Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: PIZIALI, ANDREW T

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1786 1789 1794 1798

This examiner grants 29% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

28.8%
Allow Rate
-36.2% vs TC avg
813
Total Applications
+28.0%
Interview Lift
1572
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 746 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
21.7%
§102 Novelty
49.8%
§103 Obviousness
27.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17794494 LINED ARTICLE OF CLOTHING Final Rejection adidas AG
18263751 MULTILAYER COMPOSITE FOR AIRBAG Final Rejection ASAHI KASEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17071083 THERMOPLASTIC FILMS AND BAGS HAVING WATER-SOLUBLE POLYMER ZONES COMPRISING A FRESHENING ACTIVE Final Rejection The Procter & Gamble Company
18625197 MULTILAYER, EMI SHIELDING, SELF-WRAPPING TEXTILE SLEEVE AND METHOD OF CONSTRUCTION THEREOF Non-Final OA Systems Protection Group US LLC
18331213 HEAT INSULATING, HEAT STORING, AND HEAT GENERATING MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING HEAT INSULATING, HEAT STORING, AND HEAT GENERATING MATERIAL Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
17797694 FIBER COMPOSITES HAVING STRENGTH AND FLEXIBILITY, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS THEREOF Non-Final OA University of Washington
18224644 METHOD TO LAMINATE ePTFE TO A NITINOL BRAID WITH A SMOOTH OUTER DIAMETER Non-Final OA ABIOMED, Inc.
18801567 OVER-THE-SINK DRYING ELEMENT Non-Final OA Dorai Home, Inc.
17683412 V-RIBBED BELT Final Rejection BANDO CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18128648 Breathable and Puncture Resistant Laminates Non-Final OA Berry Global, Inc.
17285163 POLYVINYL ALCOHOL FIBER Final Rejection KURARAY CO., LTD.
16767507 Porous Polymer Membranes Comprising Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanotubes, and Methods of Making and Using Same Final Rejection Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
18709821 VEHICLE AIRBAG FABRIC Non-Final OA INV Performance Materials, LLC
17679820 FABRIC AND ARTICLES HAVING FIRE-RESISTANCE, CUT-RESISTANCE, AND ELASTIC RECOVERY AND PROCESSES FOR MAKING SAME Final Rejection DUPONT SAFETY & CONSTRUCTION, INC.
18646938 Thermoplastic Elastomer-Based Multifilament Yarn Non-Final OA Celanese Polymers Holding, Inc.
18704696 COMPOSITE PACKAGING MATERIAL Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK
18361264 COLORABLE AND BIODEGRADABLE TRIMMER LINE AND METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Shakespeare Company LLC
18140250 Thermally Stable Flame Resistant Fabrics Produced from Thermally Stable Yarn in Only One Fabric Direction and Garments Made from Same Final Rejection Southern Mills, Inc.
18263721 FIBER-REINFORCED COMPOSITE MATERIAL AND METHOD AND PLANT FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF Non-Final OA SAATI S.P.A.
18689295 HIGH-ELASTICITY NYLON CORD AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME Non-Final OA HS HYOSUNG ADVANCED MATERIALS CORPORATION
18559372 Composite Material Layer and Manufacture of Sandwich Panels Non-Final OA Gurit (UK) Ltd.
17796111 CONSTRUCTION FOIL Non-Final OA EWALD DÖRKEN AG
18278228 INFILL GRANULE FOR USE IN AN ARTIFICIAL TURF SYSTEM Non-Final OA BIQ Materials AB
18546758 SYNTHETIC TURF AND WEAVING METHOD Non-Final OA NRT IÇ VE DIS TICARET ANONIM SIRKETI
16755722 Multi-Component Fibre and Production Method Final Rejection FibreCoat GmbH
18030396 TEXTILE ARTICLE OF CLOTHING EQUIPPED FOR BALLISTIC PROTECTION Final Rejection Hexonia GmbH
17906994 INDUSTRIAL POLYAMIDE YARN, PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR, AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA Cathay (Wusu) Biomaterial Co., Ltd.
17947543 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR MAKING CARBON FIBERS FROM ASPHALTENES Final Rejection Enlighten Innovations Inc.
17696898 Biological glass fiber for regenerative medical materials and applications thereof Final Rejection TAIWAN FIBER OPTICS, INC.
15770973 SYNTHETIC FIBER CONTAINING AEROGEL AND POLYMER MATERIAL, AND METHODS OF MAKING AND ARTICLES COMPRISING THE SAME Final Rejection PRIMALOFT, INC.

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