Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: KAUCHER, MARK S

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1746 1764 1796

This examiner grants 72% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

72.1%
Allow Rate
+7.1% vs TC avg
1,020
Total Applications
+14.2%
Interview Lift
1017
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 991 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
11.3%
§102 Novelty
73.1%
§103 Obviousness
3.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18889743 COPOLYMER, FORMED ARTICLE AND INJECTION MOLDED ARTICLE Non-Final OA DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18888509 COPOLYMER, FORMED ARTICLE AND INJECTION MOLDED ARTICLE Non-Final OA DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18888386 COPOLYMER, FORMED ARTICLE AND INJECTION MOLDED ARTICLE Non-Final OA DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18447877 COPOLYMER, MOLDED BODY, INJECTION MOLDED BODY, AND COATED ELECTRICAL WIRE Non-Final OA DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18084637 PREDICTION DEVICE, CALCULATION DEVICE, MANUFACTURING DEVICE, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD Final Rejection DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18265218 PHOTO-CROSSLINKED HYALURONIC ACID BIO-INK FOR BIO-PRINTING, METHOD FOR PREPARING SAME, AND BIOLOGICAL STRUCTURE CAPABLE OF CONTROLLING PHYSICAL PROPERTIES USING SAME Non-Final OA AJOU UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION
18406965 CREPING ADHESIVES AND PROCESSES FOR MAKING AND USING SAME Non-Final OA ECOLAB USA INC.
18258804 POLYVINYL-ALCOHOL-BASED FIBER, FIBER STRUCTURE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME Non-Final OA Kuraray Co., Ltd.
18035686 RESIN COMPOSITION, ADHESIVE, MULTILAYER BODY, SURFACE PROTECTION FILM, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SURFACE PROTECTION FILM, AND METHOD FOR PROTECTING SURFACE Non-Final OA MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
18245201 Foamable composition of polymers comprising a branched copolymer containing polyamide blocks and polyether blocks Non-Final OA ARKEMA FRANCE
18721156 PREPARATION METHOD FOR HIGH IMPACT POLYSTYRENE AND HIGH IMPACT POLYSTYRENE Final Rejection CHANGZHOU RUIHUA CHEMICAL ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
18004331 SOLUTION PHASE POLYMERIZATION PROCESS Non-Final OA NOVA Chemicals (International) S.A.
18296994 THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMER COMPOSITION Non-Final OA GEON Performance Solutions, LLC
18296343 BRANCHED AND HYPERBRANCHED IONOMERIC POLYMERS AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA Simon Fraser University
18003450 A ZIEGLER-NATTA CATALYST SYSTEM AND A PROCESS OF POLYMERISATION THEREFROM Non-Final OA Reliance Industries Limited

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