Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: NELSON, MICHAEL B

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

This examiner grants 21% of resolved cases

Analysis

Michael B. Nelson serves in Tech Center 1700 and Art Unit 1742. The examiner has 556 resolved cases. The allowance rate is 21.2 percent, which represents the frequency of grants for applications reaching a final resolution.

The interview lift is 37.0 percent. This 37.0 percent figure indicates that interviews correlate with an increased probability of allowance. When considering the 556 resolved cases, the 37.0 percent lift suggests that direct communication is a beneficial tactic for practitioners. The 21.2 percent baseline allowance rate is a key metric for evaluating the prosecution environment.

The median days to allowance is 1410. This 1410-day timeline reflects the duration for successful applications to reach a grant. The 1410-day figure provides a benchmark for expected pendency in Art Unit 1742. Practitioners can use this 1410-day median and the 556 resolved cases to inform their strategy and manage expectations for the timing of a final outcome.

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

Performance Statistics

21.2%
Allow Rate
-43.8% vs TC avg
645
Total Applications
+37.0%
Interview Lift
1410
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 556 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
2.8%
§102 Novelty
58.6%
§103 Obviousness
33.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18285076 LAMINATE, RELEASE AGENT COMPOSITION, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PROCESSED SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE Final Rejection NISSAN CHEMICAL CORPORATION
17787663 ADHESIVE COMPOSITION, LAMINATE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, METHOD FOR PEELING LAMINATE, AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING SEMICONDUCTOR-FORMING SUBSTRATE Non-Final OA NISSAN CHEMICAL CORPORATION
17598955 FILM-FORMING COMPOSITION Non-Final OA NISSAN CHEMICAL CORPORATION
18531689 WINDOW, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME Non-Final OA 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.
18574021 ARTICLES WITH HYDROPHOBIC COATINGS OF BORONIC ACID-CONTAINING SILOXANE POLYMERS AND METHODS OF MAKING THEM Non-Final OA University of Rochester
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
17595914 COLOR CONVERSION PANEL Non-Final OA Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
17594562 SILICONE-BASED ADHESIVE PROTECTION FILM AND OPTICAL MEMBER COMPRISING SAME Final Rejection Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
18542068 GAS BARRIER FILM, LAMINATE, AND PACKAGING MATERIAL Non-Final OA TOPPAN Holdings Inc.
18913389 MOLDABLE SILICONE ELASTOMERS HAVING SELECTIVE PRIMERLESS ADHESION Final Rejection Lord Corporation
18806123 ELECTROSTATIC CHUCK Final Rejection TOTO LTD.
17859448 STRUCTURE Non-Final OA DENSO CORPORATION
17615393 A SEMILIQUID SURFACE WITH LIQUID AND SOLID REPELLENCE Final Rejection Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
17891053 ARTICLES WITH REWRITABLE WRITING SURFACES AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING SAME Non-Final OA 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
17598849 PACKAGE STRUCTURE, DISPLAY PANEL, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF DISPLAY PANEL Final Rejection SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18777084 PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT OF CEMENT-COATED WOOD PRODUCTS WITH INTERFACE BINDING AGENTS Non-Final OA LOUISIANA-PACIFIC CORPORATION
19092905 COATING FILM Non-Final OA NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
18722510 CURABLE SILICONE COMPOSITION HAVING HOT MELT PROPERTIES, CURED PRODUCT OF SAME, AND MULTILAYER BODY COMPRISING SAID COMPOSITION Final Rejection DOW TORAY CO., LTD.
18691859 CURABLE ORGANOPOLYSILOXANE COMPOSITION, ORGANOPOLYSILOXANE ADHESIVE LAYER OBTAINED BY CURING SAME, AND LAMINATE Non-Final OA DOW TORAY 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.
18686033 FILMS COMPRISING ALIPHATIC THERMOPLASTIC POLYURETHANES AND POLYVINYL ACETALS USEFUL AS PAINT PROTECTION FILMS Non-Final OA EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY
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
17804134 MULTILAYER COMPOSITE WITH THERMAL BARRIER PROPERTIES Final Rejection SAINT-GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICS CORPORATION
18762661 Fluorine-free Water- and oil-resistant Coating Composition and Coating Solution, Coating Layer, and Product Comprising the Same Non-Final OA Nano and Advanced Materials Institute Limited
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

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