Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: HANDVILLE, BRIAN

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 1748 1781 1783 3642

This examiner grants 51% of resolved cases

Analysis

Brian Handville is an examiner in Art Unit 1748 within Tech Center 3600. The examiner has 551 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 51.4 percent. This baseline provides a clear view of the prosecution landscape for applications in this chemical or materials science technology area. The 51.4 percent rate suggests a balanced approach to examination, with a significant portion of the cases reaching a grant.

The median days to allowance for these cases is 1259. This timeline indicates that successful applications may face a moderate prosecution process. Practitioners should account for the 1259-day duration when advising clients on patent strategy and potential delays. The figure serves as a benchmark for pendency expectations for applications that ultimately reach an allowance in Art Unit 1748.

The data highlights a significant interview lift of 28.9 percent. This is a high figure, suggesting that interviews are an effective mechanism for advancing prosecution and securing an allowance. The 28.9 percent lift indicates that a formal discussion with the examiner can improve the 51.4 percent baseline allowance rate. For practitioners, scheduling an interview appears to be a productive tactical decision to move a case toward a positive outcome.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

51.4%
Allow Rate
-0.6% vs TC avg
607
Total Applications
+28.9%
Interview Lift
1259
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 551 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
12.9%
§102 Novelty
59.1%
§103 Obviousness
26.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19038299 VACUUM ADIABATIC BODY Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18715234 VACUUM ADIABATIC BODY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
19008278 FOLDABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE COMPRISING COVER WINDOW Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18459742 WINDOW, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE WINDOW, AND DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE WINDOW Final Rejection SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
18523349 ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE SHIELDING MATERIAL, ELECTRONIC COMPONENT, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18282942 RESIN COMPOSITION, PREPREG, RESIN-COATED FILM, RESIN-COATED METAL FOIL, METAL-CLAD LAMINATE, AND WIRING BOARD Non-Final OA PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
18353471 FLUORORESIN FILM, COPPER-CLAD LAMINATE AND SUBSTRATE FOR CIRCUIT Non-Final OA DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18861396 CONDUCTIVE ADHESIVE FILM, METHOD OF TREATING ADHEREND, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA RESONAC CORPORATION
17932099 COMPOSITE FIBER Non-Final OA Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18233329 MOISTURE-ABSORBING DEVICE, BATTERY AND ELECTRICAL APPARATUS Final Rejection CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
19102175 DRIVE BELT WTH CONDUCTING ELEMENTS Non-Final OA ContiTech Deutschland GmbH
18953181 CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITE SURFACE ROUGHNESS Non-Final OA RTX Corporation
17881968 COMPOSITE FAN BLADE AIRFOIL, METHODS OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF AND ARTICLES COMPRISING THE SAME Non-Final OA RTX Corporation
18037656 MOLDED ARTICLE, PRODUCTION METHOD FOR LASER-MARKED MOLDED ARTICLE, AND LASER MARKING METHOD Non-Final OA ASAHI KASEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18007253 CONSTRUCTION WITH THERMAL INSULATION PROPERTIES Non-Final OA 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
18271060 REINFORCING FIBER BASE MATERIAL FOR RESIN TRANSFER MOLDING, METHOD OF PRODUCING SAME, REINFORCING FIBER LAMINATE FOR RESIN TRANSFER MOLDING, AND FIBER-REINFORCED PLASTIC Final Rejection Toray Industries, Inc.
18279585 PREFORM STRUCTURE, FIBER-REINFORCED PLASTIC, AND PRODUCTION METHOD FOR PREFORM STRUCTURE Final Rejection LINTEC Corporation
17996972 BASE SUBSTRATE FOR GROUP III-V COMPOUND CRYSTALS AND PRODUCTION METHOD FOR SAME Non-Final OA Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
17825101 SYSTEM AND DEVICE FOR PRINTING UPON TEXTURED SURFACES OF BUILDING PANELS, AND METHODS THEREOF Final Rejection ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES, INC.
17701008 Thermoformed Articles Made From Bio-Based Polymers and Compositions Therefore Non-Final OA Celanese International Corporation

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