Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: DUCHENEAUX, FRANK D

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1746 1787 1788 1794

This examiner grants 44% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

44.1%
Allow Rate
-20.9% vs TC avg
760
Total Applications
-13.7%
Interview Lift
1310
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 712 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
9.7%
§102 Novelty
77.2%
§103 Obviousness
9.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18283474 RUBBERIZED ASPHALT COMPOSITION WITH ACRYLIC COPOLYMER Non-Final OA BASF SE
18279172 UV-Curable Adhesive Agent Composition, Adhesive Film Including Same, Polarization Film Including Same, and Display Device Including Polarization Film Non-Final OA LG Chem, Ltd.
17876637 Adhesive Composition, Adhesive Agent, Adhesive Sheet, and Double-Sided Adhesive Sheet Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
18365772 ADHESIVE TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS FOR ADHESIVE-BASED PRODUCTS Non-Final OA Iconex LLC
18877000 PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE COMPOSITION AND PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE SHEET Non-Final OA Resonac Corporation
17785178 ADHESIVE AGENT, ADHESIVE TAPE, ELECTRICAL APPLIANCE, ONBOARD MEMBER, AND SECURING METHOD Non-Final OA SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
17594905 SILICONE-BASED ADHESIVE PROTECTION FILM AND OPTICAL MEMBER COMPRISING SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
18730545 ADHESIVE TAPE, ARTICLE OBTAINED USING ADHESIVE TAPE, AND METHOD FOR DISMANTLING ARTICLES Non-Final OA DIC Corporation
18834485 DECORATIVE FILM FOR EXTERIORS Non-Final OA 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
18574785 DOUBLE-SIDED ADHESIVE TAPE, ARTICLE, AND DISASSEMBLING METHOD Final Rejection 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
18044409 UV-CURABLE SEMI-STRUCTURAL ADHESIVE, AND UV-CURABLE SEMI-STRUCTURAL ADHESIVE TAPE Non-Final OA 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
17911792 FILM STACK WITH OVERLAMINATE FILM LAYER AND REMOVABLE SKIN LAYER Final Rejection 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
18245435 Acrylic-Based Adhesive Composition with Ethylene/Acid Copolymer Final Rejection Rohm and Haas Company
17785254 ADHESIVE SHEET Final Rejection NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
18716001 COMPOSTABLE OR BIODEGRADABLE PRESSURE SENSITIVE ADHESIVE BASED ON POLYURETHANE Non-Final OA Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
17781281 AQUEOUS DISPERSION AND LAMINATE Final Rejection Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.
18208068 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING DIELECTRIC LAYER, RESIN COMPOSITION, AND LAMINATE COMPRISING DIELECTRIC LAYER Final Rejection TOPPAN INC.
18124282 FLOOR MARKING TAPE Final Rejection Brady Worldwide, Inc.
17442741 LAMINATED POLYESTER FILM Final Rejection TOYOBO CO., LTD.
16963431 ADHESIVE COMPOSITION, THERMOSETTING ADHESIVE SHEET, AND PRINTED WIRING BOARD Final Rejection DEXERIALS CORPORATION
18696351 ADHESIVE AGENT COMPOSITION, ADHESIVE TAPE, AND CAPACITOR ELEMENT Non-Final OA NICHIBAN CO., LTD.
18282253 HEAT SEALABLE RESIN COMPOSITION, HEAT SEALABLE MATERIAL, PACKAGING MATERIAL, LID MATERIAL AND PACKAGING CONTAINER Non-Final OA DOW-MITSUI POLYCHEMICALS CO., LTD.
17621426 DENSITY ADJUSTABLE LABEL Non-Final OA UPM RAFLATAC OY
17995408 TEMPORARY PROTECTION FILM FOR SEMICONDUCTOR ENCAPSULATION, PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR, LEAD FRAME WITH TEMPORARY PROTECTION FILM, TEMPORARILY PROTECTED ENCAPSULATION OBJECT, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE Final Rejection Showa Denko Materials Co., Ltd.
16989209 LOW TRAUMA WOUND DRESSINGS AND ADHESIVES FOR SAME Non-Final OA DelStar Technologies, Inc.
17792559 ADHESIVE TAPE Final Rejection NITTO, INC.
17416056 PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE TAPE FOR PROTECTION OF COATED GLASS AND RELATED METHODS AND USES Final Rejection NITTO BELGIUM NV
17402885 Hot-Melt, Pressure-Sensitive Adhesive With A Wide Range Of Application-Temperature Non-Final OA Henry Company, LLC
17916847 AGROCHEMICAL-CONTAINING PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE TAPE Non-Final OA Kenji WAKAYAMA

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