Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: LEONARD, MICHAEL L

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1692 1746 1748 1761 1763 1787 1796

This examiner grants 64% of resolved cases

Analysis

Michael L. Leonard has resolved 1353 cases in Art Unit 1692. The examiner has an allowance rate of 63.8 percent. This 63.8 percent rate is based on the 1353 resolved cases in Tech Center 1700. Practitioners can use these figures to evaluate the probability of a grant. The volume of resolutions provides a specific data set for this examiner's history.

The interview lift is 8.2 percent. This 8.2 percent figure represents the change in the allowance rate when an interview is conducted. Practitioners should consider this lift when deciding on a prosecution strategy. This metric indicates how interviews correlate with the overall allowance rate. The 8.2 percent lift is a recorded factor in the examiner's prosecution profile.

The median time to allowance is 1147 days. This 1147 day duration is the middle value for the time from filing to grant. Applicants can use this figure to plan their prosecution timelines. The median pendency is a specific temporal measure in Art Unit 1692. It provides a benchmark for cases assigned to this examiner. Understanding this 1147 day timeline is important for managing expectations during the examination process.

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

Performance Statistics

63.7%
Allow Rate
-1.3% vs TC avg
1,400
Total Applications
+8.3%
Interview Lift
1147
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1355 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.3%
§101 Eligibility
19.2%
§102 Novelty
53.0%
§103 Obviousness
18.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18704028 POLYLACTIDE RESIN COMPOSITION, AND METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME Non-Final OA LG CHEM, LTD.
18561675 PHOPHORUS CONTAINING MONOMER OR OLIGOMER, POLYESTER RESIN COMPRISING SAME, AND THERMOPLASTIC RESIN COMPOSITION Non-Final OA LG CHEM, LTD.
18276352 Curable Composition Final Rejection LG Chem, Ltd.
18266826 COLOR-STABLE CURING AGENT COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING POLYISOCYANATES OF (CYCLO)ALIPHATIC DIISOCYANATES Final Rejection BASF SE
17760787 SPRAY POLYURETHANE ELASTOMERS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME Final Rejection BASF SE
18725166 High Bio-Content Polyurethane Hot Melt Adhesive Composition Final Rejection Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
19304387 POLYMER, PREPARATION METHOD, DISPERSANT, POSITIVE ELECTRODE SLURRY, POSITIVE ELECTRODE PLATE, SECONDARY BATTERY, AND POWER CONSUMING APPARATUS Final Rejection CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
18697544 POLYESTER COPOLYMER HAVING IMPROVED EXTRUSION PROCESSABILITY, COMPRISING RECYCLED MONOMER Non-Final OA SK CHEMICALS CO., LTD.
18694260 POLYLACTIC ACID RESIN, POLYLACTIC ACID RESIN COMPOSITION, POLYLACTIC ACID RESIN FILM, AND MOLDED ARTICLE Non-Final OA SK CHEMICALS CO., LTD.
18568372 POLYESTER COPOLYMER COMPRISING RECYCLED MONOMERS Non-Final OA SK CHEMICALS CO., LTD.
18288034 HYDROPHILIC POLY(THIOKETAL) URETHANE SCAFFOLDS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Non-Final OA Vanderbilt University
18690619 Production of a Blocked Curing Agent Based on a Partly Organic-Based Polyisocyanate and Use as a 1K PUR Baking Enamel Non-Final OA Covestro Deutschland AG
18572238 Coating Agents and Coatings That Are Obtainable Therefrom and Have Improved Resistance to Soiling and (Self-) Cleaning Properties Non-Final OA COVESTRO DEUTSCHLAND AG
18278482 Low Viscosity Catalyst Compositions for Producing Isocyanurate Polymers Final Rejection Covestro Deutschland AG
18023334 PHOSPHATE-CONTAINING BIOMIMETIC POLYMERS AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA Purdue Research Foundation
18575612 SILANE MODIFIED ALIPHATIC POLYUREA Final Rejection EVONIK OPERATIONS GMBH
18255055 POLYESTER POLYOL AND POLYURETHANE PREPARED THEREFROM Non-Final OA LOTTE CHEMICAL CORPORATION
19230980 Retort Adhesive Composition Final Rejection Arkema France
18723896 POLYOL CATALYST FOR A TWO-COMPONENT POLYURETHANE SYSTEM Non-Final OA Arkema France
18562389 POLYMERIZABLE FLAME RETARDANT Non-Final OA Arkema France
18038239 THIXOTROPIC DIUREA-DIURETHANE COMPOSITION Non-Final OA Arkema France
18542212 COATING COMPOSITIONS AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA AXALTA COATING SYSTEMS IP CO., LLC
18557314 MULTIPLE CURE COREACTIVE COMPOSITIONS FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING AND USES THEREOF Final Rejection PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.
18263478 COATED SUBSTRATE Final Rejection PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.
18839678 MOISTURE CURABLE POLYURETHANE HOT-MELT ADHESIVE HAVING IMPROVED INITIAL STRENGTH Non-Final OA SIKA TECHNOLOGY AG
18694221 MOISTURE CURABLE POLYURETHANE HOT-MELT ADHESIVE HAVING IMPROVED HEAT STABILITY Non-Final OA SIKA TECHNOLOGY AG
18689919 BIO-BASED AMINE CURING AGENT FOR CURABLE COMPOSITIONS Non-Final OA SIKA TECHNOLOGY AG
18578412 POLYISOCYANURATE PLASTICS WITH HIGH TRANSPARENCY Final Rejection SIKA TECHNOLOGY AG
18696207 MONOMER FOR OPTICAL COMPONENT, POLYMERIZABLE COMPOSITION FOR OPTICAL COMPONENT, CURED PRODUCT, SPECTACLE LENS, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING MONOMER FOR OPTICAL COMPONENT Non-Final OA HOYA LENS THAILAND LTD.
18505386 POLYURETHANE FOAM AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME Final Rejection SAINT-GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICS CORPORATION

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