Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: MILLER, DAVID L

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1763 1787

This examiner grants 62% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

61.9%
Allow Rate
-3.1% vs TC avg
499
Total Applications
+37.6%
Interview Lift
1196
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 473 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
5.6%
§102 Novelty
66.4%
§103 Obviousness
13.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
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.
17995612 HYDROGELS, METHODS OF FABRICATION AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA Agency For Science, Technology And Research
17757157 RING-OPENED COPOLYMER Final Rejection ZEON CORPORATION
18177488 CHIRAL-SUBSTITUTED POLY-N-VINYLPYRROLIDINONES AND COMPLEXES WITH BIMETALLIC NANOCLUSTERS AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA Kansas State University Research Foundation
17688950 BLOCK COPOLYMER AND ADHESIVE Final Rejection ENEOS MATERIALS CORPORATION
17818576 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS OF SYNTHETIC QUADRIPOLYMER BASED DIVERSION FLUIDS Non-Final OA KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM & MINERALS
18088363 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ETHYLENE VINYL ALCOHOL COPOLYMER Non-Final OA HANWHA TOTALENERGIES PETROCHEMICAL CO., LTD.
17280060 RESIN COMPOSITION Final Rejection CUBICURE GMBH

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