Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: PEPITONE, MICHAEL F

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 1745 1759 1763 1765 1766 1767 1796 2872

This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases

Analysis

Michael F Pepitone operates in Art Unit 1745 of Tech Center 2800. The examiner has 1201 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 74.4 percent. This large number of cases provides a robust data set for understanding the examiner's historical trends. The allowance rate indicates a relatively high frequency of successful outcomes for applicants.

The interview lift is 21.9 percent, which suggests that interviews are a productive tactic for increasing the chances of allowance compared to the baseline rate of 74.4 percent. Engaging in direct communication with the examiner appears to be a beneficial strategy. The median time to allowance for successful applications is 1123 days, providing a clear timeline for the prosecution process.

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

Performance Statistics

74.4%
Allow Rate
+6.4% vs TC avg
1,236
Total Applications
+21.9%
Interview Lift
1123
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1201 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.0%
§101 Eligibility
22.2%
§102 Novelty
41.7%
§103 Obviousness
20.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18018709 A POLYESTER MOLDING COMPRISING A METAL-ORGANIC FRAMEWORK HAVING A LOW OUTGASSING OF VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS Non-Final OA BASF SE
18034500 DENTAL CURABLE COMPOSITION HAVING GOOD COLOR COMPATIBILITY Final Rejection Kuraray Noritake Dental Inc.
18629913 VIBRATION-DAMPING RUBBER COMPOSITION AND VIBRATION-DAMPING RUBBER MEMBER Non-Final OA Sumitomo Riko Company Limited
18556407 METHODS OF ATTACHING AZIDE COMPOUNDS TO SURFACES AND COMPOUNDS AND PRODUCTS THEREOF Non-Final OA Vanderbilt University
18477889 HIGH MILEAGE RUBBER COMPOSITION FOR A RADIAL MEDIUM TRUCK (RMT) TIRE TREAD Non-Final OA The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
18550697 UV CURABLE ADHESIVE COMPOSITION AND ARTICLES Final Rejection 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
17798675 MIXTURE OF NON-REACTIVE THERMOPLASTIC POLYMER AND REACTIVE THERMOPLASTIC POLYMER AND USE THEREOF FOR PREPARING COMPOSITES Final Rejection ARKEMA FRANCE
18687237 RESIN COMPOSITION AND MOLDED ARTICLE Non-Final OA MITSUBISHI ENGINEERING-PLASTICS CORPORATION
18710897 TIRES FOR VEHICLE WHEELS Non-Final OA Pirelli Tyre S.p.A.
18268224 CURABLE SILICONE COMPOSITION, CURED PRODUCT OF SAME, AND LAMINATE Final Rejection DOW TORAY CO., LTD.
18545109 TIRE TREAD RUBBER COMPOSITION AND TIRE USING THE SAME Non-Final OA Toyo Tire Corporation
18575346 THERMAL CONDUCTIVE SILICONE COMPOSITION, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME Non-Final OA Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
18281610 CURABLE PERFLUOROPOLYETHER ADHESIVE COMPOSITION AND ADHESIVE AND ADHESIVE TAPE USING CURED PRODUCT THEREOF Final Rejection SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
18038805 ROOM TEMPERATURE CURABLE ORGANOPOLYSILOXANE COMPOSITION, ARTICLE, HYDROLYZABLE ORGANOSILANE COMPOUND AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME Final Rejection SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
18571813 ORGANYLOXYSILYL-TERMINATED POLYMERS ON THE BASIS OF 1,3-DIOXOLANE COPOLYMER BUILDING BLOCKS Non-Final OA WACKER CHEMIE AG
18246039 KIT COMPRISING SURFACE-TREATED CALCIUM CARBONATE AND A PEROXIDE AGENT FOR IMPROVING THE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF POLYETHYLENE/POLYPROPYLENE COMPOSITIONS Non-Final OA OMYA INTERNATIONAL AG
18193512 METHODS FOR INSERTING NANOPORES INTO POLYMERIC MEMBRANES USING CHAOTROPIC SOLVENTS Non-Final OA Illumina, Inc.
18281463 NONAQUEOUS INK COMPOSITION, INK SET, RECORDING METHOD USING SAME, METHOD FOR PRODUCING RECORDED MATTER, RECORDED MATTER, AND INKJET RECORDING DEVICE Non-Final OA DNP FINE CHEMICALS CO., LTD.
18703386 A MOISTURE RESISTANT TWO-COMPONENT ADHESIVE COMPOSITION Non-Final OA Dow Silicones Corporation
18732491 DENTAL CEMENT COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE Non-Final OA ZEST IP HOLDINGS, LLC
18456036 COMPOSITION OF FOAM AND CUSHIONS THAT INCLUDE DIGESTERS, AND RELATED METHODS OF MANUFACTURE Non-Final OA SOFT-TEX GROUP, INC.

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