Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: FEELY, MICHAEL J

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1761 1763 1766 1796

This examiner grants 75% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

74.9%
Allow Rate
+9.9% vs TC avg
1165
Total Applications
+41.8%
Interview Lift
1066
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1137 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.8%
§101 Eligibility
16.8%
§102 Novelty
41.6%
§103 Obviousness
24.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17884532 PHOTODETECTOR ELEMENT AND IMAGE SENSOR Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18129386 SOLUTIONS OF AMINES IN POLYMERIC PHENOLS IN COMBINATION WITH OTHER RESINS Final Rejection EVONIK OPERATIONS GMBH
17970377 Binder for Secondary Battery, Negative Electrode for Secondary Battery Including the Same, and Lithium Secondary Battery Including the Same Non-Final OA SK On Co., Ltd.
18258661 STRUCTURAL ADHESIVE HAVING SUPERIOR COMPRESSION PROPERTIES Non-Final OA 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
17956564 ARTIFICIAL BLOOD VESSEL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AN ARTIFICIAL BLOOD VESSEL Non-Final OA TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18252145 MAGNETIC SHEET AND INDUCTOR Non-Final OA NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
18309940 AQUEOUS COATING MATERIAL COMPOSITION AND COATED ARTICLE Non-Final OA DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18817654 EPOXY RESIN, EPOXY RESIN COMPOSITION, EPOXY RESIN CURED PRODUCT AND METHOD OF PRODUCING EPOXY RESIN CURED PRODUCT, COMPOSITE MATERIAL, INSULATING MEMBER, ELECTRONIC APPLIANCE, STRUCTURAL MATERIAL, AND VEHICLE Non-Final OA RESONAC CORPORATION
18162752 ANTIMICROBIAL SUBSTRATES Non-Final OA Kraton Corporation
18961600 Improved Structural Bonding Adhesive Non-Final OA Zephyros, Inc.
18652912 Esterified Acids for Use in Polymeric Materials Non-Final OA Zephyros, Inc.
18898207 FAST-CURE RESIN FORMULATIONS WITH CONSISTENT HANDLING CHARACTERISTICS Non-Final OA CYTEC INDUSTRIES, INC.
18756620 STRUCTURAL ADHESIVE COMPOSITIONS Final Rejection PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.
18009578 CARRIER FOR IMMOBILIZING PROTEIN AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
18258331 Polymer Structure Comprising Base Plastic With Hydration Layer For Avoiding Biofilm Formation Thereon Non-Final OA Nano and Advanced Materials Institute Limited
18039567 SURFACE TREATMENT AGENT FOR OPHTHALMIC DEVICE Non-Final OA NOF CORPORATION
17795476 TUNABLE DEGRADATION OF ESTER-BASED EPOXY FORMULATIONS Non-Final OA Research Triangle Institute
17742956 EPOXIDE-ACTIVATED SUBSTRATES AND HYDROPHOBIC INTERACTION CHROMATOGRAPHY MADE THEREFROM FOR POLYNUCLEOTIDE PURIFICATION Non-Final OA DONALDSON COMPANY, INC.
18032079 FIBRE-REINFORCED POLYMERS BASED ON THERMOPLASTIC MATRICES Non-Final OA CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS (CSIC)
17847835 MODIFIED ZINC OXIDE NANOPARTICLES, METHOD FOR MODIFYING THEREOF, AND QUANTUM DOT LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE Non-Final OA TCL TECHNOLOGY GROUP CORPORATION
18216135 COMPOSITION AND METHOD Non-Final OA LANKEM LTD.
18333771 DISPERSION STRENGTHENED SHOE MATERIAL Non-Final OA BBC International LLC

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