Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: NELSON, MICHAEL B

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1742 1781 1783 1787 1788 1794 1798

This examiner grants 21% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

21.2%
Allow Rate
-43.8% vs TC avg
642
Total Applications
+36.8%
Interview Lift
1408
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 551 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
2.9%
§102 Novelty
58.2%
§103 Obviousness
33.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18531689 WINDOW, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME Final Rejection Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18698047 Back Plate Film Non-Final OA LG Chem, Ltd.
18278105 Rubber Composition Containing Bio-Elastomer and Method for Preparing the Same Final Rejection LG Chem, Ltd.
18796552 SILICONE QUATERNARY COMPOUNDS FOR CORROSION INHIBITION Non-Final OA ChampionX LLC
18574021 ARTICLES WITH HYDROPHOBIC COATINGS OF BORONIC ACID-CONTAINING SILOXANE POLYMERS AND METHODS OF MAKING THEM Non-Final OA University of Rochester
17595914 COLOR CONVERSION PANEL Final Rejection Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
17594562 SILICONE-BASED ADHESIVE PROTECTION FILM AND OPTICAL MEMBER COMPRISING SAME Non-Final OA Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
17615393 A SEMILIQUID SURFACE WITH LIQUID AND SOLID REPELLENCE Final Rejection Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
17598849 PACKAGE STRUCTURE, DISPLAY PANEL, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF DISPLAY PANEL Final Rejection SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18557888 HYDROPHOBIC AND OLEOPHOBIC COATINGS, METHODS OF MAKING SAME AND USES OF SAME Non-Final OA CORNELL UNIVERSITY
17969392 FLUORINE-FREE OIL REPELLENT COATING, METHODS OF MAKING SAME, AND USES OF SAME Non-Final OA CORNELL UNIVERSITY
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

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