Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: LEE, DORIS L

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1763 1764 1796

This examiner grants 58% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

58.5%
Allow Rate
-6.5% vs TC avg
1,109
Total Applications
+8.7%
Interview Lift
1126
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1055 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
9.4%
§102 Novelty
78.2%
§103 Obviousness
2.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18253545 RUBBER COMPOSITION FOR TIRES Non-Final OA The Yokohama Rubber Co., LTD.
18246851 THICKENER FOR CYANOACRYLATE-BASED ADHESIVES Non-Final OA ASAHI KASEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17799820 Conjugated Diene-Based Polymer and Rubber Composition Comprising the Same Non-Final OA LG Chem, Ltd.
18324741 DISPERSANT FOR LITHIUM ION BATTERY AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF, POSITIVE SLURRY, AND LITHIUM ION BATTERY Non-Final OA BYD COMPANY LIMITED
18127962 RUBBER COMPOSITION FOR TIRE TREAD AND TIRE Final Rejection Toyo Tire Corporation
18045921 TIRE RUBBER REINFORCEMENT CONTAINING CARBON NANOTUBES Non-Final OA The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
17800610 Articles and Structures with Laser Breakable and Platable Compounds Non-Final OA SHPP GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES B.V.
18450642 COPOLYMER, FORMED ARTICLE, INJECTION MOLDED ARTICLE, AND COATED ELECTRIC WIRE Non-Final OA DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
17627029 METHOD FOR PRODUCING FLUORINE-CONTAINING ELASTOMER, AND COMPOSITION Non-Final OA DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18120102 MODIFIED CRYSTALLIZED POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME Final Rejection Sonoco Development, Inc.
18274122 TIRE INCORPORATING A RUBBER COMPOSITION INCLUDING A SPECIFIC HYDROCARBON RESIN Non-Final OA COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN
18268821 RUBBER COMPOSITION Non-Final OA COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN
18187106 AQUEOUS INKJET INK FOR TEXTILE PRINTING AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING PRINTED TEXTILE ITEM Non-Final OA RISO KAGAKU CORPORATION
18251320 ADHESIVE COMPOSITIONS AND ARTICLES Non-Final OA 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
17995108 SULFUR-CROSSLINKABLE RUBBER-COATING MIXTURE Non-Final OA Continental Reifen Deutschland GmbH
18063745 METHODS OF MANUFACTURING CONJUGATED DIENE POLYMERS AND THE POLYMERS, RUBBERS AND TIRES MADE THEREFROM Non-Final OA TSRC Corporation
18011594 Aqueous Polymer Particle Dispersion Non-Final OA AGFA NV
18109945 POLYMER COMPOSITION WITH FILLER, ITS METHOD OF PREPARATION AND USE Final Rejection Arkema France
17997685 COMPOSITION HAVING POLYOL AND ISOCYANATE Final Rejection ARKEMA FRANCE
18001870 RESIN COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF PRODUCING SAME, SHAPING MATERIAL, PACKAGING CONTAINER, AND SEMICONDUCTOR CONTAINER Final Rejection ZEON CORPORATION
18667185 POLYMERIZED IN-SITU HYBRID SOLID ION-CONDUCTIVE COMPOSITIONS Non-Final OA Blue Current, Inc.
18259569 POLYMER BLENDS OF THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMER AND CROSS-LINKED SILANE GRAFTED POLYOLEFIN Non-Final OA Avient Corporation
18262499 CARBON BLACK, CARBON BLACK PRODUCTION METHOD, COMPOSITION FOR ELECTRODE, ELECTRODE, AND SECONDARY BATTERY Non-Final OA Denka Company Limited
17757413 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A POLYESTER CONTAINING AT LEAST ONE 1,4:3,6-DIANHYDROHEXITOL UNIT WITH REDUCED COLOURING AND IMPROVED RATES OF INCORPORATION OF THE UNIT(S) Final Rejection ROQUETTE FRERES
17866137 CHIRAL PHOTONIC INK AND IRIDESCENT PRODUCTS Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
18255023 BLOCK COPOLYMERS DERVIED FROM SHORT AND LONG ALKYL CHAIN ACRYLATES OR ACRYLAMIDES AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF Non-Final OA ISP Investments LLC
17780992 Supramolecular Conductive Polymer Composition Non-Final OA Danmarks Tekniske Universitet
18547143 RESIN COMPOSITION FOR IMPACT ABSORPTION Non-Final OA KOATSU GAS KOGYO CO., LTD.
18268826 RUBBER COMPOSITION COMPRISING A HIGHLY SATURATED DIENE ELASTOMER Non-Final OA COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENT SMICHELIN
18256273 METHODS OF PREPARING A COMPOSITE COMPRISING NEVER-DRIED NATURAL RUBBER AND FILLER Non-Final OA Beyond Lotus LLC

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