Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: PEPITONE, MICHAEL F

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1745 1763 1767 1796

This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

74.3%
Allow Rate
+9.3% vs TC avg
1,222
Total Applications
+22.2%
Interview Lift
1119
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1173 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.6%
§101 Eligibility
7.9%
§102 Novelty
60.3%
§103 Obviousness
7.6%
§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
17779332 Metal-Organic Material Extrudates, Methods of Making, and Methods of Use Non-Final OA ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Company
18058806 BIODEGRADABLE RESIN COMPOSITION AND BIODEGRADABLE RESIN MOLDED ARTICLES Final Rejection Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
17742881 FREQUENCY-SELECTIVE SIGNAL DAMPER CONTAINING GELATIN AND CHITOSAN HYDROGEL, AND A DEVICE MEASURING SIGNAL USING THE SAME Final Rejection RESEARCH & BUSINESS FOUNDATION SUNGKYUNKWAN UNIVERSITY
18257739 COMPOSITIONS FOR ELASTOMERIC COMPOUNDS AND TYRES FOR VEHICLES COMPRISING REVERSIBLE CROSS-LINKING AGENT Non-Final OA Pirelli Tyre S.p.A.
18452878 FLUORINE-CONTAINING COPOLYMER Non-Final OA DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18219638 FIRE RESISTANT POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITE Non-Final OA B/E Aerospace, Inc.
18248076 FIRE-PROTECTION COATING COMPOSITION AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
18038805 ROOM TEMPERATURE CURABLE ORGANOPOLYSILOXANE COMPOSITION, ARTICLE, HYDROLYZABLE ORGANOSILANE COMPOUND AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME Non-Final OA SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
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 Non-Final OA Ivoclar Vivadent AG
18039562 ADHESIVE COMPOSITION AND ADHESIVE TAPE Non-Final OA NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
17798675 MIXTURE OF NON-REACTIVE THERMOPLASTIC POLYMER AND REACTIVE THERMOPLASTIC POLYMER AND USE THEREOF FOR PREPARING COMPOSITES Final Rejection ARKEMA FRANCE
17692598 DENTAL PHOTOCURABLE COMPOSITION EXCELLENT IN STORAGE STABILITY Final Rejection SHOFU INC.
18297319 Cellulose Ester Composition With Improved Transparency and Articles Made Therefrom Non-Final OA Celanese International Corporation
18440271 METHOD FOR GENERATION OF OPALESCENCE IN DENTAL RESTORATIONS Non-Final OA Jensen Industries Inc.
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
18268224 CURABLE SILICONE COMPOSITION, CURED PRODUCT OF SAME, AND LAMINATE Non-Final OA DOW TORAY CO., LTD.
18456036 COMPOSITION OF FOAM AND CUSHIONS THAT INCLUDE DIGESTERS, AND RELATED METHODS OF MANUFACTURE Non-Final OA SOFT-TEX GROUP, INC.
18347592 RESIN COMPOSITION AND CURED FILM Non-Final OA Advanced Echem Materials Company Limited
18270626 METHODS OF COATING POLYMERS AND REDUCTION IN PROTEIN AGGREGATION Non-Final OA Glycome Biopharma Limited
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 Final Rejection KURARAY NORITAKE DENTAL INC.
18268319 Colloidal lignin-epoxy formulations Non-Final OA Aalto University Foundation sr
18142358 RHEOLOGY MODIFIER FOR SEALANT OR ADHESIVE FORMULATIONS Non-Final OA ELEMENTIS SPECIALTIES, INC.
18127867 MUD MATERIAL Non-Final OA SHINAGAWA REFRACTORIES CO., LTD.
17927906 MEDICAL IMPLANT FOR CARTILAGE REPLACEMENT AND METHOD OF MAKING SUCH IMPLANT Final Rejection UNIVERSITY MAASTRICHT
17900506 DENTAL GRADIENT COLOR-RESIN CERAMIC RESTORATION MATERIAL AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection AIDITE (QINHUANGDAO) TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
17705326 HOT-MELT ROAD MARKING PAINT COMPOSITION Final Rejection Dusty Whitaker

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