Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: KESSLER JR, THOMAS JOSEPH

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1782 3771

This examiner grants 46% of resolved cases

Analysis

Thomas Joseph Kessler Jr serves in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 1782. He has 172 resolved cases. The allowance rate pct is 45.9. This 45.9 allowance rate pct provides a measure of the outcomes for applications on his docket. The 172 resolved cases are a foundation for this analysis.

The interview lift pct is 47.5. This 47.5 interview lift pct indicates the correlation between conducting an interview and the probability of an allowance. Practitioners can use the 47.5 figure when deciding whether to engage in verbal advocacy with the examiner. This metric is a component of the data for Tech Center 3700.

The median days to allowance is 1427. This 1427 median days to allowance represents the time required for an application to reach a grant. The 1427 figure is a timeline for the prosecution process from filing to resolution. These metrics provide a view of the examiner's history in Art Unit 1782.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

45.9%
Allow Rate
-24.1% vs TC avg
208
Total Applications
+47.5%
Interview Lift
1427
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 172 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
9.2%
§102 Novelty
56.5%
§103 Obviousness
31.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18387737 BALLOON FOR BALLOON CATHETER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING BALLOON CATHETER Non-Final OA KANEKA CORPORATION
18248015 MULTILAYER FILM AND PACKAGING MATERIAL Final Rejection KANEKA CORPORATION
18687974 COATINGS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA Ohio State Innovation Foundation
18276027 HEAT SHRINKABLE TUBE, HEAT SHRINKABLE COUPLING COMPONENT, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING HEAT SHRINKABLE TUBE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING HEAT SHRINKABLE COUPLING COMPONENT Final Rejection SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18095148 LAMINATED SHEET AND PACKAGING BODY Non-Final OA TOPPAN INC.
18710045 AQUEOUS ADHESIVE, REINFORCEMENT FIBERS USING SAME, AND ELASTOMER PRODUCT USING REINFORCEMENT FIBERS Non-Final OA KURARAY CO., LTD.
18279945 DUPLEX STAINLESS STEEL PIPE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME Final Rejection JFE Steel Corporation
18415876 REAR GRIP BASE MATERIAL, REEL SEAT BASE MATERIAL, AND REAR GRIP AND REEL SEAT FORMED BY REAR GRIP BASE MATERIAL AND REEL SEAT BASE MATERIAL Final Rejection Globeride, Inc.
18292690 Reservoir comprising a pultruded cylindrical element Non-Final OA ARKEMA FRANCE
17603462 Waterproof Cover Final Rejection NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
18721320 LAMINATE WITH BARRIER PROPERTIES Non-Final OA SABIC GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES B.V.
18709969 GAS BARRIER MULTILAYER BODY AND PACKAGE Non-Final OA DIC Corporation
18668354 NANOCELLULOSE-POLYMER COMPOSITES, AND PROCESSES FOR PRODUCING THEM Non-Final OA GranBio Intellectual Property Holdings, LLC
18597768 BIODEGRADABLE FILM Non-Final OA BIO-TEC BIOLOGISCHE NATURVERPACKUNGEN GMBH & CO. KG

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