Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: DILLON, DANIEL P

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1783

This examiner grants 25% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

24.8%
Allow Rate
-40.2% vs TC avg
312
Total Applications
+29.2%
Interview Lift
1616
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 258 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
7.7%
§102 Novelty
66.7%
§103 Obviousness
15.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19201624 INSULATED PANELS Non-Final OA Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc.
18025217 ELASTIC MEMBER AND DISPLAY DEVICE COMPRISING SAME Final Rejection LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
18626254 SUPER-AMPHIPHILIC FIBER-NANOWIRE COMPOSITE AND APPLICATION Non-Final OA KOREA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND BUSINESS FOUNDATION
18119907 Cladding Part Having a Textile Covering Non-Final OA Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
18645428 NONWOVEN LAMINATE Non-Final OA Carl Freudenberg KG
18014570 METHOD TO MAKE A CONTAINER FOR CONSUMER GOODS AND CONTAINER FOR CONSUMER GOODS Final Rejection PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S.A.
17942230 ATHLETIC GEAR OR OTHER DEVICES COMPRISING POST-MOLDED EXPANDABLE COMPONENTS Final Rejection BAUER HOCKEY LLC
17669098 Embossment Protective Feature for Core Tubes Non-Final OA Sonoco Development, Inc.
18623617 SUPPORT SURFACE COVERS, AND ASSOCIATED MATERIALS, DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS Non-Final OA Sizewise Rentals, L.L.C.
17297835 GLASS-RESIN COMPOSITE-BASED MULTI-COMPOSITE MATERIAL Final Rejection COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN
18043762 MULTI-LAYER BODY FOR DIFFUSE TRANSILLUMINATION Non-Final OA Covestro Deutschland AG
18275840 MOLDING FILM AND MOLDED BODY IN WHICH SAME IS USED Final Rejection Toray Industries, Inc.
17418560 DENTAL MILL BLANK WITH OPTIMIZED COLOR TONE Non-Final OA KURARAY NORITAKE DENTAL INC.
18579195 SILKY-WHITE MULTILAYER COATING Final Rejection BASF COATINGS GMBH
18420031 COMPOSITION FOR FORMING FIRE EXTINGUISHING MATERIAL, FIRE EXTINGUISHING MATERIAL, AND FIRE EXTINGUISHING MEMBER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME Non-Final OA TOPPAN INC.
18047575 ELASTIC HOT GLUE HAVING LOW PROCESSING TEMPERATURE CAPABILITY Non-Final OA SAN FANG CHEMICAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
18286123 WIDE MICROPOROUS FILM Final Rejection Celgard, LLC
17938699 DECORATIVE PANEL Final Rejection Champion Link International Corporation
18291771 TRANSPARENT HEAT-RESISTANT LAMINATED FILM Non-Final OA TOYOBO CO., LTD.
18524194 BIODEGRADABLE COMPOSITE FILM WITH HIGH MOISTURE BARRIER Non-Final OA TORAY PLASTICS (AMERICA), INC.
18292552 MULTILAYER FILM Non-Final OA DENKA COMPANY LIMITED
18578499 MULTILAYER SHEET AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA TOAGOSEI CO., LTD.
18566066 DURABLE FUNCTIONAL AND AESTHETIC LAMINATES Non-Final OA BIXBY INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
18564180 SUBSTANTIALLY TRANSPARENT FLEXIBLE FILM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME Non-Final OA Serge Ferrari SAS
18559241 STUDDED MEMBRANE FOR UNDERFLOOR HEATING, WITH ADHESIVE CURB Non-Final OA TEMA TECHNOLOGIES AND MATERIALS SRL
17603215 INDIUM PHOSPHIDE SUBSTRATE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING INDIUM PHOSPHIDE SUBSTRATE Final Rejection JX NIPPON MINING & METALS CORPORATION
18051701 POLYOLEFIN BASED DIFFUSER FOR LIGHTING FIXTURES Non-Final OA HAVELLS INDIA LIMITED
17971916 TRADING CARD CASING PROTECTOR Non-Final OA ALPHA CLASS, INC.
17384097 FLEXIBLE PADS AND SHIELD SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Design Blue Limited

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