Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: RICE, STEVEN

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1717 1754 1785 1787

This examiner grants 39% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

38.7%

Allow Rate

-26.3% vs TC avg

186

Total Applications

+43.4%

Interview Lift

1300

Avg Prosecution Days

Based on 155 resolved cases, 2023–2026

0.2%

§101 Eligibility

9.2%

§102 Novelty

58.8%

§103 Obviousness

24.9%

§112 Clarity

App #	Title	Status	Assignee
18030603	CURABLE COMPOSITION AND CURED PRODUCT THEREOF	Final Rejection	DAICEL CORPORATION
18021803	ADHESIVE COMPOSITION CONTAINING ANTISTATIC AGENT AND SURFACE PROTECTIVE FILM	Final Rejection	LG CHEM, LTD.
18323596	Selective Protective Coating, System, and Method for Vehicle Cabin Interior Structures	Non-Final OA	The Boeing Company
18695857	BIODEGRADABLE LAMINATING FILM	Final Rejection	BASF SE
18249207	ADHESIVE FILM FOR SURFACE PROTECTIVE FILM, AND OPTICAL MEMBER COMPRISING SAME	Non-Final OA	SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.

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