Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: FOSS, DAVID ROGER

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1763 1764

This examiner grants 73% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

73.1%
Allow Rate
+8.1% vs TC avg
155
Total Applications
+37.9%
Interview Lift
1229
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 119 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.7%
§101 Eligibility
16.5%
§102 Novelty
49.2%
§103 Obviousness
25.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18280690 POLYUREA COPOLYMER Non-Final OA BASF SE
18265892 AN ORGANIC MATERIAL BASED SHAPED ARTICLE Final Rejection BASF SE
18546385 DIENE-GRAFTED EPOXY RESIN, METHOD OF PRODUCING DIENE-GRAFTED EPOXY RESIN, RUBBER COMPOSITION, AND TIRE Non-Final OA BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
18556107 CURE OF ANHYDRIDE FUNCTIONALIZED POLYMERS WITH EPOXYSILANES Non-Final OA Dow Global Technologies LLC
18263409 THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING BIMODAL POLYETHYLENE AND ARTICLES MANUFACTURED THEREFROM Non-Final OA Dow Global Technologies LLC

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