Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: PEPITONE, MICHAEL F

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

This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

74.4%
Allow Rate
+6.4% vs TC avg
1,231
Total Applications
+22.2%
Interview Lift
1121
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1186 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.0%
§101 Eligibility
22.3%
§102 Novelty
41.5%
§103 Obviousness
20.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17779332 Metal-Organic Material Extrudates, Methods of Making, and Methods of Use Non-Final OA ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Company
18018709 A POLYESTER MOLDING COMPRISING A METAL-ORGANIC FRAMEWORK HAVING A LOW OUTGASSING OF VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS Non-Final OA BASF SE
18561097 RUBBER COMPOSITION FOR TIRE, TREAD RUBBER, AND TIRE Non-Final OA BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
18190408 FILM TENSIONING ELEMENT, METHOD FOR THE APPLICATION OF A FILM TENSIONING ELEMENT IN COMBINATION WITH THE SCAN HEAD OF A SCANNER, AS WELL AS METHOD FOR PRODUCING A FILM TENSIONING ELEMENT Final Rejection Ivoclar Vivadent AG
18477889 HIGH MILEAGE RUBBER COMPOSITION FOR A RADIAL MEDIUM TRUCK (RMT) TIRE TREAD Non-Final OA The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
18267968 RUBBER COMPOSITION COMPRISING A CRUMB RUBBER Final Rejection COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN
18193512 METHODS FOR INSERTING NANOPORES INTO POLYMERIC MEMBRANES USING CHAOTROPIC SOLVENTS Non-Final OA Illumina, Inc.
18460776 Thermally Stable, Fire Resistant Thermoset Polymer Composition for Heat/Fire Propagation Applications Non-Final OA TE Connectivity Solutions GmbH
18058806 BIODEGRADABLE RESIN COMPOSITION AND BIODEGRADABLE RESIN MOLDED ARTICLES Final Rejection Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
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
18034500 DENTAL CURABLE COMPOSITION HAVING GOOD COLOR COMPATIBILITY Final Rejection Kuraray Noritake Dental Inc.
17788936 ENERGY RAY-CURABLE COATING MATERIAL FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHAPED ARTICLES, ENERGY RAY-CURABLE MATERIAL KIT FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHAPING INCLUDING SAME, THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHAPED ARTICLE USING SAME, AND METHOD OF PRODUCTION THEREOF Non-Final OA KURARAY NORITAKE DENTAL INC.
17798675 MIXTURE OF NON-REACTIVE THERMOPLASTIC POLYMER AND REACTIVE THERMOPLASTIC POLYMER AND USE THEREOF FOR PREPARING COMPOSITES Final Rejection ARKEMA FRANCE
18273290 POLYESTER EMULSION FOR MODIFYING ASPHALT Non-Final OA KAO CORPORATION

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