Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: JONES JR., ROBERT STOCKTON

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1762 1796

This examiner grants 70% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

69.9%
Allow Rate
+4.9% vs TC avg
1125
Total Applications
+22.8%
Interview Lift
975
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1117 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.0%
§101 Eligibility
20.8%
§102 Novelty
52.4%
§103 Obviousness
18.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18270319 ESTER-BASED PLASTICIZER COMPOSITION AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA HANWHA SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
17556411 POLYETHYLENE COPOLYMERS AND TERPOLYMERS FOR SHOES AND METHODS THEREOF Non-Final OA Braskem S.A.
17927558 BOPP FILM FOR USE IN CAPACITOR Non-Final OA Borealis AG
17754628 CATALYST SYSTEMS FOR CRYSTALLIZABLE REACTOR GRADE RESINS Non-Final OA Eastman Chemical Company
17962576 End-Modified Branched Block Copolymers As Dual-Functional Soil Surfactants and Humectants Final Rejection MILLIKEN & COMPANY
18239855 BIONIC WET SURFACE ADHESION PROMOTER AND PREPARATION THEREOF AND ROOM TEMPERATURE CURABLE SILICONE SEALANT COMPOSITION AND PREPARATION THEREOF Non-Final OA E Man Construction Co. Ltd.
18004692 ANTI-AGEING ADDITIVES FOR BITUMEN Final Rejection SHELL OIL COMPANY
18080561 COMPOSITION FOR STRIKER CAP WITH IMPROVED NOISE AND SEPARATION FORCE, STRIKER CAP, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME Non-Final OA Kolon Plastics, Inc.

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