Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: EGWIM, KELECHI CHIDI

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1762 1796

This examiner grants 70% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

69.8%
Allow Rate
+4.8% vs TC avg
835
Total Applications
+14.0%
Interview Lift
1145
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 789 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.6%
§101 Eligibility
45.9%
§102 Novelty
27.9%
§103 Obviousness
19.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17619758 THERMOPLASTIC MOLDING COMPOSITION Non-Final OA BASF SE
18257780 DILUTION-STABLE AQUEOUS COMPOSITIONS FOR THE MASS HYDROPHOBIZATION OF MINERAL BUILDING MATERIALS Non-Final OA Evonik Operations GmbH
17435886 Modified Conjugated Diene-Based Polymer, Method for Preparing the Same and Rubber Composition Including the Same Non-Final OA LG Chem, Ltd.
18045136 CURABLE COMPOSITION Final Rejection KANEKA CORPORATION
18035237 ORGANOSILICON COMPOUND, HYDROLYSIS CONDENSATION PRODUCT OF SAME, AND COATING COMPOSITION Non-Final OA SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
17777184 CURED RUBBER NETWORK WITH COVALENT AND HYDROGEN-BONDED CROSSLINKS Final Rejection Bridgestone Corporation
18003793 WATER-SOLUBLE FILM AND PACKAGING Non-Final OA KURARAY CO., LTD.
17849614 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR PROTECTING COATINGS FROM THE DELETERIOUS EFFECTS OF EXPOSURE TO UV-C LIGHT Final Rejection CYTEC INDUSTRIES INC.
17635764 POLYPROPYLENE - POLYETHYLENE BLENDS WITH IMPROVED PROPERTIES Final Rejection Borealis AG
18237487 ONE COMPONENT THERMALLY CONDUCTIVE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE CURABLE MATERIALS Non-Final OA Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
17595350 POLYACETAL RESIN COMPOSITION AND SLIDING MEMBER Non-Final OA Polyplastics Co., Ltd.
18265682 An Aqueous Polymer Dispersion Non-Final OA Wacker Chemie AG
18265692 AN AQUEOUS POLYMER DISPERSION Non-Final OA Wacker Chemie AG
18030111 CATALYST PARTICLES FOR POLYESTER PRODUCTION AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING POLYESTER USING SAME Non-Final OA TEIJIN LIMITED
18051678 BIO-BASED FURANIC DI(METH)ACRYLATES AS REACTIVE DILUENTS FOR UV CURABLE COATINGS Non-Final OA NDSU RESEARCH FOUNDATION
18155927 FUNCTIONALIZED HYDROGENATED POLYMERS Non-Final OA G-3 Chickadee Purchaser LLC
18155815 HYDROGENATED POLYMERS WITH SILOXYTRITHIOCARBANATE TERMINATION Non-Final OA G-3 Chickadee Purchaser, LLC
18155799 FUNCTIONALIZED HYDROGENATED POLYMERS Non-Final OA G-3 Chickadee Purchaser, LLC
17938634 SILICA-REINFORCED RUBBER COMPOSITIONS AND ARTICLES MADE THEREFROM Non-Final OA Momentive Performance Materials Inc.
17590466 AMINO RESIN PERFORMANCE WITH SULFONATED LIGNIN Non-Final OA Arclin USA LLC
18210941 PLASTICIZER, PLASTIC COMPOSITION, AND PLASTIC PRODUCT Non-Final OA LARGAN MEDICAL CO., LTD.
18014077 SPREADING CATIONIC EMULSION Final Rejection VINCI CONSTRUCTION

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