Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Michael B Nelson, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as NELSON, MICHAEL B

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1781 1783 1787 1788 1794 1798

This examiner grants 22% of resolved cases

Analysis

NELSON, MICHAEL B has resolved 558 cases, with an allowance rate of 21.5% and an interview lift of 37.3%. The median time to allowance is 1409 days. The profile combines a low recorded allowance rate with a materially visible interview measure, so practitioners may want to treat interviews as an important opportunity for clarifying claim distinctions and testing amendment paths.

The examiner is assigned to tech center 1700 and art unit 1781. The leading companies are Eastman Chemical Company, LG Chem Ltd., and Nissan Chemical Corporation. The leading firms are Warner Norcross + Judd LLP - IP Group, Ricky Lam - Way Insight, and BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH, LLP. Chemical-sector applicants may use these names as context when assessing prosecution fit.

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

Performance Statistics

21.5%
Allow Rate
-43.5% vs TC avg
658
Total Applications
+37.3%
Interview Lift
1409
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 558 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
2.8%
§102 Novelty
58.0%
§103 Obviousness
33.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18683559 FLUORINE-FREE SUPERHYDROPHOBIC SURFACES, METHODS OF MAKING AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA McMaster University
17859448 STRUCTURE Non-Final OA DENSO CORPORATION
18775413 STRETCHABLE INSULATING FILM, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING SAME Non-Final OA KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
18574021 ARTICLES WITH HYDROPHOBIC COATINGS OF BORONIC ACID-CONTAINING SILOXANE POLYMERS AND METHODS OF MAKING THEM Non-Final OA University of Rochester
17594562 SILICONE-BASED ADHESIVE PROTECTION FILM AND OPTICAL MEMBER COMPRISING SAME Final Rejection Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
18864177 FLUOROPOLYETHER-BASED CURABLE COMPOSITION AND CURED PRODUCT, AND ELECTRIC/ELECTRONIC COMPONENT Non-Final OA SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
18702994 PAINT COMPOSITION, COATED ARTICLE, AND METHOD FOR FORMING CURED FILM Non-Final OA SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
18554444 POLYSILOXANE COMPOSITION, ADHESIVE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING POLYSILOXANE COMPOSITION, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING ADHESIVE Final Rejection Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
17804134 MULTILAYER COMPOSITE WITH THERMAL BARRIER PROPERTIES Final Rejection SAINT-GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICS CORPORATION
18884105 METHOD OF MEASURING PHYSICAL PROPERTIES, METHOD OF EVALUATING MEMBER, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ELECTRONIC COMPONENT DEVICE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING MATERIAL FOR ELECTRONIC COMPONENT DEVICE, AND PHYSICAL PROPERTY MEASUREMENT SYSTEM Final Rejection RESONAC CORPORATION
18557888 HYDROPHOBIC AND OLEOPHOBIC COATINGS, METHODS OF MAKING SAME AND USES OF SAME Final Rejection CORNELL UNIVERSITY
17969392 FLUORINE-FREE OIL REPELLENT COATING, METHODS OF MAKING SAME, AND USES OF SAME Non-Final OA CORNELL UNIVERSITY
18686010 FILMS COMPRISING ALIPHATIC THERMOPLASTIC POLYURETHANES AND POLYVINYL ACETALS USEFUL AS AUTO WRAPS Non-Final OA EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY
18686024 FILMS COMPRISING POLYURETHANES AND PLASTICIZED POLYVINYL ACETALS THAT ARE USEFUL AS AUTO WRAPS Non-Final OA EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY
18686033 FILMS COMPRISING ALIPHATIC THERMOPLASTIC POLYURETHANES AND POLYVINYL ACETALS USEFUL AS PAINT PROTECTION FILMS Non-Final OA EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY
18686036 FILMS COMPRISING ALIPHATIC THERMOPLASTIC POLYURETHANES THAT ARE USEFUL AS AUTO WRAPS Final Rejection EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY
18698564 LAMINATE MATERIAL WITH SUPERIOR BARRIER PERFORMANCE AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection Dow Global Technologies LLC
18287284 COATING COMPOSITION AND ITS USES Final Rejection DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC
18698047 Back Plate Film Non-Final OA LG Chem, Ltd.
17284130 GLASS-LIKE FILM Non-Final OA LG CHEM, LTD.
17283701 SILICA GLASS FILM Non-Final OA LG CHEM, LTD.
17268539 OPTICAL LAMINATE Non-Final OA LG CHEM, LTD.
18688837 COMPOSITION FOR FORMING FILM FOR SEMICONDUCTOR, LAMINATE, AND SUBSTRATE LAMINATE Final Rejection MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Michael B Nelson's allowance rate?

21.5% of resolved applications examined by Michael B Nelson were allowed (558 resolved cases), compared with 47.7% across Art Unit 1781 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Michael B Nelson?

This examiner's interview lift is +37.3 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Michael B Nelson take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Michael B Nelson took 1,409 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Michael B Nelson work in?

Michael B Nelson examines applications in Art Unit 1781 in Tech Center 1700 (Chemistry & Materials).

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