Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: COONEY, JOHN M

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1765 1796

This examiner grants 62% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

62.3%
Allow Rate
-2.7% vs TC avg
1081
Total Applications
+21.7%
Interview Lift
1242
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1045 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.7%
§101 Eligibility
16.0%
§102 Novelty
43.2%
§103 Obviousness
26.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17996927 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MULTIPHASE DROPLET GENERATION FOR GENERATING SHAPED PARTICLES AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
18748720 Isocyanate-Functional Polymer Components and Polyurethane Articles Formed From Recycled Polyurethane Articles and Associated Methods for Forming Same Non-Final OA BASF SE
18247082 DE-BONDABLE POLYURETHANE ADHESIVES BASED ON THERMALLY EXPANDABLE MICROSPHERES Final Rejection BASF SE
18245156 OPTIMUM COMPOSITION OF TPU PRODUCT FOR TIRES Non-Final OA BASF SE
17416808 Particle foams consisting of an aromatic polyester-polyurethane multi-block copolymer Final Rejection BASF SE
17756294 Foam Abrasive and Method for Producing Same Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18247810 Method for Producing Polyurethane Foams or Hydrogels by Employing Diol Containing Formulations Non-Final OA Covestro LLC
18199885 THERMOPLASTIC FOAMS AND USES IN APPLICATIONS REQUIRING STRENGTH AND LIGHTWEIGHT Non-Final OA HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
18030080 FOAMABLE THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITIONS, THERMOPLASTIC FOAMS AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME Non-Final OA HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
18113605 FOAMABLE THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITIONS, THERMOPLASTIC FOAMS AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME Non-Final OA HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
17988631 BLOWING AGENTS FOR EXTRUDED POLYSTYRENE FOAM AND EXTRUDED POLYSTYRENE FOAM AND METHODS OF FOAMING Non-Final OA HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
17795085 FLEXIBLE POLYURETHANE FOAM Non-Final OA Covestro Deutschland AG
18630394 POST POLYMERIZATION CURE SHAPE MEMORY POLYMERS Non-Final OA LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC
18129716 THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTED POROUS SILICONE MATRIX USING LEACHABLE POROGEN Non-Final OA Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
17919538 SOUND-ABSORBING MATERIAL BLOCK, METHOD FOR PREPARING THEREOF, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA AAC Technologies (Nanjing) Co., Ltd.
17367205 SURFACTANT-TEMPLATED SYNTHESIS OF NANOSTRUCTURED XEROGEL ADSORBENT PLATFORMS Final Rejection UCHICAGO ARGONNE, LLC
18210503 POLYURETHANE FOAM COMPOSITION CONTAINING TPU POWDER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SHOE INSOLE USING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAM BU FINE CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
18132831 LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENE FOAM WITH EVACUATED CLOSED CELLS AND HAVING TORTUOUS PATHS OF THERMAL AND ACOUSTIC CONDUCTIVITY Non-Final OA Innovative Designs, Inc.
17904020 POLYURETHANE FOAM COMPOSITIONS WITH ANTIMICROBIAL PROPERTIES Non-Final OA SANITIZED AG
17882141 LAMINATE AND SKIN MATERIAL FOR VEHICLE INTERIOR MEMBER Non-Final OA INOAC TECHNICAL CENTER CO., LTD.
17583431 Systems and Methods for Making Hydrophilic Foams Final Rejection NEWMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
17626227 N-ALKYL-D-GLUCAMINE BASED MACROPOROUS POLYMERIC CRYOGEL FOR SEQUESTERING AND/OR REMOVING TOXIC CONTAMINANTS Final Rejection ALMA MATER STUDIORUM UNIVERSITA' DI BOLOGNA

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