Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: MILLER, DAVID L

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1763

This examiner grants 62% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

61.9%
Allow Rate
-3.1% vs TC avg
515
Total Applications
+37.6%
Interview Lift
1257
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 473 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
22.2%
§102 Novelty
38.5%
§103 Obviousness
31.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19296947 ADHESION SUBSTANCE, ADHESIVE COMPOSITION, POSITIVE ELECTRODE PLATE, SECONDARY BATTERY, AND ELECTRIC APPARATUS Non-Final OA CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
17265462 ACRYLONITRILE-BASED COPOLYMER FOR CARBON FIBER Non-Final OA LG CHEM, LTD.
17862819 POLYVINYL ALCOHOL-BASED RESIN, METHOD FOR PRODUCING POLYVINYL ALCOHOL-BASED RESIN, DISPERSING AGENT, AND DISPERSING AGENT FOR SUSPENSION POLYMERIZATION Final Rejection MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
18476936 OIL-RESISTANT COMPOUND CONTAINING HYDROGEN BONDING SITE Non-Final OA DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
17728865 MONOMERIC AND POLYMERIC COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF PRODUCING AND USING THE SAME Final Rejection Align Technology, Inc.
17757157 RING-OPENED COPOLYMER Final Rejection ZEON CORPORATION
17995612 HYDROGELS, METHODS OF FABRICATION AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA Agency For Science, Technology And Research
18088363 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ETHYLENE VINYL ALCOHOL COPOLYMER Non-Final OA HANWHA TOTALENERGIES PETROCHEMICAL CO., LTD.
18638556 HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT ZWITTERION-CONTAINING POLYMERS Final Rejection Kodiak Sciences Inc.
18177488 CHIRAL-SUBSTITUTED POLY-N-VINYLPYRROLIDINONES AND COMPLEXES WITH BIMETALLIC NANOCLUSTERS AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA Kansas State University Research Foundation
18255741 Adhesive and artificial board prepared therewith Final Rejection BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY
17688950 BLOCK COPOLYMER AND ADHESIVE Final Rejection ENEOS MATERIALS CORPORATION
17280060 RESIN COMPOSITION Final Rejection CUBICURE GMBH
16637341 COPOLYMERS OF VINYL CHLORIDE, VINYL ACETATE AND LONG-CHAIN VINYL ESTERS Non-Final OA VINNOLIT GMBH & CO. KG

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