Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: FLETCHER III, WILLIAM P

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 1712 1715 1717 1759 1766 1792 1796 3615

This examiner grants 76% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

76.1%
Allow Rate
+24.1% vs TC avg
1136
Total Applications
+16.6%
Interview Lift
1151
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1111 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
17.5%
§102 Novelty
41.4%
§103 Obviousness
31.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19287670 Method And Apparatus For Producing Engineered Stone Slabs Non-Final OA SQIP, LLC
18216262 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR APPLYING A PROTECTIVE COATING TO A WHEEL HUB UNIT Non-Final OA AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
18852485 COATING METHOD AND COATING DEVICE Non-Final OA KYOCERA Corporation
18197205 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING RECHARGEABLE BATTERY AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING RECHARGEABLE BATTERY Non-Final OA PRIME PLANET ENERGY & SOLUTIONS, INC.
18286017 METHOD FOR CREATING SURFACE MICROSTRUCTURES Non-Final OA ROLIC TECHNOLOGIES AG
18878508 PRE-COATING PYROLYSIS CHAR FOR CHAR BRICKS Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING
18973571 SURFACE STRUCTURE FOR FLUID MANIPULATION Non-Final OA Volta Labs, Inc.
18870672 METHODS OF PREPARING FUNCTIONAL SURFACES AND SURFACES PREPARED THEREBY Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY OF NORTHUMBRIA AT NEWCASTLE
18692632 SURFACE TOLERANT EPOXY COATINGS Non-Final OA PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.
18928211 METHOD FOR COATING GRAPHITE HEAT DISSIPATION SHEET FOR DISPLAY PANEL Non-Final OA INDONG ADVANCED MATERIALS, INC.
18834162 METHOD FOR FORMING MULTILAYER COATING FILM Final Rejection KANSAI PAINT CO., LTD.
18384540 ZIRCONIA MILL BLANK HAVING deltaCtotal OF ZIRCONIA 5.0 OR LESS AND PREPARING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA SHOFU INC.
18714531 A POLYMER COMPOSITION AND PROCESS FOR COATING WOODEN PALLET WITH THE POLYMER COMPOSITION Non-Final OA Verte Technologies, LLC
18627892 Method for Manufacturing a Multilayer PVC Semifinished Product and a Corresponding Apparatus Non-Final OA OLBRICH GmbH
18524589 CORE-SHELL NANOWIRE ELECTRODES AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME Non-Final OA Colorado School of Mines
18556479 AQUEOUS COMPOSITION FOR METALLIC SURFACE TREATMENT AND THE APPLICATION THEREOF Non-Final OA CHEMETALL GMBH
18513495 NEW LOW-K MATERIALS DERIVED BY HYDROSILYLATION AND METHODS OF USING THEM FOR DEPOSITION Non-Final OA Air Liquide Advanced Materials, Inc.
17914636 COMPOSITE PRE-COATING FILM AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF, AND COMPOSITE FLOOR Non-Final OA BANFERT NEW MATERIALS CO., LTD.
17411942 Thermoformable Ovenable Recyclable Coated Cellulosic Board, Ovenable Recyclable Coated Cellulosic Board Food Vessels Thermoformed Therefrom, and Methods for Manufacturing and Using Thereof Non-Final OA WestRock MWV, LLC

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