Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: FANG, SHANE

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1766 1796

This examiner grants 76% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

76.2%
Allow Rate
+11.2% vs TC avg
1,545
Total Applications
+18.9%
Interview Lift
891
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1497 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
14.6%
§102 Novelty
73.0%
§103 Obviousness
5.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18031153 PROCESS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF SULFONATED POLYARLYENE(ETHER) SULFONES Non-Final OA BASF SE
18020528 Resin and Method for Producing Same Non-Final OA LG Chem, Ltd.
18356907 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING MOLDED BODY Non-Final OA RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
18137757 NON-THERMOPLASTIC POLYIMIDE FILM, MULTI-LAYERED POLYIMIDE FILM AND METAL-CLAD LAMINATE Non-Final OA KANEKA CORPORATION
18021615 COMPOUND, METHOD FOR PRODUCING COMPOUND, ADHESIVE COMPOSITION AND ADHESIVE TAPE Non-Final OA SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
17764609 FLEXIBLE POLYAMIDE FILM Non-Final OA UNITIKA LTD.
18008460 PLASTICIZER FOR VINYL CHLORIDE RESIN, VINYL CHLORIDE RESIN COMPOSITION, AND MOLDED ARTICLE THEREOF Final Rejection DIC Corporation
18051342 DYNAMIC COVALENT POLYMERIZATIONS WITH ELEMENTAL SULFUR AND SULFUR PREPOLYMERS Final Rejection ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA
18660726 ALKOXYLATED (HYDROXYALKYL)AMINOPHENOL POLYMERS AND METHODS OF USE Non-Final OA Ecolab USA Inc.
17912200 Microsphere-Coated Polyurethane Articles and Methods of Making the Same Final Rejection 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
18008733 SULFUR-CONTAINING MATERIAL AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA Cytec Industries Inc.
18027480 BASE-CATALYZED ISOMERIZATION OF MUCONIC ACID DERIVATIVES Non-Final OA IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.
18032424 WOUND CORE Non-Final OA JFE Steel Corporation
18044268 POLYMER COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF ACTIVE AMINE GROUPS, RELATED POLYMERS AND RELATED METHODS THEREOF Non-Final OA Agency for Science, Technology and Research
18017516 RESIST UNDERLAYER FILM-FORMING COMPOSITION Non-Final OA NISSAN CHEMICAL CORPORATION
18247458 POLYESTER COPOLYMER COMPRISING RECYCLED MONOMERS Non-Final OA SK CHEMICALS CO., LTD.
18245349 HEAT-SHRINKABLE POLYESTER FILM, AND RETORT FOOD INCLUDING SAME Non-Final OA SK microworks Co., Ltd.
17002420 PHENOLIC RESIN METHOD Non-Final OA Voxeljet AG
18247520 OPTICAL FILM INCLUDING POLYMER RESIN HAVING EXCELLENT DEGREE OF POLYMERIZATION, AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING SAME Non-Final OA KOLON INDUSTRIES, INC.
18004453 COMPOSITION FOR SEALING COATED ELECTRIC WIRE, AND COATED ELECTRIC WIRE Non-Final OA TOAGOSEI CO., LTD.
17922182 CHIP SURFACE LINKER AND PREPARATION METHOD AND USE THEREFOR Non-Final OA Nanjing GenScript Biotech Co., Ltd.
18019494 PRODUCTION OF THIOPOLYMERS BY REACTIVE EXTRUSION Non-Final OA Arkema Inc.
18045020 CURABLE ADHESIVE BASED ON SILANE FUNCTIONALIZED RESIN Non-Final OA Synthomer Adhesive Technologies LLC
18030301 PROCESS FOR PREPARING BRANCHED PHENOLIC NOVOLAK Non-Final OA Advanced Polymer Coatings, Inc.
18245721 POLYESTER FILM, AND HEAT-SHRINKABLE LABEL AND PACKAGING MATERIAL COMPRISING SAME Non-Final OA SKC CO., LTD.
18041361 POLYMERISATION PROCESSES Non-Final OA THE UNIVERSITY OF BATH
18048965 TERMINAL FUNCTIONAL SIDE CHAIN-SUBSTITUTED DIKETOPYRROLOPYRROLE (DPP)-BASED TERPOLYMER AND PREPARATION METHOD AND USE THEREOF Final Rejection Beijing Institute Of Graphic Communication
17635791 MULTIFUNCTIONAL CYCLIC ORGANIC CARBONATES AS CURING AGENTS FOR ORGANIC COMPOUNDS HAVING PHENOLIC HYDROXYL GROUPS Final Rejection Prefere Resins Holding GmbH
17629193 POLY (ETHYLENE-VINYL ACETATE) COPOLYMER WITH NON-SPECIFIC SPATIAL CONFIGURATION, METHOD FOR ITS PREPARATION AND USE Final Rejection CHEMICAL INNOVATION LTD.

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