Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: MCCULLEY, MEGAN CASSANDRA

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1767 1796

This examiner grants 58% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

58.3%
Allow Rate
-6.7% vs TC avg
775
Total Applications
+16.6%
Interview Lift
1254
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 727 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.8%
§101 Eligibility
13.5%
§102 Novelty
53.7%
§103 Obviousness
24.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18532212 DECOMPOSABLE AND RECYCLABLE EPOXY THERMOSETTING RESINS Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of California
17439513 ALKOXYLATED POLYALKYLENE IMINES OR ALKOXYLATED POLYAMINES WITH A TERMINAL POLYBUTYLENE OXIDE BLOCK Final Rejection BASF SE
17785815 CONTINUOUS SOLID-STATE POLYMERIZATION PROCESS AND REACTOR COLUMN FOR USE THEREIN Non-Final OA DSM IP ASSETS B.V.
17638958 POLYETHYLENE AND CHLORINATED POLYETHYLENE THEREOF Non-Final OA LG CHEM, LTD.
18145665 INCORPORATING ADDITIVES INTO MOLTEN POLYMER VIA SLURRY INJECTION UPSTREAM OF A HOPPER Non-Final OA Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP
19055709 SHEET MOLDING COMPOUND AND FIBER-REINFORCED COMPOSITE MATERIAL Final Rejection Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
18035192 COMPOUND, RESIN COMPOSITION, RESIN SHEET, RESIN CURED PRODUCT, AND LAMINATED SUBSTRATE Non-Final OA TDK CORPORATION
17945420 Variable Power Microwave Cured Polyimide, Polyimide Copolymers and Nanocomposites Non-Final OA University of Cincinnati
17473600 THERMOSETTING EPOXY RESIN COMPOSITION, CIRCUIT BOARD LAMINATE, METAL-BASED CIRCUIT BOARD, AND POWER MODULE Final Rejection NHK SPRING CO., LTD.
17758767 ANION-SOLVATING POLYMER MEMBRANES Non-Final OA Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
18038755 FLUORINE-CONTAINING ETHER COMPOUND, LUBRICANT FOR MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM, AND MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA Resonac Corporation
18147933 Solution Masterbatch With Resonant Acoustic Mixing Non-Final OA Bridgestone Corporation
18256830 AROMATIC POLYSULFONE, RESIN COMPOSITION, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING AROMATIC POLYSULFONE Non-Final OA SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
18052996 FLUORINE-CONTAINING ETHER COMPOUND, FLUORINE-CONTAINING ETHER COMPOSITION, COATING LIQUID, HIGH OXYGEN SOLUBILITY LIQUID, AND ARTICLE Non-Final OA AGC Inc.
17800557 Low Density Flame Retardant Two-Component Composition for Structural Void Filling Non-Final OA Zephyros, Inc.
17498813 Dielectric Film-Forming Composition Non-Final OA Fujifilm Electronic Materials U.S.A., Inc.
18080895 GAS BARRIER LAMINATE, GAS BARRIER LAMINATE PRODUCING COATING SOLUTION, PACKAGE, PACKAGING BODY, AND PACKAGED ARTICLE Final Rejection TOPPAN INC.
17589403 Low Creep Low Relaxation Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites Non-Final OA United States of America as represented by the Administrator of NASA
18013224 CURE AND FUNCTIONALIZATION OF OLEFIN/SILANE INTERPOLYMERS Final Rejection Dow Silicones Corporation
18618598 FIRE RETARDANT EPOXY RESIN Final Rejection Safran Cabin Inc.
17860505 OSMIUM-CONTAINING CONJUGATED POLYMER AND METHODS THEREOF Non-Final OA Xiamen University
17918586 REMOVAL OF RESIDUAL MERCAPTANS FROM POLYMER COMPOSITIONS Final Rejection Arkema Inc.
18253979 POLYIMIDE POWDER HAVING CONTROLLED PARTICLE SIZE AND METHOD FOR PREPARING SAME Non-Final OA PI ADVANCED MATERIALS CO., LTD.
18079883 SURFACE TREATMENT AGENT FOR ORGANIC-INORGANIC HYBRID COMPOSITION Final Rejection KCTECH CO., LTD.
18025545 THERMAL INTERFACE MATERIAL Non-Final OA DDP SPECIALTY PRODUCTS JAPAN K.K.
18011239 LIQUID MIXTURES OF PROPOXYLATED PARA-TOLUIDINES Non-Final OA SALTIGO GmbH
18008277 POLYMERIC AMINO (METH)ACRYLATE Non-Final OA ALLNEX BELGIUM, S.A.
17640072 COATING COMPOSITION Final Rejection Steuler Korrosionsschutz Holding GmbH
17614307 POLYMER COMPRISING MULTIPLE FUNCTIONALIZED SIDECHAINS FOR BIOMOLECULE DELIVERY Final Rejection GenEdit, Inc.
17605981 CATIONIC POLYMER WITH ALKYL SIDE CHAINS Final Rejection GenEdit, Inc.

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