Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: DILLON, DANIEL P

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1783

This examiner grants 25% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

25.2%
Allow Rate
-39.8% vs TC avg
316
Total Applications
+29.5%
Interview Lift
1300
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 262 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
4.3%
§102 Novelty
82.4%
§103 Obviousness
0.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19201624 INSULATED PANELS Non-Final OA Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc.
18119907 Cladding Part Having a Textile Covering Non-Final OA Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
17662464 POLYMER LAYER AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME Final Rejection SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY R&DB FOUNDATION
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
18685714 LAMINATED STRUCTURE Non-Final OA SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
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.
17918224 CARRIER SUBSTRATE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING A CARRIER SUBSTRATE, AND METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING A TRANSFER LAYER FROM A CARRIER SUBSTRATE TO A PRODUCT SUBSTRATE Final Rejection EV Group E. Thallner 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.
18125504 GAS BARRIER FILM AND WAVELENGTH CONVERSION SHEET Non-Final OA TOPPAN INC.
18286123 WIDE MICROPOROUS FILM Final Rejection Celgard, LLC
18524194 BIODEGRADABLE COMPOSITE FILM WITH HIGH MOISTURE BARRIER Non-Final OA TORAY PLASTICS (AMERICA), INC.
18449067 CAP LAYERS OF COMPOSTABLE MULTI-LAYER FILM Final Rejection TORAY PLASTICS (AMERICA), INC.
17938699 DECORATIVE PANEL Final Rejection Champion Link International Corporation
18291771 TRANSPARENT HEAT-RESISTANT LAMINATED FILM Non-Final OA TOYOBO CO., LTD.
18292552 MULTILAYER FILM Non-Final OA DENKA COMPANY LIMITED
18578499 MULTILAYER SHEET AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA TOAGOSEI CO., LTD.
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
17418560 DENTAL MILL BLANK WITH OPTIMIZED COLOR TONE Non-Final OA KURARAY NORITAKE DENTAL INC.
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
16753895 CONSUMER PRODUCT COMPONENT Non-Final OA Jacob Holm & Sons AG

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