Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: MILLER, BETHANY MACKENZIE

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1742 1787

This examiner grants 56% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

55.7%
Allow Rate
-9.3% vs TC avg
188
Total Applications
+48.6%
Interview Lift
1221
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 140 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
10.4%
§102 Novelty
62.8%
§103 Obviousness
21.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17311542 RESIN COMPOSITION, PREPREG, FILM WITH RESIN, METAL FOIL WITH RESIN, METAL-CLAD LAMINATE, AND PRINTED WIRING BOARD Final Rejection PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
17038890 HARDCOAT FILM AND ARTICLE AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING HARDCOAT FILM Final Rejection FUJIFILM Corporation
18300008 WATERBORNE EPOXY RESIN COATING WITH GRAPHENE-COMPOSITE FOR VEHICLE SEAT TRACKS WITH SELF-LUBRIFICATION AND ANTICORROSION PROPERTIES Final Rejection Ford Global Technologies, LLC
18788071 UNIAXIALLY STRETCHED MULTILAYER STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME Non-Final OA MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
18033534 ONE-COMPONENT STRUCTURAL ADHESIVE Final Rejection DDP SPECIALTY ELECTRONIC MATERIALS US, LLC
18920270 INDIUM ZINC TIN OXIDE TRANSPARENT ELECTRODE WITH PANI:PSS INTERMEDIATE LAYER Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY OF SEOUL INDUSTRY COOPERATION FOUNDATION
18859112 PREPREG, LAMINATED PLATE, PRINTED WIRING BOARD, AND SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE Non-Final OA Resonac Corporation
18920144 MEMBRANES WITH IMPROVED SOLAR REFLECTANCE AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA BMIC LLC
18705373 MOLD RELEASE FILM AND LAMINATE THEREOF, AND PRODUCTION METHOD FOR MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA Daicel Corporation
18428128 ARTICLE INCLUDING A RELEASE LAYER Final Rejection VIAVI SOLUTIONS INC.
18348406 FILM, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE Final Rejection AGC Inc.
18328061 ARTICLE COMPRISING A CORROSION INHIBITING COATING, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SUCH AN ARTICLE Final Rejection ETA SA Manufacture Horlogère Suisse
18238798 NEAR-INFRARED (NIR) SENSITIZED ADHESIVE AND SEALANT COMPOSITIONS Non-Final OA Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
18238844 PHOTOCURABLE ADHESIVE OR SEALANT COMPOSITION Non-Final OA Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
18853176 ELECTRONIC COMPONENT Non-Final OA Nihon Parkerizing Co., Ltd.
18897545 CLADS HAVING POLYMER FILMS AND METAL LAYERS Non-Final OA DUPONT ELECTRONIC MATERIALS INTERNATIONAL, LLC
18846083 RESIN COMPOSITION, CURED PRODUCT, PREPREG, METAL FOIL-CLAD LAMINATE, RESIN COMPOSITE SHEET, PRINTED WIRING BOARD, AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.
18844109 MULTILAYER BODY AND MULTILAYER CONTAINER Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc.
17621362 FILM, LAMINATE, SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER WITH FILM LAYER, SUBSTRATE FOR MOUNTING SEMICONDUCTOR WITH FILM LAYER, AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.
18824603 HYDROPHOBIC BIOCIDAL LAYER Non-Final OA Integran Technologies Inc.
18554122 MULTILAYER BARRIER FILM, ITS MANUFACTURE AND USE IN PHOTOVOLTAIC APPLICATIONS Final Rejection BASF Coatings GmbH
17608643 COMPOSITE ARTICLE INCLUDING A DAMPENING LAYER Non-Final OA H.B. Fuller Company
18264090 COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING A FREE RADICAL POLYMERIZATION INITIATOR Non-Final OA PRC-Desoto International, Inc.
18698615 COMPOSITE COATING, PREPARATION METHOD, AND DEVICE Non-Final OA JIANGSU FAVORED NANOTECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
17281751 LATENTLY REACTIVE ADHESIVE FILM Final Rejection TESA SE
18042321 COATING COMPOSITION AND COATED ARTICLE INCLUDING COATING FORMED BY THE COATING COMPOSITION Non-Final OA GUANGDONG HUARUN PAINTS CO., LTD.

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