Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: NELSON, MICHAEL B

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

This examiner grants 21% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

21.4%
Allow Rate
-43.6% vs TC avg
632
Total Applications
+37.0%
Interview Lift
1408
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 542 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
1.9%
§102 Novelty
89.4%
§103 Obviousness
2.0%
§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.
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.
18354183 SURFACE TREATMENT AGENT Non-Final OA DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, 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.
17615393 A SEMILIQUID SURFACE WITH LIQUID AND SOLID REPELLENCE Non-Final OA Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
17603186 COATING FILM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME Non-Final OA SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
18570609 PRIMER COMPOSITION FOR INORGANIC OXIDE, CURED PRODUCT, AND MULTILAYER BODY Non-Final OA DIC Corporation
17054473 Method for Producing a Converter Element, Converter Element and Light Emitting Device Non-Final OA OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
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
17791050 FLAME RETARDANT POLYMERIC COMPOSITION Non-Final OA 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
18688837 COMPOSITION FOR FORMING FILM FOR SEMICONDUCTOR, LAMINATE, AND SUBSTRATE LAMINATE Non-Final OA MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
17598955 FILM-FORMING COMPOSITION Final Rejection NISSAN CHEMICAL CORPORATION
17969392 FLUORINE-FREE OIL REPELLENT COATING, METHODS OF MAKING SAME, AND USES OF SAME Non-Final OA CORNELL UNIVERSITY
18675933 FLOOR OR WALL PANEL AND METHOD OF PRODUCING A FLOOR OR WALL PANEL Final Rejection Champion Link International Corporation
18674593 MONOLAYER WITH IMPROVED ADHESION STRENGTH ON METALLIZED SURFACES Non-Final OA ARMOR SMART FILMS
18568765 CURABLE SILICONE RUBBER COMPOSITIONS Non-Final OA DOW SILICONES CORPORATION
18686005 FILMS COMPRISING BLENDS OF POLYURETHANES AND COPOLYESTER ELASTOMERS USEFUL AS AUTO WRAPS 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
18686033 FILMS COMPRISING ALIPHATIC THERMOPLASTIC POLYURETHANES AND POLYVINYL ACETALS USEFUL AS PAINT PROTECTION FILMS 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
18686030 THERMOPLASTIC POLYURETHANE COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING ALIPHATIC THERMOPLASTIC POLYURETHANES THAT ARE USEFUL AS AUTO WRAPS Non-Final OA EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY
18686036 FILMS COMPRISING ALIPHATIC THERMOPLASTIC POLYURETHANES THAT ARE USEFUL AS AUTO WRAPS Non-Final OA EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY
18233509 LAYERED SHEET FOR INTERIOR MATERIAL OF A VEHICLE AND A METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Final Rejection HANWHA ADVANCED MATERIALS CORPORATION

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