Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Bethany Mackenzie Miller, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as MILLER, BETHANY MACKENZIE

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1742 1787 1788

This examiner grants 55% of resolved cases

Analysis

Bethany Mackenzie Miller is in Art Unit 1742, Tech Center 1700. She has 156 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 55.1 percent. This percentage provides a baseline for practitioners to evaluate the likelihood of a grant. The median days to allowance for her cases is 1169.

The interview lift is 49.9 percent, which nearly doubles the probability of allowance compared to the 55.1 percent base rate. This is one of the highest interview lifts in the group, making interviews a critical strategy for success. The 1169-day median timeline is a key figure for managing the duration of the prosecution process.

Her top companies include RESONAC Corporation, Daicel Corporation, and PPG Industries Inc. The firms BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH, LLP, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (WA), and BakerHostetler are the most active. These entities have experience with the 156 resolved cases and the 1169-day median timeline associated with this examiner.

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

Performance Statistics

55.1%
Allow Rate
-9.9% vs TC avg
208
Total Applications
+49.9%
Interview Lift
1169
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 156 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
10.1%
§102 Novelty
64.2%
§103 Obviousness
22.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19077285 COVER FILM Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18834100 EPOXY RESIN COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING DICYANDIAMID CURING AGENT Non-Final OA 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
18283258 RESIN COMPOSITION, PREPREG, RESIN-COATED FILM, RESIN-COATED METAL FOIL, METAL-CLAD LAMINATE, AND WIRING BOARD Non-Final OA PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
18576943 TRANSPARENT OPTICAL ELEMENT FOR A VEHICLE Non-Final OA VALEO VISION
18202649 ONE-PART CURABLE RESIN COMPOSITION AND ADHESIVE Final Rejection KANEKA CORPORATION
18024579 EPOXY RESIN COMPOSITION, MOLDING MATERIAL, AND FIBER-REINFORCED COMPOSITE MATERIAL Final Rejection TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.
18982444 PROTECTIVE FILM AND OPTICAL ARTICLE INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
18861593 MOLDING RESIN COMPOSITION AND ELECTRONIC COMPONENT DEVICE Non-Final OA RESONAC CORPORATION
18859112 PREPREG, LAMINATED PLATE, PRINTED WIRING BOARD, AND SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE Final Rejection Resonac Corporation
18856062 FILM FOR TEMPORARY FIXING, LAMINATE FOR TEMPORARY FIXING, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, COMPOSITION FOR TEMPORARY FIXING Final Rejection Resonac Corporation
19034317 CURABLE COMPOSITION, UNDERCOAT LAYER, LAMINATE, AND DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA DAICEL CORPORATION
18705373 MOLD RELEASE FILM AND LAMINATE THEREOF, AND PRODUCTION METHOD FOR MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY Final Rejection Daicel Corporation
18688684 NON-ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL SHEET AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR Final Rejection NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
18010271 COATING COMPOSITION FOR ELECTRICAL STEEL SHEET, ELECTRICAL STEEL SHEET, LAMINATED CORE AND ROTARY ELECTRIC MACHINE Final Rejection NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
18862159 LAMINATE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LAMINATE Non-Final OA MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
15553805 ROBUST SMART FILM: REVERSIBLY SWITCHING FROM HIGH TRANSPARENCY TO ANGLE-INDEPENDENT STRUCTURAL COLOR DISPLAY Non-Final OA The Trustees of The University of Pennsylvania
18803318 POLYCARBONATE-BASED OPTICAL LAMINATE, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND COVER WINDOW USING THE SAME Final Rejection GWANGJU INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
19007098 MULTILAYER COMPOSITE INTUMESCENT FIRE-RETARDANT COATING MATERIAL, PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR, AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME Non-Final OA STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Bethany Mackenzie Miller's allowance rate?

55.1% of resolved applications examined by Bethany Mackenzie Miller were allowed (156 resolved cases), compared with 58.3% across Art Unit 1742 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Bethany Mackenzie Miller?

This examiner's interview lift is +49.9 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Bethany Mackenzie Miller take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Bethany Mackenzie Miller took 1,169 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Bethany Mackenzie Miller work in?

Bethany Mackenzie Miller examines applications in Art Unit 1742 in Tech Center 1700 (Chemistry & Materials).

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