Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: BOYLE, KARA BRADY

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1766 1796

This examiner grants 61% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

61.4%
Allow Rate
-3.6% vs TC avg
927
Total Applications
-10.1%
Interview Lift
1056
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 901 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.5%
§101 Eligibility
19.9%
§102 Novelty
44.7%
§103 Obviousness
24.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18262218 POLYURETHANE FOAMS FOR REDUCING CORROSION OF POLYMERIC MATERIALS Non-Final OA BASF SE
18548613 PRODUCTION OF POLYURETHANE FOAM Non-Final OA Evonik Operations GmbH
17636546 PRODUCTION OF RIGID POLYURETHANE FOAM Non-Final OA Evonik Operations GmbH
18231374 COMPOSITION FOR FORMING POLYURETHANE FOAM, FOAM FOR VEHICLE SEAT MANUFACTURED FROM COMPOSITION FOR FORMING POLYURETHANE FOAM, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND VEHICLE SEAT INCLUDING FOAM FOR VEHICLE SEAT Non-Final OA RESEARCH & BUSINESS FOUNDATION SUNGKYUNKWAN UNIVERSITY
18450792 FLUORINE-CONTAINING COPOLYMER Non-Final OA DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18274185 CURABLE COMPOSITION CONTAINING CYCLIC MULTIFUNCTIONAL MONOMER Non-Final OA TOKUYAMA CORPORATION
17798253 PRE-CURED PRODUCT FOR THERMALLY EXPANDABLE COMPOSITIONS Non-Final OA SIKA TECHNOLOGY AG
17792587 THERMALLY EXPANDABLE COMPOSITIONS WITH IMPROVED HUMIDITY STORAGE RESISTANCE Final Rejection SIKA TECHNOLOGY AG
18068690 PROTECTIVE PACKAGING AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME Non-Final OA HENKEL AG & CO., KGaA
18262278 SHAPE MEMORY POLY(ß-HYDROXYTHIOETHER) FOAMS RAPIDLY PRODUCED FROM MULTIFUNCTIONAL EPOXIDES AND THIOLS Non-Final OA Ohio University
17434777 BRANCHED HARD- AND SOFT-BLOCK COPOLYMERS Non-Final OA Arkema France
18053853 FLOOR OR WALL PANEL AND METHOD OF PRODUCING A FLOOR OR WALL PANEL Final Rejection Champion Link International Corporation
18238314 POROUS FILM WITH LOW DIELECTRIC PROPERTY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA KYUNGPOOK NATIONAL UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION
17360665 POLYMER FOAM ARTICLES AND METHODS OF MAKING POLYMER FOAMS Final Rejection Moxietec, LLC
18552093 NEW MATERIAL FOR INFILL MANUFACTURING IN ARTIFICIAL TURF SYSTEMS Non-Final OA GREEN WORLD GRASS, S.L.
17658122 HIGH TEMPERATURE SAG RESISTANT LIGHTWEIGHT GYPSUM BOARD Final Rejection KNAUF GIPS KG
18228684 PROCESS FOR FOAMING USING CARBON DIOXIDE SOLUTION Non-Final OA DMN MATERIAL TECHNOLOGY (JIANGSU) LIMITED
18043786 POROUS RESIN USED TO SOLID PHASE SYNTHESSIS AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA SUNRESIN NEW MATERIALS CO. LTD.
17826661 Crosslinkable and foamable composition, foam obtained by the same, composition for foaming and use thereof Final Rejection LCY CHEMICAL CORP.
18080532 SOUND-ABSORBING MATERIAL FOR TIRES Final Rejection KUMHO TIRE CO., INC
18058249 Supercritical thermoplastic foam elastomer material and preparation method and application thereof Non-Final OA Dongguan Hailex New Material Science and Technology Co., Ltd
17922100 METHOD FOR PRODUCING A MOLDING COMPOUND Non-Final OA STAEDTLER SE
17770216 FOAMABLE POLYPROPYLENE COMPOSITION, AND FOAMED POLYPROPYLENE AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CLEAN-AND-LOW-CARBON ENERGY

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