Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: DUCHENEAUX, FRANK D

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1746 1787 1788 1794

This examiner grants 44% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

43.6%
Allow Rate
-21.4% vs TC avg
757
Total Applications
-13.8%
Interview Lift
1388
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 704 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
11.7%
§102 Novelty
48.8%
§103 Obviousness
31.1%
§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.
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
18008539 Release Liners and Articles Including Them Non-Final OA 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
17911792 FILM STACK WITH OVERLAMINATE FILM LAYER AND REMOVABLE SKIN LAYER Final Rejection 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
17876637 Adhesive Composition, Adhesive Agent, Adhesive Sheet, and Double-Sided Adhesive Sheet Final Rejection Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
16989209 LOW TRAUMA WOUND DRESSINGS AND ADHESIVES FOR SAME Non-Final OA DelStar Technologies, Inc.
18365772 ADHESIVE TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS FOR ADHESIVE-BASED PRODUCTS Non-Final OA Iconex LLC
18684511 PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE SHEET Non-Final OA NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
18283885 ADHESIVE SHEET Non-Final OA NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
18358853 PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE SHEET FOR SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING Final Rejection NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
17785254 ADHESIVE SHEET Final Rejection NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
17913495 MEDICAL PRESSURE SENSITIVE ADHESIVES FREE OF POLAR GROUPS Final Rejection Solventum Intellectual Properties Company
17594905 SILICONE-BASED ADHESIVE PROTECTION FILM AND OPTICAL MEMBER COMPRISING SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
17785178 ADHESIVE AGENT, ADHESIVE TAPE, ELECTRICAL APPLIANCE, ONBOARD MEMBER, AND SECURING METHOD Non-Final OA SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
18864459 LINERLESS LABEL Non-Final OA UPM Raflatac Oy
18245417 Acrylic-Based Adhesive Composition with Ethylene Vinyl Acetate Non-Final OA Rohm and Haas Company
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.
18730545 ADHESIVE TAPE, ARTICLE OBTAINED USING ADHESIVE TAPE, AND METHOD FOR DISMANTLING ARTICLES Non-Final OA DIC Corporation
18124282 FLOOR MARKING TAPE Non-Final OA Brady Worldwide, Inc.
17427320 IMPROVED CORRUGATING ADHESIVES Non-Final OA CORN PRODUCTS DEVELOPMENT, INC.
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.
18030117 LAYERED CONSTRUCTION HAVING AN ADHESIVE STRIP AND TWO LINERS Final Rejection TESA SE
17404506 Adhesive tape with polyurethane carrier Non-Final OA TESA SE
18282253 HEAT SEALABLE RESIN COMPOSITION, HEAT SEALABLE MATERIAL, PACKAGING MATERIAL, LID MATERIAL AND PACKAGING CONTAINER Non-Final OA DOW-MITSUI POLYCHEMICALS CO., LTD.
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 Non-Final OA Showa Denko Materials Co., Ltd.
17416056 PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE TAPE FOR PROTECTION OF COATED GLASS AND RELATED METHODS AND USES Final Rejection NITTO BELGIUM NV

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