Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 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
1542
Total Applications
+19.0%
Interview Lift
925
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1491 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
24.3%
§102 Novelty
43.9%
§103 Obviousness
16.5%
§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.
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
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
18246600 RESIN COMPOSITION FOR INJECTION MOLDING AND INJECTION-MOLDED ARTICLE 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.
18027480 BASE-CATALYZED ISOMERIZATION OF MUCONIC ACID DERIVATIVES Non-Final OA IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.
18299353 ALL-AROMATIC LIQUID-CRYSTALLINE HOMO-POLYIMIDES WITH AROMATIC ENDGROUPS AND CROSSLINKED PRODUCTS THEREFROM Non-Final OA Government of the United States, as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
18299096 THERMALLY CROSSLINKABLE LIQUID-CRYSTALLINE CO-POLYIMIDES DERIVED FROM WHOLLY AROMATIC DIAMINES AND MULTIPLE MESOGENIC DIANHYDRIDES AND THEIR CROSSLINKED PRODUCTS THEREFROM Non-Final OA Government of the United States, as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
18008733 SULFUR-CONTAINING MATERIAL AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA Cytec Industries 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
18030836 COMPOSITION, AND OPTICAL MATERIAL AND LENS USING SAID COMPOSITION Non-Final OA MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.
18008460 PLASTICIZER FOR VINYL CHLORIDE RESIN, VINYL CHLORIDE RESIN COMPOSITION, AND MOLDED ARTICLE THEREOF Final Rejection DIC Corporation
18248336 PRODUCTION METHOD FOR POLYESTER COPOLYMER COMPRISING RECYCLED MONOMERS Non-Final OA SK CHEMICALS CO., LTD.
18247458 POLYESTER COPOLYMER COMPRISING RECYCLED MONOMERS Non-Final OA SK CHEMICALS CO., LTD.
18246740 POLYACETAL COPOLYMER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA POLYPLASTICS CO., LTD.
18017516 RESIST UNDERLAYER FILM-FORMING COMPOSITION Non-Final OA NISSAN CHEMICAL CORPORATION
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
18247808 SHRINKABLE POLYESTER FILMS Non-Final OA Eastman Chemical Company
18004453 COMPOSITION FOR SEALING COATED ELECTRIC WIRE, AND COATED ELECTRIC WIRE Non-Final OA TOAGOSEI CO., LTD.
18247520 OPTICAL FILM INCLUDING POLYMER RESIN HAVING EXCELLENT DEGREE OF POLYMERIZATION, AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING SAME Non-Final OA KOLON INDUSTRIES, INC.
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.
18468814 COPOLYMERS OF DIISOALKENYLARENE AND COMPOSITIONS THEREOF Non-Final OA Notark Corporation
18245721 POLYESTER FILM, AND HEAT-SHRINKABLE LABEL AND PACKAGING MATERIAL COMPRISING SAME Non-Final OA SKC CO., LTD.

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