Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: PEPITONE, MICHAEL F

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1745 1763 1767 1796

This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

74.2%
Allow Rate
+9.2% vs TC avg
1217
Total Applications
+22.2%
Interview Lift
1166
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1165 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
24.8%
§102 Novelty
40.9%
§103 Obviousness
19.8%
§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
18550697 UV CURABLE ADHESIVE COMPOSITION AND ARTICLES Non-Final OA 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
18058806 BIODEGRADABLE RESIN COMPOSITION AND BIODEGRADABLE RESIN MOLDED ARTICLES Final Rejection Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
18219638 FIRE RESISTANT POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITE Non-Final OA B/E Aerospace, Inc.
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.
18039562 ADHESIVE COMPOSITION AND ADHESIVE TAPE Non-Final OA NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
18452878 FLUORINE-CONTAINING COPOLYMER Non-Final OA DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18038805 ROOM TEMPERATURE CURABLE ORGANOPOLYSILOXANE COMPOSITION, ARTICLE, HYDROLYZABLE ORGANOSILANE COMPOUND AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME Non-Final OA SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
18267968 RUBBER COMPOSITION COMPRISING A CRUMB RUBBER Non-Final OA COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN
17768930 OPTICAL BONDING PARTICLES, ADHESIVE, AND DISPLAY DEVICE Final Rejection SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
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.
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
18548270 Chloroprene Rubber-Based Contact Adhesive Composition Non-Final OA Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
17798675 MIXTURE OF NON-REACTIVE THERMOPLASTIC POLYMER AND REACTIVE THERMOPLASTIC POLYMER AND USE THEREOF FOR PREPARING COMPOSITES Final Rejection ARKEMA FRANCE
18268224 CURABLE SILICONE COMPOSITION, CURED PRODUCT OF SAME, AND LAMINATE Non-Final OA DOW TORAY CO., LTD.
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.
17692598 DENTAL PHOTOCURABLE COMPOSITION EXCELLENT IN STORAGE STABILITY Final Rejection SHOFU INC.
18277276 ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIMICROBIAL PRODUCT, AND ANTIMICROBIAL COATING Non-Final OA Kyodo Printing Co., Ltd.
18167872 CONTACT LENSES FOR BLOCKING BLUE LIGHT AND METHODS OF PREPARING THE SAME Non-Final OA PEGAVISION CORPORATION
18297319 Cellulose Ester Composition With Improved Transparency and Articles Made Therefrom Non-Final OA Celanese International Corporation
18028383 AMORPHOUS THERMORESPONSIVE POLYMERS Non-Final OA Universiteit Gent
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
18453138 RESIN MATRIX COMPOSITION, PREPREG, CARBON FIBER COMPOSITE MATERIAL AND METHOD OF FORMING RESIN MATRIX Non-Final OA FORMOSA PLASTICS CORPORATION
18456036 COMPOSITION OF FOAM AND CUSHIONS THAT INCLUDE DIGESTERS, AND RELATED METHODS OF MANUFACTURE Non-Final OA SOFT-TEX GROUP, INC.
17560021 BIORENEWABLE ELASTOMER GEL AND USES THEREOF Final Rejection Momentive Performance Materials Inc.
18347592 RESIN COMPOSITION AND CURED FILM Non-Final OA Advanced Echem Materials Company Limited
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.

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