Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 16, 2026

Examiner: KRUER, KEVIN R

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 1746 1781 1787 1791 1794 2818 2892 2893 3635 3649

This examiner grants 27% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

26.9%
Allow Rate
-25.1% vs TC avg
870
Total Applications
+29.6%
Interview Lift
1532
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 808 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.6%
§101 Eligibility
14.7%
§102 Novelty
52.3%
§103 Obviousness
29.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18285167 LAMINATE, RELEASE AGENT COMPOSITION, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PROCESSED SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE Non-Final OA NISSAN CHEMICAL CORPORATION
18151390 CONDUCTIVE MEMBER, TRANSFER DEVICE, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
17801837 ASSEMBLING FILM, METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING DISPLAY, AND DISPLAY Final Rejection HKC Corporation Limited
17615908 ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE Final Rejection LG CHEM, LTD.
17269226 ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE Final Rejection LG CHEM, LTD.
17800235 HYPERBRANCHED POLYESTER POLYOLS SUITABLE FOR USE IN ORGANIC SOLVENT-BASED TWO-COMPONENT POLYURETHANE COATING COMPOSITIONS Non-Final OA BASF SE
17925326 DISPLAY DEVICE Final Rejection SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17804138 MULTILAYER COMPOSITE WITH THERMAL BARRIER PROPERTIES Non-Final OA SAINT-GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICS CORPORATION
18294942 ARTICLE HAVING WATER- AND OIL-REPELLENT SURFACE LAYER Final Rejection SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
18278324 PHOTOCHROMIC CURABLE COMPOSITION, PHOTOCHROMIC LAMINATE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME Non-Final OA TOKUYAMA CORPORATION
18531002 THERMALLY CONDUCTIVE FILM-LIKE ADHESIVE, SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING SAME Non-Final OA FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
18987307 OPTICAL CAMOUFLAGE FILTERS Non-Final OA 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
17928953 Hard Coat Compositions and Composite Films Including a Thermoplastic Polyurethane Non-Final OA 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
17782739 FLAME-RETARDANT PRESSURE SENSITIVE ADHESIVES Final Rejection 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
18709950 GAS BARRIER FILM AND PACKAGING MATERIAL Non-Final OA DIC Corporation
19189416 Laminated Article And Method Of Forming Same Final Rejection Shaw Industries Group, Inc.
18711277 LAYERED STRUCTURE AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA SIKA TECHNOLOGY AG
17789015 RELEASE-LINERED SEALANT SHEET Non-Final OA NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
18685043 MULTILAYER FILMS Non-Final OA Dow Global Technologies LLC
17420530 POLY(ESTER UREA) MICROCAPSULES Non-Final OA FIRMENICH SA
17416379 PROCESS FOR PREPARING POLYAMIDE MICROCAPSULES Non-Final OA Firmenich SA
18844412 A COMPOSITION Non-Final OA WACKER CHEMIE AG
18704646 LAMINATE AND LAMINATE PRODUCTION METHOD Final Rejection JAPAN POLYETHYLENE CORPORATION

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