Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Tamra Dicus, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as DICUS, TAMRA

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1781 1785 1787 1791 1794

This examiner grants 30% of resolved cases

Analysis

DICUS, TAMRA has resolved 651 cases in Tech Center 1700 and Art Unit 1781. The allowance rate is 30.4%, while the median time to allowance is 1434 days. The interview lift is 21.3%, indicating a positive association between interviews and allowance despite the lower overall allowance result.

The company portfolio includes JFE Steel Corporation, Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd., and Panasonic Holdings Corporation. The listed firms are WENDEROTH, LIND & PONACK, L.L.P., BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH, LLP, and GREENBLUM & BERNSTEIN, P.L.C. Practitioners should account for both the recorded allowance challenge and the possible value of structured interview practice.

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

Performance Statistics

30.4%
Allow Rate
-34.6% vs TC avg
717
Total Applications
+21.3%
Interview Lift
1434
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 651 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.7%
§101 Eligibility
13.6%
§102 Novelty
59.2%
§103 Obviousness
18.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17521025 HARDCOAT FILM AND ARTICLE AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING HARDCOAT FILM Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
17645657 INTERMEDIATE COATING FOR HIGH TEMPERATURE ENVIRONMENTS Non-Final OA Rolls-Royce Corporation
18204835 ABRASION-RESISTANT THERMOFORMABLE COATING AND PREPARATION OF SAME Final Rejection 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
18835891 RESIN COMPOSITION, PREPREG, FILM WITH RESIN, SHEET OF METAL FOIL WITH RESIN, METAL-CLAD LAMINATE, AND PRINTED WIRING BOARD Final Rejection Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18958749 STRETCHABLE FILM AND STRETCHABLE WIRING BOARD USING SAME Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18102091 WATER-SOLUBLE NANOCOMPOSITE BARRIER FILM Non-Final OA The Procter & Gamble Company
18618321 DURABLE PRINTABLE LABEL FILM Non-Final OA TORAY PLASTICS (AMERICA), INC.
18947915 FLEXIBLE WINDOW FILM AND DISPLAY APPARATUS COMPRISING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
17392396 ADHESIVE FILM, OPTICAL MEMBER INCLUDING THE SAME, AND OPTICAL DISPLAY INCLUDING THE SAME Final Rejection SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
18994806 RESIN-COATED METAL SHEET Non-Final OA JFE STEEL CORPORATION
18841894 ORGANIC RESIN-COATED STEEL SHEET Final Rejection JFE Steel Corporation
18729888 GRAIN-ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL SHEET Final Rejection JFE STEEL CORPORATION
18833659 THERMAL CONDUCTIVE STACKED INSULATIVE SUBSTRATE Final Rejection SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
18067379 MULTILAYER LAMINATE STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corporation
18859951 SHEET COMPRISING THERMAL INSULATION LAYER AND ADHESIVE LAYER Final Rejection Resonac Corporation
19070194 ADHESIVE SHEET, ADHESIVE SHEET WITH RELEASE FILM USING SAME, LAMINATE FOR IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, FLEXIBLE IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, ADHESIVE SHEET FOR CONSTITUENT MEMBER OF FLEXIBLE IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, AND ADHESIVE COMPOSITION Non-Final OA MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
18554216 ULTRA-VIOLET RESISTANT COATING COMPOSITION Non-Final OA PRC-Desoto International, Inc.
18548340 CORROSION INHIBITING COATINGS COMPRISING ALUMINUM PARTICLES, MAGNESIUM OXIDE AND AN ALUMINUM AND/OR IRON COMPOUND Final Rejection PRC-Desoto International, Inc.
18548240 CORROSION INHIBITING COATINGS COMPRISING MAGNESIUM OXIDE AND AN ALUMINUM OR IRON COMPOUND Non-Final OA PRC-Desoto International, Inc.
18724794 ARTICLE COMPRISING AN OBJECT AND A LAYER Final Rejection SABIC GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES B.V.
18687453 POLYMER INTERLAYERS WITH IMPROVED ACOUSTIC PROPERTIES Final Rejection SOLUTIA INC.
18681709 ANTIMOLD EMULSION COATING MATERIAL, ANTIMOLD FINE PARTICLE DISPERSION, AND ARTICLE WITH ANTIMOLD FINE PARTICLE DISPERSION Non-Final OA SUMITOMO METAL MINING Co., Ltd.
17432442 MULTILAYER FILMS, LAMINATES, AND ARTICLES COMPRISING MULTILAYER FILMS Non-Final OA Dow Global Technologies LLC
18580429 MINERAL-OIL-RESISTANCE-IMPARTING COATING MATERIAL AND LAMINATE Final Rejection MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Tamra Dicus's allowance rate?

30.4% of resolved applications examined by Tamra Dicus were allowed (651 resolved cases), compared with 47.7% across Art Unit 1781 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Tamra Dicus?

This examiner's interview lift is +21.3 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Tamra Dicus take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Tamra Dicus took 1,434 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Tamra Dicus work in?

Tamra Dicus examines applications in Art Unit 1781 in Tech Center 1700 (Chemistry & Materials).

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