Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: RIOJA, MELISSA A

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1764 1767 1768 1796

This examiner grants 50% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

49.5%
Allow Rate
-15.5% vs TC avg
926
Total Applications
+53.9%
Interview Lift
1155
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 866 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.0%
§101 Eligibility
13.2%
§102 Novelty
42.5%
§103 Obviousness
32.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18510438 METHOD FOR PRODUCING RESIN FOAM PRODUCT, RESIN FOAM PRODUCT, AND SHOE INCLUDING RESIN FOAM PRODUCT Final Rejection ASICS CORPORATION
18532857 CLEANING IMPLEMENT COMPRISING A MODIFIED OPEN-CELL FOAM Non-Final OA The Procter & Gamble Company
18024141 Polyurethane Foam Composition and Polyurethane Foam Comprising Cured Product Thereof Non-Final OA LG Chem, Ltd.
18018162 METHOD FOR PREPARING SUPER ABSORBENT POLYMER Non-Final OA LG CHEM, LTD.
18563507 POLYAMINES AS ALDEHYDE SCAVENGERS Non-Final OA BASF SE
18013273 POLYURETHANE FOAMS WITH IMPROVED ACOUSTIC PROPERTIES Final Rejection BASF SE
18003102 Polyisocyanurate Resin Foam Having High Compressive Strength, Low Thermal Conductivity, and High Surface Quality Final Rejection BASF SE
17045401 FOAMS BASED ON THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMERS Non-Final OA BASF SE
18724608 RECYCLED BIS(4-HYDROXYBUTYL)TEREPHTHALATE, METHOD FOR PREPARING SAME, AND POLYESTER RESIN USING SAME Final Rejection SK CHEMICALS CO., LTD.
17912876 DOMESTIC APPLIANCE Final Rejection BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
17912877 INSULATION DEVICE, DOMESTIC APPLIANCE, AND METHOD Final Rejection BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
17804127 FOAM LAYER WITH THERMAL BARRIER PROPERTIES Final Rejection SAINT-GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICS CORPORATION
18274188 HOLLOW MICROBALLOON Non-Final OA TOKUYAMA CORPORATION
18562444 RUBBER COMPOSITION AND TIRE Non-Final OA BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
18575864 PRODUCTION OF PU FOAMS USING RECYCLED POLYOLS Non-Final OA Evonik Operations GmbH
18575869 PRODUCTION OF PU FOAMS USING RECYCLED POLYOLS Non-Final OA Evonik Operations GmbH
18575863 PRODUCTION OF RIGID POLYURETHANE OR POLYISOCYANURATE FOAM Non-Final OA Evonik Operations GmbH
18284596 COMPOSITE MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING COMPOSITE MATERIAL Final Rejection NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
18578336 MELT-PROCESSABLE, BIODEGRADABLE CELLULOSE ACETATES, COMPOSITIONS, MELTS AND MELT-FORMED ARTICLES MADE THEREFROM Non-Final OA Eastman Chemical Company
18257454 NOVEL THERMOPLASTIC POLYESTERS AND SYNTHESIS THEREFOR Non-Final OA Eastman Chemical Company
18258624 ENGINEERED WOOD ADHESIVES INCLUDING GLYCEROL OR OLIGOMERS OF GLYCEROL AND ENGINEERED WOOD THEREFROM Final Rejection CARGILL, INCORPORATED
18258492 COMPOSITION AND SHEET CONTAINING CURED PRODUCT OF SAME Final Rejection Resonac Corporation
18226411 THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTED GAS BLOWN POLYSILOXANE FOAMS Non-Final OA Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
17907335 OPEN CELLED FLEXIBLE POLYURETHANE FOAM HAVING IMPROVED SELF-EXTINGUISHING FIRE TEST PERFORMANCE Non-Final OA Dow Global Technologies LLC
18039795 ISOCYANATE-REACTIVE COMPONENT, COMPOSITION COMPRISING SAME, AND FOAM FORMED THEREWITH Final Rejection DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC
18013046 POLYURETHANES WITH REDUCED COBALT EXTRACTABLES Final Rejection Dow Global Technologies LLC
17907910 PROCESS FOR REDUCING ALDEHYDE EMISSIONS IN POLYETHER POLYOLS AND POLYURETHANE FOAMS Final Rejection Dow Global Technologies LLC
17787392 MACROMER AND PROCESS FOR MAKING POLYMER POLYOLS Non-Final OA Dow Global Technologies LLC
18245171 COMPOSITION COMPRISING A COPOLYMER CONTAINING POLYAMIDE BLOCKS AND POLYETHER BLOCKS Final Rejection ARKema FRANCE
18245242 Foam of polymers comprising an ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA) copolymer and/or a copolymer of ethylene and of alkyl (meth)acrylate and a copolymer containing polyamide blocks and polyether blocks Final Rejection ARKEMA FRANCE

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