Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: MANGOHIG, THOMAS A

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1743 1788

This examiner grants 20% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

20.0%
Allow Rate
-45.0% vs TC avg
479
Total Applications
+24.7%
Interview Lift
1471
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 434 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
1.9%
§102 Novelty
93.7%
§103 Obviousness
1.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18700739 THERMOPLASTIC POLYURETHANE POWDERS AND 3D MOLDING FORMED FROM THE SAME Non-Final OA BASF SE
18076406 FILM, LIQUID PAINT, METHOD FOR PROVIDING A FILM, METHOD FOR PROVIDING A LIQUID PAINT, OPTICAL MOUNT, AND OPTICAL DEVICES Final Rejection Sony Group Corporation
17641311 Acrylic Emulsion Pressure-Sensitive Adhesive Composition Final Rejection LG Chem, Ltd.
17419179 SURFACE PROTECTION FILM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA LG CHEM, LTD.
18255989 CHIP RESISTOR Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18015864 RESIN COMPOSITION, PREPREG, FILM PROVIDED WITH RESIN, METAL FOIL PROVIDED WITH RESIN, METAL-CLAD LAMINATE, AND WIRING BOARD Non-Final OA PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
18143998 CORROSION RESISTANT ADHESIVE SOL-GEL Non-Final OA THE BOEING COMPANY
17600395 MULTILAYER FILMS FOR AIRBAG APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA ZF Automotive Germany GmbH
18688511 Preparation of High Molecular Weight Polymers with Minimal Gel Content Non-Final OA 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
18281129 COATING COMPOSITION Non-Final OA Rohm and Haas Company
17753577 PRESSURE SENSITIVE ADHESIVE ARTICLE Final Rejection Rohm and Haas Company
18430976 PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE SHEET Final Rejection NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
17709810 TWO-PART, CYANOACRYLATE/FREE RADICALLY CURABLE ADHESIVE SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
18530528 Polyurethane Protective Film Final Rejection Avery Dennison Corporation
18390386 REPULPABLE, PAPER-BASED BACKING LAYER Final Rejection Neenah Gessner GmbH
18542104 COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR A MICROTEXTURE HYDROPHOBIC OR SUPERHYDROPHOBIC COATING Non-Final OA University of Virginia Patent Foundation
16693273 TEMPERATURE-DEPENDENT ADHESION BETWEEN APPLICATOR AND SKIN DURING COOLING OF TISSUE Final Rejection Zeltiq Aesthetics, Inc.
17425992 READILY ADHESIVE POLYESTER FILM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME Final Rejection TOYOBO CO., LTD.
17393457 LOW THERMAL EXPANSION FILM ADHESIVES FOR MULTILAYER TRANSPARENT ARMOUR AND RELATED APPLICATIONS Final Rejection National Research Council of Canada
18294142 FILLED POLYISOBUTENE-BASED PRESSURE SENSITIVE ADHESIVES AND METHODS FOR THEIR PREPARATION AND USE Non-Final OA Adhesives Research, Inc.
18573018 ANTIBACTERIAL COATING COMPOSITION, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OPTICAL FILM INCLUDING ANTIBACTERIAL NANOPARTICLES Final Rejection Makemake Co., Ltd.
18259508 FLUORINE-BASED POLYMER COATING FILM, OPTICAL SUBSTRATE COMPRISING SAME, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OPTICAL SUBSTRATE Non-Final OA KOREA RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY
18135655 BATTERY PACKAGING MATERIAL Non-Final OA Resonac Packaging Corporation
18248873 BIODEGRADABLE LAMINATED FILM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME Non-Final OA SK Ieaveo Co., Ltd.
17641980 Adhesive Composition for Decorative Film Final Rejection Soken Chemical & Engineering Co., Ltd.
17293278 A MULTILAYER LIDDING FILM BASED ON POLYETHYLENE Non-Final OA Ecoflexibles Limited
15898466 Multi-Layered Assembly With Tight Peel Control Final Rejection Argotec LLC

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