Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: RICE, STEVEN

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1717 1787

This examiner grants 38% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

38.1%
Allow Rate
-26.9% vs TC avg
182
Total Applications
+44.0%
Interview Lift
1362
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 147 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
9.6%
§102 Novelty
55.6%
§103 Obviousness
23.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18695857 BIODEGRADABLE LAMINATING FILM Non-Final OA BASF SE
18021803 ADHESIVE COMPOSITION CONTAINING ANTISTATIC AGENT AND SURFACE PROTECTIVE FILM Non-Final OA LG CHEM, LTD.
18713852 DECORATIVE FILM WITH COVER FILM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME AND METHOD FOR MOUNTING SAME Non-Final OA 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
18362225 NONAQUEOUS SOL-GEL FOR ADHESION ENHANCEMENT OF WATER-SENSITIVE MATERIALS Non-Final OA THE BOEING COMPANY
18323596 Selective Protective Coating, System, and Method for Vehicle Cabin Interior Structures Final Rejection The Boeing Company
17660434 ADHESIVE SHEET, LAYERED SHEET, FLEXIBLE IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE MEMBER, AND FLEXIBLE IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE Final Rejection Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
18696300 RELEASING PRIMER COMPOSITION AND PRINTED MATTER Non-Final OA SAKATA INX CORPORATION
17044256 METAL-CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTIC COMPOSITE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING METAL-CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTIC COMPOSITE Final Rejection NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
18271925 RESIN COMPOSITION, OPTICAL LAMINATE, OPTICAL ARTICLE, LENS AND EYEGLASSES Non-Final OA TOKUYAMA CORPORATION
18699356 COATED FILM Final Rejection Covestro Deutschland AG
18258231 TWO-COMPONENT COATING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Covestro Deutschland AG
18268806 ELECTRICAL STEEL SHEET, AND ELECTRICAL STEEL SHEET LAMINATE Final Rejection POSCO Co., Ltd
18268780 ADHESIVE COATING COMPOSITION FOR ELECTRICAL STEEL SHEET, ELECTRICAL STEEL SHEET LAMINATE, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR Final Rejection POSCO Co., Ltd
18268838 ADHESIVE COATING COMPOSITION FOR ELECTRICAL STEEL SHEET, ELECTRICAL STEEL SHEET LAMINATE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME Final Rejection POSCO Co., Ltd
18030603 CURABLE COMPOSITION AND CURED PRODUCT THEREOF Non-Final OA DAICEL CORPORATION
18029986 BASE COATING MATERIAL COMPOSITION AND COATED ARTICLE Final Rejection NIPPON PAINT AUTOMOTIVE COATINGS CO., LTD.
18252965 ADHESIVE TWO-COMPONENT COMPOSITION BASED ON ITACONATE MONOMER Non-Final OA BOSTIK SA
18251446 Adhesive Composition Non-Final OA ARKEMA FRANCE
17997681 SOLVENT-BASED LAMINATING ADHESIVE Non-Final OA ARKEMA FRANCE
17997679 SOLVENT-BASED LAMINATING ADHESIVE Non-Final OA ARKEMA FRANCE
14825795 COATING SYSTEM FOR CEMENT COMPOSITE ARTICLES Final Rejection AXALTA COATING SYSTEMS IP CO., LLC
16769224 Stretchable Multi-Layer Film, Method of Formation and Application, and Articles Therefrom Final Rejection PPG Advanced Surface Technologies, LLC
17293073 AQUEOUS COATING COMPOSITION AND COATED METAL SUBSTRATE Non-Final OA TOYO SEIKAN GROUP HOLDINGS, LTD.
18037711 SEALING PRIMER FOR WOODWARE AND ARTICLE CONTAINING THE SEALING PRIMER LAYER FORMED BY THE SEALING PRIMER Final Rejection Sherwin-Williams (Guangdong) New Material Co., Ltd.
17971197 FUNCTIONAL SURFACES Non-Final OA ORTHOBOND CORPORATION
17632673 A MULTILAYER STRUCTURE FOR AUTOMOTIVE COMPONENTS Final Rejection ADLER EVO S.R.L.
16986434 LOW MODULUS, HIGH ELONGATION STRUCTURAL ADHESIVES AND ASSOCIATED BONDED SUBSTRATES Non-Final OA UNISEAL INC.

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