Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: NELSON, MICHAEL B

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1783 1787 1794 1798

This examiner grants 21% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

21.2%
Allow Rate
-43.8% vs TC avg
622
Total Applications
+36.7%
Interview Lift
1495
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 537 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
3.7%
§102 Novelty
57.4%
§103 Obviousness
32.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18531689 WINDOW, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18278105 Rubber Composition Containing Bio-Elastomer and Method for Preparing the Same Non-Final OA LG Chem, Ltd.
17891053 ARTICLES WITH REWRITABLE WRITING SURFACES AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING SAME Non-Final OA 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
18077447 ORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, ORGANIC EL DEVICE, LIGHT-EMITTING APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC APPLIANCE, AND LIGHTING DEVICE Non-Final OA Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
18913389 MOLDABLE SILICONE ELASTOMERS HAVING SELECTIVE PRIMERLESS ADHESION Final Rejection Lord Corporation
17598849 PACKAGE STRUCTURE, DISPLAY PANEL, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF DISPLAY PANEL Final Rejection SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
17615393 A SEMILIQUID SURFACE WITH LIQUID AND SOLID REPELLENCE Non-Final OA Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
18354183 SURFACE TREATMENT AGENT Non-Final OA DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
17595914 COLOR CONVERSION PANEL Non-Final OA Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
18270562 POLYSILAZANE HARD COATING COMPOSITIONS Final Rejection MERCK PATENT GMBH
18554444 POLYSILOXANE COMPOSITION, ADHESIVE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING POLYSILOXANE COMPOSITION, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING ADHESIVE Non-Final OA Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
17917649 ANTI-FOULING SILICONE COMPOSITE SHEET AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING PREVENTION OF GRAFFITI BY USING THE SAME Final Rejection SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
17788828 THERMALLY CONDUCTIVE SILICONE RESIN COMPOSITION Final Rejection Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
17997404 ADHESIVE COMPOSITION FOR ORGANIC FIBER CORD, RUBBER-ORGANIC FIBER CORD COMPOSITE, AND TIRE Final Rejection BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
17603186 COATING FILM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME Non-Final OA SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
16396855 OPTICAL REFLECTORS, REFLECTION FILMS AND SHEETS Final Rejection Trinseo Europe GmbH
18693075 LAMINATED PANE FOR A HEAD-UP DISPLAY SYSTEM WITH P-POLARIZED RADIATION Non-Final OA SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
15365731 PERMEABLE ELASTOMERIC MEMBRANE ADHERED TO FIRE-RATED STRUCTURAL OSB PANELS Non-Final OA LOUISIANA-PACIFIC CORPORATION
18698564 LAMINATE MATERIAL WITH SUPERIOR BARRIER PERFORMANCE AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Dow Global Technologies LLC
18287284 COATING COMPOSITION AND ITS USES Final Rejection DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC
18366266 RESIN-COATED METAL SHEET FOR CONTAINER, CONTAINER FORMED OF RESIN-COATED METAL SHEET, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING RESIN-COATED METAL SHEET Non-Final OA TOYO KOHAN CO., LTD.
18683559 FLUORINE-FREE SUPERHYDROPHOBIC SURFACES, METHODS OF MAKING AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA McMaster University
18569088 ANTIFOG-FILM-ATTACHED GLASS ARTICLE AND COATING LIQUID FOR FORMING ANTIFOG FILM Non-Final OA Nippon Sheet Glass Company, Limited
18698448 LAMINATE WITH SUPERIOR BARRIER PERFORMANCE AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Rohm and Haas Company
18293926 HIGH GREEN STRENGTH REACTIVE HOT MELT ADHESIVES Final Rejection Rohm and Haas Company
17804134 MULTILAYER COMPOSITE WITH THERMAL BARRIER PROPERTIES Non-Final OA SAINT-GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICS CORPORATION
18688837 COMPOSITION FOR FORMING FILM FOR SEMICONDUCTOR, LAMINATE, AND SUBSTRATE LAMINATE Non-Final OA MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
17625526 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A PHOTOCHROMIC OPTICAL ARTICLE Final Rejection Essilor International
18570609 PRIMER COMPOSITION FOR INORGANIC OXIDE, CURED PRODUCT, AND MULTILAYER BODY Non-Final OA DIC Corporation
17969392 FLUORINE-FREE OIL REPELLENT COATING, METHODS OF MAKING SAME, AND USES OF SAME Non-Final OA CORNELL UNIVERSITY

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