Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: PIERCE, JEREMY R

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1742 1749 1759 1789 1798

This examiner grants 57% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

56.7%
Allow Rate
-8.3% vs TC avg
607
Total Applications
+43.4%
Interview Lift
1437
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 566 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
11.8%
§102 Novelty
53.5%
§103 Obviousness
18.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18198911 Biodegradable Nonwoven Fabric Final Rejection Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha
18252199 ELECTRETS COMPRISING A SUBSTITUTED CYCLOTRIPHOSPHAZENE COMPOUND AND ARTICLES THEREFROM Final Rejection 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
18251021 AN ISOLATOR FOR PROTECTING DISSIMILAR SUBSTRATES FROM GALVANIC CORROSION Non-Final OA 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
17541409 BINDER SYSTEM Final Rejection Owens Corning Intellectual Capital, LLC
18712820 COMPOSITE FIBER, MULTIFILAMENT, AND FIBER PRODUCT Non-Final OA TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.
18033207 RESIN COMPOSITION, NONWOVEN FABRIC AND TEXTILE PRODUCT OBTAINED USING SAME, SEPARATOR FOR POWER STORAGE ELEMENT, SECONDARY BATTERY, AND ELECTRIC DOUBLE-LAYER CAPACITOR Non-Final OA Toray Industries, Inc.
17772593 THERMAL CONDUCTOR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR Final Rejection TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.
18517043 FABRICS INCLUDING A NON-FLUORINATED BARRIER COATING Non-Final OA Berry Global, Inc.
18594736 Natural Binders for High-Strength Non-woven and Textile Fabrics Non-Final OA Board of Trustees of Western Michigan University
18292572 MULTILAYER NONWOVEN STRUCTURE Non-Final OA Borealis AG
18000550 METHOD FOR CONSOLIDATING A FIBROUS MATERIAL WITH A BIO-BASED BINDER POLYMER, A CONSOLIDATED FIBROUS MATERIAL AND AN AQUEOUS BINDER SOLUTION Final Rejection Essity Hygiene and Health Aktiebolag
18147370 SYNTHETIC IMPLANT DEVICE REPLICATING NATURAL TISSUE STRUCTURE AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME Non-Final OA Poly-Med, Inc.
18606392 THREE-DIMENSIONAL HELICAL-ARTIFICIAL-FIBROUS-MUSCLE STRUCTURED TUBULAR SOFT ACTUATOR, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR AND APPLICATION THEREOF Non-Final OA Westlake University
18599438 CARPET WITH REINFORCED NONWOVEN PRIMARY BACKING Final Rejection JOHNS MANVILLE
17530816 FLEXIBLE AND LOW PERMEABLE VAPOR RETARDANTS FOR FACING PRODUCTS Final Rejection JOHNS MANVILLE
18418537 COMPOSITE STRUCTURE WITH POLYURETHANE LAYERS, WHICH IS SUBSTANTIALLY FREE OF VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS Non-Final OA Stahl International B.V.
18213182 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THERMALLY ADAPTIVE MATERIALS Final Rejection Other Lab, LLC
18285133 SPINDLE-SHAPED CARBON FIBER-CONTAINING AGGREGATE, MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR SAME, CARBON FIBER-REINFORCED THERMOPLASTIC RESIN PELLETS CONTAINING RECYCLED CARBON FIBERS, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR SAME Non-Final OA TEIJIN LIMITED
18699466 POLYTRIMETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE FIBER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME Non-Final OA TEIJIN FRONTIER CO., LTD.
18618103 ELECTRICALLY INSULATED WIRES AND CABLES Non-Final OA DUPONT ELECTRONICS, INC.
18609491 MOSQUITO INFRARED RECEPTOR BLOCKER COMPOSITION AND SYSTEM Non-Final OA Stealth Labs, LLC
16540158 CELLULOSE ACETATE FIBER BLENDS FOR THERMAL INSULATION BATTING Final Rejection Eastman Chemical Company
18407525 BREATHABLE AND WATERPROOF CLOTH AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA TAIWAN TEXTILE RESEARCH INSTITUTE
18258564 NATURAL ARTIFICAL TURF INFILL Non-Final OA TEN CATE THIOLON B.V.
18403477 SILK LEATHER AND RELATED MATERIALS, AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME Non-Final OA Trustees of Tufts College
18509990 POLYESTER SOUND ABSORPTION MATERIAL, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING MOLDED PRODUCT USING SAME, AND MOLDED PRODUCT MANUFACTURED THEREBY Non-Final OA Dong Jin Industrial Co., Ltd.
18389124 METHOD AND SYSTEM TO MANUFACTURE A HEMP-BASED INSULATION MATERIAL Non-Final OA HEMPITECTURE, INC.
18507737 FIBER STRUCTURAL REINFORCEMENT WITH FRICTIONAL SURFACE COATING Final Rejection Rock Fiber, Inc.
18270737 Composite Wipes and Fabrication Method Therefor Non-Final OA XIAMEN YANJAN NEW MATERIAL CO., LTD.
18269289 CARPET PAD Final Rejection KUNSHAN YIJIA JU TEXTILE CO., LTD.

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