Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: DICUS, TAMRA

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

This examiner grants 30% of resolved cases

Analysis

Examiner Tamra Dicus is part of Tech Center 1700 and Art Unit 1781. The examiner has 649 resolved cases with an allowance rate of 30.5 percent. The median days to allowance for these cases is 1435. This data indicates the environment with the allowance rate and timeline to grant.

The interview lift is 21.4 percent. This positive lift indicates that conducting an interview increases the likelihood of allowance beyond the 30.5 percent baseline. Practitioners should consider this 21.4 percent lift as a strategy for overcoming rejections and moving the application toward a grant.

With 649 resolved cases, the examiner's performance is documented. The 30.5 percent allowance rate and 1435 median days to allowance provide benchmarks for applicants. The 21.4 percent interview lift shows that direct engagement with the examiner in Art Unit 1781 can provide a measurable boost to the chances of a successful outcome.

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

Performance Statistics

30.5%
Allow Rate
-34.5% vs TC avg
710
Total Applications
+21.4%
Interview Lift
1435
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 649 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.7%
§101 Eligibility
13.4%
§102 Novelty
59.9%
§103 Obviousness
17.9%
§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
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.
18421637 MATERIAL-COATING SYSTEM TUNED FOR REMOVAL VIA LASER ABLATION Final Rejection The Boeing Company
18102091 WATER-SOLUBLE NANOCOMPOSITE BARRIER FILM Non-Final OA The Procter & Gamble Company
17270191 ANTI-REFLECTIVE FILM, POLARIZING PLATE, AND DISPLAY APPARATUS Final Rejection LG CHEM, LTD.
18905568 COLORED LAMINATE FOR RADIATIVE COOLING AND RADIATIVE COOLING MATERIAL INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
18859951 SHEET COMPRISING THERMAL INSULATION LAYER AND ADHESIVE LAYER Final Rejection Resonac Corporation
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
17909274 LAMINATE, HARD COATING FILM, AND COATING MATERIAL COMPOSITION Final Rejection ASAHI KASEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17932094 WATER-BASED ACRYLIC LATEX PAINT TRANSMISSIVE IN THE NIR AND SWIR BANDS Non-Final OA Raytheon Company
17289307 COMPOSITE FILMS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
18851213 CURABLE ADHESIVE AND ARTICLES FOR BONDING PAVEMENT AND CONCRETE Non-Final OA 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
18204835 ABRASION-RESISTANT THERMOFORMABLE COATING AND PREPARATION OF SAME Final Rejection 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
18039057 Thermoplastic Resin Composition and Molded Article Using Same Non-Final OA LOTTE CHEMICAL 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
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.
18882839 UV CURABLE COATINGS SYSTEM FOR IMPROVED SCRATCH RESISTANCE Non-Final OA SWIMC LLC
18844634 LAMINATED BODY, PACKAGING BODY, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING LAMINATED BODY Non-Final OA TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.
18618321 DURABLE PRINTABLE LABEL FILM Non-Final OA TORAY PLASTICS (AMERICA), INC.
18691482 HOT MELT ADHESIVE COMPOSITION AND ADHESIVE TAPE USING SAID HOT MELT ADHESIVE COMPOSITION Non-Final OA NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
18681709 ANTIMOLD EMULSION COATING MATERIAL, ANTIMOLD FINE PARTICLE DISPERSION, AND ARTICLE WITH ANTIMOLD FINE PARTICLE DISPERSION Non-Final OA SUMITOMO METAL MINING Co., Ltd.
18687453 POLYMER INTERLAYERS WITH IMPROVED ACOUSTIC PROPERTIES Final Rejection SOLUTIA INC.
18833659 THERMAL CONDUCTIVE STACKED INSULATIVE SUBSTRATE Final Rejection SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
17432442 MULTILAYER FILMS, LAMINATES, AND ARTICLES COMPRISING MULTILAYER FILMS Non-Final OA Dow Global Technologies LLC

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