Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: HEINCER, LIAM J

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 1631 1748 1763 1767 1786 1796 2837

This examiner grants 56% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

55.5%
Allow Rate
-12.5% vs TC avg
1,503
Total Applications
+25.9%
Interview Lift
1140
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1417 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
5.8%
§102 Novelty
71.6%
§103 Obviousness
2.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18032735 PHA COMPOSITION AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR Final Rejection CJ CHEILJEDANG CORPORATION
17951913 MODIFIED LIGNIN, MODIFIED POLYPHENOL MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND MODIFIED LIGNIN-INCLUDING RESIN COMPOSITION MATERIAL Final Rejection IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
18018120 ENGINEERED COMPOSITION OF PHENOLIC COMPOUNDS Final Rejection KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN
17792347 Superabsorbent Polymer and Method for Preparing the Same Non-Final OA LG Chem, Ltd.
18184362 Method For Producing Insulator-Coated Soft Magnetic Powder, Insulator-Coated Soft Magnetic Powder, Dust Core, Magnetic Element, Electronic Device, And Vehicle Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18319473 LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMER FILM, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME, AND LAMINATE Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
17467557 COMPOSITION FOR CONDUCTIVE ADHESIVE, SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE COMPRISING CURED PRODUCT THEREOF, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE USING THE SAME Final Rejection ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
18159114 FLAME-RETARDANT RESIN COMPOSITION, FLAME-RETARDANT RESIN MOLDED PRODUCT, FLAME-RETARDANT RESIN HOUSING, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA Konica Minolta, Inc.
16976328 FUNCTIONAL FILM, POLARIZING PLATE AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO., LTD.
19201304 BIODEGRADABLE PLASTICS WITH ENHANCED SOLUBILITY Non-Final OA Culture Organics, LLC
17832529 LAMINATE FOR RADIATIONAL COOLING AND MATERIAL FOR RADIATIONAL COOLING CONTAINING THE SAME Final Rejection KIA CORPORATION
17297566 FRACTIONATION OF CRUDE TALL OIL Non-Final OA Stora Enso OYJ
18268476 MICROCARRIER FOR CELL CULTURE AND CELL CULTURE METHOD Non-Final OA SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
17928975 FIBER REINFORCED PLASTIC, INTEGRALLY MOLDED PRODUCT, AND PREPREG Non-Final OA Toray Industries, Inc.
18022492 RESIN COMPOSITION, RESIN FILM, AND DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
18122853 HYDROPHOBIC GRANULES AND RELATED ARTICLES AND METHODS Non-Final OA 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
18276753 HYDROGENATED POLYMER COMPOSITION CONTAINING HYDROGENATED CONJUGATED DIENE MODIFIED POLYMER HAVING BORON-CONTAINING FUNCTIONAL GROUP AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME Non-Final OA KURARAY CO., LTD.
18254224 POLYMER BLENDS HAVING INCREASED TEMPERATURE RESISTANCE Final Rejection DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC
18258663 SILICONE - (METH)ACRYLATE COPOLYMER FORMULATION AND PROCESSES FOR PREPARATION AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA Rohm and Haas Company
18273088 FILM AND PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE TAPE Non-Final OA NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
18009064 METHOD AND PROCESS ARRANGEMENT FOR IMPROVING A SEPARATION AND SOLID PRODUCT Non-Final OA UPM-KYMMENE CORPORATION
18273727 RESIN COMPOSITION AND MOLDED ARTICLE Non-Final OA MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
18750902 SUGAR MIXTURES AND METHODS FOR PRODUCTION AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL N&H DENMARK APS
18014452 GROWTH INHIBITOR FOR FORMING THIN FILM, METHOD OF FORMING THIN FILM USING GROWTH INHIBITOR, AND SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE FABRICATED BY METHOD Non-Final OA SOULBRAIN CO., LTD.
17920480 WATER BASED ANTI-ABRASION COATING Non-Final OA Essilor International
18745569 ADHESIVE WITH TACK AND USE IN WOOD COMPOSITE PRODUCTS Final Rejection ECOSYNTHETIX INC.
18039787 METHOD FOR ISOLATING, FROM PLANT BIOMASS, AT LEAST ONE SELECTED FROM GROUP CONSISTING OF LIGNIN, HEMICELLULOSE, LIGNIN-POLYSACCHARIDE COMPOSITE, CELLULOSE, AND HEMICELLULOSE-CELLULOSE COMPOSITE Non-Final OA KYOTO UNIVERSITY
18040314 Methods for Delivery of Non-Aromatic Solutions to Polymerization Reactors Non-Final OA ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.
18653387 COMPOSITION AND MOULDED PART WHICH CAN BE PRODUCED BY MOULDING THE COMPOSITION Final Rejection Patenta Asia Ltd.
17450237 RESIN COMPOSITION AND RESIN MOLDED ARTICLE Final Rejection Eastman Chemical Company

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