Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: MINSKEY, JACOB T

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1741 1748 1781 1791

This examiner grants 68% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

68.5%
Allow Rate
+3.5% vs TC avg
851
Total Applications
+33.7%
Interview Lift
1085
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 803 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.6%
§101 Eligibility
26.7%
§102 Novelty
46.7%
§103 Obviousness
9.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18703071 SHEETS AND PROCESSES FOR DE-WETTING MEDIA Non-Final OA Georgia Tech Research Corporation
18778835 WIRE TREATMENT FOR DUST CONTROL Non-Final OA ECOLAB USA Inc.
18668114 DRAINAGE AIDS AND THE USE THEREOF Non-Final OA ECOLAB USA INC.
18437581 Composite Body Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18474297 FIBROUS BODY PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18366722 SHEET MANUFACTURING APPARATUS Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18442301 STRUCTURING FABRIC WITH SUBLAYER BEADS AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME Non-Final OA Voith Patent GmbH
18127770 CONTROLLING THE TREATMENT OF FIBROUS MATERIAL Non-Final OA Voith Patent GmbH
18221156 Roll Weight System for On Machine Dynamic Verification Non-Final OA Honeywell International Inc.
18281417 RECYCLABLE AND REUSABLE POLLEN PAPER Non-Final OA Nanyang Technological University
18667246 LIDAR REFLECTIVE BLACK PAPER AND NON-WOVEN ARTICLES Non-Final OA Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
18687708 MOLDED ARTICLE COMPRISING PULP AND BIODEGRADABLE RESIN, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME, AND COMPOSITION FOR MOLDING Non-Final OA CJ CHEILJEDANG CORPORATION
18849728 REGENERATING CELLULOSE FROM WASTE TEXTILE Non-Final OA PHOENXT PTY. LTD
18840863 A FLUOROCHEMICAL-FREE GREASE-BARRIER PAPER Non-Final OA Billerud Aktiebolag (publ)
18808173 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DEWATERING AND DRYING NANOCELLULOSE Non-Final OA GranBio Intellectual Property Holdings, LLC
18740680 PROCESSES AND SYSTEMS FOR PRODUCING NANOCELLULOSE FROM OLD CORRUGATED CONTAINERS Final Rejection GranBio Intellectual Property Holdings, LLC
18775296 NETWORKED THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING Non-Final OA Stratasys, Inc.
18782721 STRETCHABLE PACKAGING MATERIAL Non-Final OA Neenah Gessner GmbH
18645496 FOAM FORMULATIONS FOR APPLICATION OF DRY STRENGTH AGENTS Non-Final OA SOLENIS TECHNOLOGIES, L.P.
18500481 AKD EMULSION AND METHOD OF MAKING Non-Final OA SOLENIS TECHNOLOGIES, L.P.
18276708 SHEET AND LAYERED BODY Non-Final OA OJI HOLDINGS CORPORATION
18054962 CROSSLINKED KRAFT PULP COMPOSITIONS AND METHOD Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY
18556908 PAPERMAKING BELT AND METHOD OF PRODUCING PAPERMAKING BELT Non-Final OA ICHIKAWA CO., LTD.
18452657 PAPERMAKING BELT Non-Final OA ICHIKAWA CO., LTD.
18452670 PAPERMAKING BELT Non-Final OA ICHIKAWA CO., LTD.
18290927 METHOD FOR PRODUCING A VEGETABLE PLANAR TEXTILE STRUCTURE Non-Final OA Revoltech GmbH
18579219 DISPERSIBLE PAPER, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, PACKAGING AND USE OF SAID PAPER Non-Final OA Klabin S.A.
18274683 WHITE TOP KRAFTLINER PAPER, PRODUCTION PROCESS OF SAID PAPER, USE OF PAPER AND PACKAGING Final Rejection Klabin S.A.
18573388 MICRO-OPTIC SECURITY DEVICE WITH ENHANCED WET-HARVEST RESISTANCE Non-Final OA Crane & Co., Inc.
18552550 MIXING ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING MIXING OF GREEN LIQUOR AND A FLOCCULATION AGENT Non-Final OA VALMET AB

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