Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: HESTER, HOLLEY GRACE

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1766 1787

This examiner grants 66% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

66.0%
Allow Rate
+1.0% vs TC avg
87
Total Applications
+44.4%
Interview Lift
1189
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 50 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.6%
§101 Eligibility
19.4%
§102 Novelty
51.5%
§103 Obviousness
22.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18013119 Curable Composition and Two-Component Curable Composition Final Rejection LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
17759425 EPOXY RESIN COMPOSITION FOR PREPREG, AND PREPREG Final Rejection The Yokohama Rubber Co., LTD.
18552188 POLYPHENYLENE ETHER RESIN COMPOSITION AND MOLDED ARTICLE Non-Final OA ASAHI KASEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18032496 THERMOPLASTIC RESIN AND MOLDED ARTICLE MANUFACTURED USING THE SAME Non-Final OA LG CHEM, LTD.
18464676 RESIN COMPOSITION AND MOLDED BODY Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
18283062 CAPPED BISPHENOL POLYINDANE OLIGOMER AND COMPOSITION, METHOD OF MANUFACTURE, AND ARTICLES MADE THEREFROM Non-Final OA SHPP GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES B.V.
18019283 THERMOSETTING RESIN COMPOSITION AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Final Rejection SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
18021689 POLYAMIDE AND MOLDED BODY AND FILM OBTAINED FROM THE SAME AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE POLYAMIDE Non-Final OA UNITIKA LTD.
18454254 COMPOUND, METHOD FOR PRODUCING COMPOUND, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SURFACE TREATMENT AGENT Non-Final OA AGC Inc.
18102853 Thermoplastic Resin Composition and Article Produced Therefrom Non-Final OA LOTTE CHEMICAL CORPORATION
18700369 WATER-BASED PRIMER-SURFACER AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.
18452572 MODIFIED NAPHTHOL RESIN AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF AND RESIN COMPOSITION INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA NAN YA PLASTICS CORPORATION
17640445 METHOD FOR IMPROVING THE STORAGE STABILITY AND/OR TRANSPORT STABILITY OF A POLYMER Non-Final OA BOREALIS AG
18042096 XYLYLENE DIISOCYANATE COMPOSITION, POLYMERIZABLE COMPOSITION, RESIN, MOLDED ARTICLE, OPTICAL ELEMENT, AND LENS Non-Final OA MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
18014727 POLYHYDROXYALKANOATE-BASED COMPOSITIONS AND ARTICLES MADE THEREFROM Non-Final OA Newlight Technologies, Inc.
18039803 SILICONE RESIN Non-Final OA DOW SILICONES CORPORATION
17757450 LOW NUCLEATION TEMPERATURE POLYTHIOETHER PREPOLYMERS AND USES THEREOF Final Rejection PRC-Desoto International, Inc.
18690016 PATCH Non-Final OA MEDHERANT LTD
18461814 POLYLACTIC ACID RESIN COMPOSITION, AND MOLDED BODY AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA HIGHCHEM CO., LTD.
18549253 FILM-FORMING COMPOSITIONS Non-Final OA DDP SPECIALTY ELECTRONIC MATERIALS US 9, LLC
17912691 NOVEL POLY(ARYLENE ETHER) RESIN AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA SHANDONG SHENGQUAN NEW MATERIALS CO., LTD.
18270154 EPOXY RESIN COMPOSITION AND TRANSPARENT COMPOSITE MATERIAL COMPRISING SAME, AND LAMINATED BOARD Non-Final OA GUANGDONG HINNO-TECH CO., LTD.
18245473 MICHAEL ADDITION CURABLE COMPOSITION,COATING COMPOSITION CONTAINING THESAME, AND COATED ARTICLE MADE THEREFROM Non-Final OA Sherwin-Wiliams (Guangdong) New Material Co., Ltd.
18010379 HIGH-PERFORMANCE MATERIALS INCLUDING POLYMERS AND HYBRID NANOADDITIVES Non-Final OA MITO Material Solutions, Inc.
17768453 High refractive index and high adhesion epoxy resin composition and encapsulation material comprising the same Non-Final OA SOLUS ADVANCED MATERIALS CO., LTD.
17768450 High refractive index and high adhesion epoxy resin composition and encapsulation material comprising the same Final Rejection SOLUS ADVANCED MATERIALS CO., LTD.

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