Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: FERGUSON, LAWRENCE D

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1781 1783 1787 1794

This examiner grants 78% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

78.3%
Allow Rate
+13.3% vs TC avg
1,020
Total Applications
+13.5%
Interview Lift
1044
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 995 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
10.0%
§102 Novelty
84.1%
§103 Obviousness
2.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19106947 POLYETHYLENE LAMINATE AND ARTICLES COMPRISING SUCH A LAMINATE Non-Final OA TOTALENERGIES ONETECH
18705094 A MULTIPLY PAPERBOARD FOR USE IN FOOD OR LIQUID PACKAGING LAMINATES Non-Final OA Stora Enso OYJ
18522460 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISASSEMBLING TWO-DIMENSIONAL VAN DER WAALS CRYSTALS INTO MACROSCOPIC MONOLAYERS AND REASSEMBLING INTO ARTIFICIAL LATTICES Non-Final OA THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK
18687089 MULTILAYER STRUCTURE Non-Final OA NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
17431489 GLASS FILM Non-Final OA NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
18702518 POLYMER INTERLAYERS WITH REDUCED EDGE BUBBLES Non-Final OA SOLUTIA INC.
18637286 COCONUT HARD SHELL GRANULAR INFILL FOR SYNTHETIC SPORT FIELDS Non-Final OA GENUS INDUSTRIES, LLC dba ICOIR PRODUCTS GROUP
18289303 Packing Material and Packed Product Non-Final OA HOWA SANGYO CO., LTD.
18434154 FOAMABLE CELLULOSE ACETATE COMPOSITIONS, FOAMS AND FOAM ARTICLES FORMED THEREFROM Non-Final OA Eastman Chemical Company
18683809 COMPOSITE FOAM-GLASS ELEMENTS AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA SG Schaumglas GmbH & Co. KG
18429457 SILICON CARBIDE SEED CRYSTAL Non-Final OA GlobalWafers Co., Ltd.
18423506 ROTATABLE CABLE HOLDER FOR LIQUID-COOLED CABLES Non-Final OA ADDÉNERGIE TECHNOLOGIES INC.
18563274 LIQUID REPELLENT SLIPPERY SURFACES AND METHODS OF PREPARATION THEREOF Non-Final OA University of Durham
17927691 Low Haze Fluoropolymer Film and Method of Making Final Rejection The Mackinac Technology Company

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