Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: HANDVILLE, BRIAN

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1748 1783

This examiner grants 51% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

51.4%
Allow Rate
-13.6% vs TC avg
597
Total Applications
+27.5%
Interview Lift
1259
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 535 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
5.7%
§102 Novelty
80.5%
§103 Obviousness
13.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18463181 FOLDABLE DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING SUPPORT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
19248197 INSULATED PACKAGING ASSEMBLY WITH MULTI-LAYER A-B LINER Final Rejection Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc.
17799371 COMPONENT FOR A WATER BEARING APPLIANCE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SUCH COMPONENT Non-Final OA Electrolux Appliances Aktiebolag
18274347 RESIN MOLDED PRODUCT Final Rejection RESONAC CORPORATION
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.
18696778 MODIFIABLE STRUCTURES Non-Final OA Peridot Print LLC
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
18293470 FILM HAVING METHACRYLIC ACID ESTER-BASED RESIN AS MAIN COMPONENT Non-Final OA DENKA COMPANY LIMITED
18698508 TEXTILE Non-Final OA ODM GMBH
17793181 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING FIBER-CONTAINING SHEET AND FIBER-CONTAINING SHEET Final Rejection HITACHI ZOSEN CORPORATION
18587932 FIRE RATED MOVEMENT JOINTS Final Rejection TENMAT LIMITED
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.
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
16604094 WAFER-RETAINING ELASTIC FILM OF CMP DEVICE Final Rejection AKROS CO., LTD.

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