Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: RODD, CHRISTOPHER M

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1759 1766

This examiner grants 73% of resolved cases

Analysis

Christopher M. Rodd works in Tech Center 1700 and Art Unit 1759. He has handled 805 resolved cases. The allowance rate for this examiner is 72.7 percent. This 72.7 percent rate is based on the 805 resolved cases.

The interview lift is 11.8 percent. This 11.8 percent lift measures the increase in the allowance rate for cases with an interview compared to cases without an interview. The median days to allowance is 881. This 881 day figure is the median time from filing to allowance. The 11.8 percent interview lift is a positive metric, suggesting that interviews are helpful. Practitioners should consider the 72.7 percent allowance rate when assessing their chances. The 881 days to allowance provides a timeline for the prosecution process. The 11.8 percent lift indicates that an interview is a useful tactic for securing an allowance. The 805 resolved cases provide the foundation for these statistics.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

72.7%
Allow Rate
+7.7% vs TC avg
823
Total Applications
+11.8%
Interview Lift
881
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 805 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.7%
§101 Eligibility
18.1%
§102 Novelty
43.4%
§103 Obviousness
25.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18346788 POLYMERIZABLE COMPOSITION AND DECORATIVE FILM Non-Final OA FUJIFILM CORPORATION
18317531 FLUOROPOLYMER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR Final Rejection DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18177832 REACTIVE FLUOROPOLYMER COMPATIBILIZER AND USES THEREOF Final Rejection DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18164703 FILM, WRAPPING ELECTRIC WIRE COATING MATERIAL, FILM FOR FLEXIBLE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD, AND LAMINATE Non-Final OA DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18562961 Crosslinking Auxiliary Composition and Crosslinking Composition for Olefin-Based Copolymer, and Additive for Encapsulant Composition for Optical Device Non-Final OA LG Chem, Ltd.
18282369 COMPOUNDING MATERIAL FOR RUBBER KNEADING AND SEALED PACKAGE USING COMPOUNDING MATERIAL FOR RUBBER KNEADING, METHOD FOR PRODUCING COMPOUNDING MATERIAL FOR RUBBER KNEADING AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING RUBBER COMPOSITION Final Rejection KURARAY CO., LTD.
17335387 GLYCERYL ETHER EPOXY RESIN AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME Non-Final OA HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
17765916 PRE-ADHESIVE REACTION MIXTURES AND ACRYLIC MICROSPHERE ADHESIVES INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
18018848 ULTRASOFT, STRETCHABLE, REVERSIBLE ELASTOMERS FOR DIRECT-WRITE PRINTING DEFORMABLE STRUCTURES Non-Final OA University of Virginia Patent Foundation
18248259 Yield-optimized method for producing a polyamide powder composition Final Rejection ARKEMA FRANCE
18512517 MONOMER COMPOSITION, METHACRYLIC RESIN COMPOSITION AND RESIN MOLDED BODY Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
18124645 Thermoplastic Elastomer Composition and Composite Molded Body Final Rejection MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
18277123 OPTICAL RESIN COMPOSITION AND OPTICAL RESIN FORMED BODY Non-Final OA NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
18282482 GRAFT-MODIFIED ETHYLENE-BASED POLYMER, POLYAMIDE COMPOSITION CONTAINING GRAFT-MODIFIED ETHYLENE-BASED POLYMER AND APPLICATION THEREOF Non-Final OA MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
18293906 POLYETHYLENE COPOLYMER COMPOSITION FOR A FILM LAYER Non-Final OA BOREALIS AG
18572405 IMPROVING CATALYST PERFORMANCE IN MULTI-STAGE POLYOLEFIN PRODUCTION Non-Final OA BOREALIS AG
17417417 CURABLE SILICONE-BASED COMPOSITIONS AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF Non-Final OA Momentive Performance Materials Inc.
17997600 THERMOPLASTIC POLYMER COMPOSITION WITH REDUCED MIGRATION OF STABILISERS Non-Final OA INEOS STYROLUTION GROUP GMBH
17417528 EXTREMELY LOW ODOR STYRENIC POLYMER COMPOSITION Non-Final OA TRINSEO EUROPE GMBH
18573902 AMINE-SUBSTITUTED PYRROLIDINE-2,5-DIONYL COPOLYMERS, POLYIMIDES, ARTICLES, AND METHODS Non-Final OA Essex Furukawa Magnet Wire USA LLC
18524448 HIGH RESILIENCE, LOW COMPRESSION SET, ABRASION RESISTANT HYDROGENATED NITRILE BUTADIENE RUBBER (HNBR) COMPOUND FOR HIGH TEMPERATURE HIGH PRESSURE O&G APPLICATIONS Final Rejection CHINA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION

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