Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Wenwen Cai, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as CAI, WENWEN

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1743 1759 1763

This examiner grants 60% of resolved cases

Analysis

CAI, WENWEN is assigned to USPTO Technology Center 1700 and art unit 1743. The profile covers 882 resolved cases and reports a 59.9% allowance rate. The median time to allowance is 1164 days, making prosecution duration a significant factor in portfolio and product planning.

The reported interview lift is 19.4%. Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation, Columbia Insurance Company, and BASF SE are the listed companies. ARENTFOX SCHIFF LLP, GREENBLUM & BERNSTEIN, P.L.C., and OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. are the identified firms. Applicants should develop claims with strong technical support and prepare interviews around discrete distinctions from the cited art. Written responses should preserve commercially relevant scope while addressing the examiner's reasoning directly.

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

Performance Statistics

59.9%
Allow Rate
-5.1% vs TC avg
961
Total Applications
+19.4%
Interview Lift
1164
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 882 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.1%
§101 Eligibility
17.3%
§102 Novelty
45.0%
§103 Obviousness
28.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18050371 QUANTUM DOT-CONTAINING POLYMERIZABLE COMPOSITION, CURED PRODUCT, WAVELENGTH CONVERSION MEMBER, BACKLIGHT UNIT, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE Final Rejection FUJIFILM Corporation
18850782 COMPOSITE ADHESIVES COMPRISING POLYMERIC NANOPARTICLES Final Rejection 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
17798465 LIGHT STABILIZER MIXTURE Non-Final OA BASF SE
17268305 STABILIZED ROTOMOLDED POLYOLEFIN Final Rejection BASF SE
18426404 REHEALABLE AND REWORKABLE ELECTRONIC PACKAGING MATERIALS Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18572066 USE OF MULTIBLOCK COPOLYMERS AS SACRIFICIAL MATERIAL IN A 3D PRINTING PROCESS Non-Final OA Arkema France
18032844 ACTINICALLY CURABLE COMPOSITIONS FOR ABLATIVE CARBON-BONDED COMPOSITES AND ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING METHOD USING SUCH COMPOSITIONS Non-Final OA Arkema France
18415760 RESIN COMPOSITION, RESIN SHEET, MULTILAYER BODY, SHEET CURED PRODUCT, AND CIRCUIT BOARD MATERIAL Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
18528627 Methyl Methacrylate-Containing Composition, Storage Method for Methyl Methacrylate-Containing Composition, and Production Method for Methyl Methacrylate Polymer Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
17988095 ETHYLENE-VINYL ALCOHOL COPOLYMER RESIN COMPOSITION, MULTILAYER STRUCTURE, AND PACKAGE Non-Final OA MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
17773972 Flame Retardant Polymer Composition Final Rejection Borealis AG
17955521 MILLABLE POLYURETHANE-BASED POWER TRANSMISSION BELTS, COMPONENTS THEREOF, AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA GATES CORPORATION
18682376 POLYBUTYLENE TEREPHTHALATE RESIN COMPOSITION, METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAME, AND MOLDED ARTICLE INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA LG CHEM, LTD.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Wenwen Cai's allowance rate?

59.9% of resolved applications examined by Wenwen Cai were allowed (882 resolved cases), compared with 59.4% across Art Unit 1743 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Wenwen Cai?

This examiner's interview lift is +19.4 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Wenwen Cai take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Wenwen Cai took 1,164 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Wenwen Cai work in?

Wenwen Cai examines applications in Art Unit 1743 in Tech Center 1700 (Chemistry & Materials).

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