Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: MCKINNON, LASHAWNDA T

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1789

This examiner grants 53% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

52.9%
Allow Rate
-12.1% vs TC avg
814
Total Applications
+31.3%
Interview Lift
1323
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 734 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
21.8%
§102 Novelty
53.8%
§103 Obviousness
20.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17096664 FOAMABLE YARNS, TEXTILES AND ARTICLES INCORPORATING FOAMABLE YARNS, AND THE PROCESS OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA NIKE, Inc.
17925549 COMPOSTABLE OXYGEN BARRIER COMPRISING A BIODEGRADABLE POLYMER MATRIX AND BIOCARBON Non-Final OA University of Guelph
18297413 Fabric with Moisture Management Function Final Rejection LULULEMON ATHLETICA CANADA INC.
18025175 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AEROGEL COMPOSITE AND AEROGEL COMPOSITE Non-Final OA LG CHEM, LTD.
18305459 COMPONENT, APPARATUS, AND OPTICAL APPARATUS Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18132542 WRAPPABLE, WOVEN EMI RESISTANT SLEEVE AND METHOD OF CONSTRUCTION THEREOF Non-Final OA Systems Protection Group US LLC
18118611 FLEXIBLE, ARC RESISTANT, FLUID REPELLANT, HIGH TEMPERATURE AND ABRASION RESISTANT, WRAPPABLE TEXTILE SLEEVE AND METHOD OF CONSTRUCTION THEREOF Final Rejection Systems Protection Group US LLC
18191424 Fabric Items Having Strands With Inner and Outer Layers Final Rejection Apple Inc.
18314317 Tissue-Integrating Neural Interfaces Non-Final OA Massachusetts Institute of Technology
18694347 ACRYLIC FIBER FOR ARTIFICIAL HAIR, HAIR ORNAMENT PRODUCT INCLUDING THE SAME, AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA KANEKA CORPORATION
18518745 APPARATUS FOR CORRECTING DYE MIXING RATIO AND METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
18837924 Fibers Comprising Reinforcement Additives and Recycled Contents Final Rejection SHPP GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES B.V.
17964218 COMPOSITE FIBER Final Rejection Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18562955 FIBERGLASS INSULATION PRODUCT WITH IMPROVED CAVITY RETENTION Final Rejection Owens Corning Intellectual Capital, LLC
17692565 ROOFING UNDERLAYMENT Non-Final OA BMIC LLC
18702798 ADHESIVE COMPOSITION, ORGANIC FIBER, ORGANIC FIBER-RUBBER COMPOSITE MATERIAL, RUBBER ARTICLE, AND TIRE Non-Final OA BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
18514141 ZONED SPINNERET AND NONWOVEN FABRICS Non-Final OA Berry Global, Inc.
18036850 ARTIFICIAL TURF SYSTEM COMPRISING HYDROPHOBIC SAND Non-Final OA TARKETT SPORTS CANADA INC.
17776581 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DESIGNS, MATERIALS, AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING COMPOSITE MATERIALS AND IMPLANTS Final Rejection 206 ORTHO, INC.
18247488 Dispersion of Polyester Particles Final Rejection Covestro (Netherlands) B.V.
18309160 Fabric and Lattice for Locating Damage Final Rejection The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
18030472 FILAMENT, MATERIAL, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE MATERIAL Final Rejection Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc.
18142719 FIXING TREATMENT COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME Non-Final OA CRAYOLA LLC
18361112 CONDUCTIVE AEROSOL GENERATING COMPOSITE SUBSTRATE FOR AEROSOL SOURCE MEMBER Non-Final OA R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
18698146 INFRARED ABSORBING FIBER AND FIBER PRODUCT Final Rejection SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO., LTD.
18010717 LOW-AIR-PERMEABILITY FABRIC AND TEXTILE PRODUCT Final Rejection Teijin Frontier Co., Ltd.
18524405 TEXTILE DEVICE, A GARMENT AND A METHOD FOR PRODUCING A TEXTILE DEVICE Non-Final OA Universiteit Gent
17813134 CELLULOSE ACETATE FIBERS IN NONWOVEN FABRICS Non-Final OA Eastman Chemical Company
18683720 FIBERS FOR ARTIFICIAL HAIR, FIBER BUNDLE FOR ARTIFICIAL HAIR, AND HAIR DECORATION PRODUCT Final Rejection Denka Company Limited
18686428 RECYCLED NYLON FOR USE IN GARMENTS Non-Final OA RETURN TO VENDOR, CO.

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