Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: HANDVILLE, BRIAN

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1783

This examiner grants 51% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

51.2%
Allow Rate
-13.8% vs TC avg
591
Total Applications
+27.8%
Interview Lift
1282
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 529 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
15.1%
§102 Novelty
60.1%
§103 Obviousness
21.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19248197 INSULATED PACKAGING ASSEMBLY WITH MULTI-LAYER A-B LINER Final Rejection Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc.
18559109 ACTIVE STRAIN MANAGEMENT IN A LAYERED ARTICLE Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18685975 HYBRID MESH-BASED FOLDABLE DISPLAY BACKING Non-Final OA GOOGLE LLC
18698508 TEXTILE Non-Final OA ODM GMBH
17799371 COMPONENT FOR A WATER BEARING APPLIANCE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SUCH COMPONENT Non-Final OA Electrolux Appliances Aktiebolag
17996972 BASE SUBSTRATE FOR GROUP III-V COMPOUND CRYSTALS AND PRODUCTION METHOD FOR SAME Final Rejection Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
18274347 RESIN MOLDED PRODUCT Final Rejection RESONAC CORPORATION
18584486 ION-IMPERMEABLE DIELECTRIC COMPOSITE Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS
18587320 WOOD STRUCTURAL PANELS WITH COATING COMBINING FIRE-RESISTANCE AND WATER RESISTANCE Non-Final OA LOUISIANA-PACIFIC CORPORATION
18775152 GRANULAR MATERIAL FOR HEAT-FUSION TYPE THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTERS, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MOLDED OBJECT, LAYERED STRUCTURE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LAYERED STRUCTURE Non-Final OA KYORAKU CO., LTD.
18538345 COMPOSITES WITH INTERNAL SANDWICH CONSTRUCTION Non-Final OA GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
18696778 MODIFIABLE STRUCTURES Non-Final OA Peridot Print LLC
17604544 METHOD FOR COATING A PLANAR WORKPIECE Final Rejection SWISS KRONO TEC AG
18060097 PANEL, COMPOSITION FOR IMPREGNATING OR COATING A PANEL, AND A METHOD FOR PRODUCING A PANEL Final Rejection Champion Link International Corporation
17701008 Thermoformed Articles Made From Bio-Based Polymers and Compositions Therefore Non-Final OA Celanese International Corporation
17711466 SYSTEM FOR FILLING VOIDS IN GLUED-IN-ROD STRUCTURES Non-Final OA Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc.
17793181 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING FIBER-CONTAINING SHEET AND FIBER-CONTAINING SHEET Final Rejection HITACHI ZOSEN CORPORATION
18293470 FILM HAVING METHACRYLIC ACID ESTER-BASED RESIN AS MAIN COMPONENT Non-Final OA DENKA COMPANY LIMITED
18293547 POLYETHYLENE FILM Final Rejection INEOS EUROPE AG
18575645 ARTICLE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE ARTICLE Non-Final OA Moon Creative Lab Inc.
17825101 SYSTEM AND DEVICE FOR PRINTING UPON TEXTURED SURFACES OF BUILDING PANELS, AND METHODS THEREOF Final Rejection ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES, INC.
18549654 PORTABLE, FOLDABLE MAT FOR CONSTRUCTION SITES FOR DELIVERY OF HEAVY MATERIALS Final Rejection COMBAT CONSTRUCTIONS, LLC
18229090 USE OF LIQUID CRYSTAL ELASTOMERS FOR IMPACT PROTECTION Non-Final OA Impressio Inc.
17295867 COMPOSITE SOLID ELECTROLYTE SEPARATION MEMBRANE USING INORGANIC FIBER AND SECONDARY BATTERY USING THE SAME Non-Final OA ENERGY11 CO., LTD.
18151425 PRE-STRETCH FILM AND ITS METHOD OF PRODUCTION Final Rejection Alliance Plastics, LLC
17915963 FRP REINFORCING MEMBER, METHOD METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, FRP MOLDED BODY, AND FRP CONNECTION STRUCTURE Final Rejection JON72 CO., LTD.
17795969 ORTHOGONAL CARBON-NANOTUBE-BASED NANOFOREST FOR HIGH-PERFORMANCE HIERARCHICAL MULTIFUNCTIONAL NANOCOMPOSITES Final Rejection University of Hawai'i

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