN COMPOSITION AND MOLDED ARTICLE USING SAME Non-Final OA Toray Industries, Inc.
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
18685260 Thermoplastic Compositions Including Low Dielectric Carbon Black as a Signal Transmission Component Non-Final OA SHPP GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES B.V.
18713806 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURE OF A POLYMER COMPOSITION Non-Final OA SABIC GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES B.V.
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.
19028544 CROSSLINKABLE ASPHALT COMPOSITIONS AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND RELATED METHODS Final Rejection BMRC LLC
18546707 CURABLE RESIN COMPOSITION Final Rejection THREEBOND CO., LTD.
18252548 POLYMER COMPOSITIONS, RELATED METHODS, AND RELATED PRODUCTS Final Rejection OMYA INTERNATIONAL AG
18291953 CELLULOSE-BASED RESIN COMPOSITION AND MOLDED BODY USING SAME Non-Final OA NEC Platforms, Ltd.
17640916 SEMICONDUCTIVE POLYMER COMPOSITION Final Rejection BOREALIS AG
18479237 Low Emission Polyoxymethylene Composition With Color Stability Final Rejection Celanese International Corporation
17902184 AQUEOUS SURFACE TREATING COMPOSITION Non-Final OA Momentive Performance Materials Inc.
17795702 MOISTURE-CURABLE NON-YELLOWING CLEAR COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF MAKING THEREOFROM Final Rejection MOMENTIVE PERFORMANCE MATERIALS INC.

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