Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: DILLON, DANIEL P

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1783

This examiner grants 26% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

25.9%
Allow Rate
-39.1% vs TC avg
325
Total Applications
+30.4%
Interview Lift
1302
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 266 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
9.4%
§102 Novelty
67.9%
§103 Obviousness
12.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18728803 CONDUCTIVE MEMBER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THIS CONDUCTIVE MEMBER Non-Final OA NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
18119907 Cladding Part Having a Textile Covering Final Rejection Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
17068158 METHODS OF MAKING A FOLDABLE APPARATUS Final Rejection CORNING INCORPORATED
18014570 METHOD TO MAKE A CONTAINER FOR CONSUMER GOODS AND CONTAINER FOR CONSUMER GOODS Non-Final OA PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S.A.
18579195 SILKY-WHITE MULTILAYER COATING Non-Final OA BASF COATINGS GMBH
17297835 GLASS-RESIN COMPOSITE-BASED MULTI-COMPOSITE MATERIAL Final Rejection COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN
17942230 ATHLETIC GEAR OR OTHER DEVICES COMPRISING POST-MOLDED EXPANDABLE COMPONENTS Non-Final OA BAUER HOCKEY LLC
18717036 GRAIN-ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL SHEET AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA JFE STEEL CORPORATION
17981798 METHOD FOR PRODUCING REFLECTIVE OPTICAL ELEMENTS FOR THE EUV WAVELENGTH RANGE, AND REFLECTIVE OPTICAL ELEMENTS FOR THE EUV WAVELENGTH RANGE Final Rejection Carl Zeiss SMT GmbH
18623617 SUPPORT SURFACE COVERS, AND ASSOCIATED MATERIALS, DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS Final Rejection Sizewise Rentals, L.L.C.
18666271 SURFACE COATED CUTTING TOOLS Non-Final OA KENNAMETAL INC.
18645428 NONWOVEN LAMINATE Final Rejection Carl Freudenberg KG
17418560 DENTAL MILL BLANK WITH OPTIMIZED COLOR TONE Final Rejection KURARAY NORITAKE DENTAL INC.
16678489 MULTI-LAYER INSULATION WITH USE OF POLYIMIDE AEROGEL FILMS Non-Final OA ArianeGroup GmbH

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