Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: FANG, SHANE

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1765 1766 1796

This examiner grants 76% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

76.3%
Allow Rate
+11.3% vs TC avg
1,569
Total Applications
+18.8%
Interview Lift
894
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1509 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.8%
§101 Eligibility
19.8%
§102 Novelty
54.6%
§103 Obviousness
12.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18019494 PRODUCTION OF THIOPOLYMERS BY REACTIVE EXTRUSION Non-Final OA Arkema Inc.
18478575 COMPOSITION FOR FLUORINE RUBBER CROSSLINKING, MOLDED ARTICLE AND SEALING MATERIAL Non-Final OA DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18285854 PHOSPHOROUS OLIGOMER, POLYESTER RESIN AND THERMOPLASTIC RESIN COMPOSITION COMPRISING SAME Non-Final OA LG CHEM, LTD.
18285346 Curable Resin Composition Non-Final OA LG Chem, Ltd.
18027480 BASE-CATALYZED ISOMERIZATION OF MUCONIC ACID DERIVATIVES Non-Final OA IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.
18356907 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING MOLDED BODY Non-Final OA RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
18031153 PROCESS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF SULFONATED POLYARLYENE(ETHER) SULFONES Final Rejection BASF SE
17606789 Blends that consist of TPU and polyamide Non-Final OA BASF SE
18248336 PRODUCTION METHOD FOR POLYESTER COPOLYMER COMPRISING RECYCLED MONOMERS Final Rejection SK CHEMICALS CO., LTD.
18247458 POLYESTER COPOLYMER COMPRISING RECYCLED MONOMERS Final Rejection SK CHEMICALS CO., LTD.
18245721 POLYESTER FILM, AND HEAT-SHRINKABLE LABEL AND PACKAGING MATERIAL COMPRISING SAME Final Rejection SKC CO., LTD.
18660726 ALKOXYLATED (HYDROXYALKYL)AMINOPHENOL POLYMERS AND METHODS OF USE Final Rejection Ecolab USA Inc.
18285544 METHOD FOR PRODUCING SILICONE PARTICLE Non-Final OA SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
17912200 Microsphere-Coated Polyurethane Articles and Methods of Making the Same Final Rejection 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
18051342 DYNAMIC COVALENT POLYMERIZATIONS WITH ELEMENTAL SULFUR AND SULFUR PREPOLYMERS Final Rejection ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA
18015385 POLYARYLENE SULFIDE RESIN COMPOSITION, MOLDED ARTICLE, AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING SAID POLYARYLENE SULFIDE RESIN COMPOSITION AND MOLDED ARTICLE Non-Final OA DIC Corporation
18247808 SHRINKABLE POLYESTER FILMS Final Rejection Eastman Chemical Company
18283701 THERMOSETTING RESIN COMPOSITION, PREPREG, FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE MATERIAL, AND HIGH-PRESSURE GAS CONTAINER Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc.
18030836 COMPOSITION, AND OPTICAL MATERIAL AND LENS USING SAID COMPOSITION Final Rejection MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.
18247520 OPTICAL FILM INCLUDING POLYMER RESIN HAVING EXCELLENT DEGREE OF POLYMERIZATION, AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING SAME Final Rejection KOLON INDUSTRIES, INC.
18044268 POLYMER COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF ACTIVE AMINE GROUPS, RELATED POLYMERS AND RELATED METHODS THEREOF Final Rejection Agency for Science, Technology and Research
18017900 PPREPARING POLYESTER COMPRISING 2,5-FURANDICARBOXYLATE UNITS WITH GERMANIUM CATALYST Non-Final OA Furanix Technologies B.V.
18017874 PROCESS FOR PRODUCING POLYESTER COMPRISING 2,5-FURANDICARBOXYLATE UNITS Non-Final OA Furanix Technologies B.V.

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