Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: RODRIGUEZ, MICHAEL P

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1712 1715 1787 1788 1798

This examiner grants 73% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

73.0%
Allow Rate
+8.0% vs TC avg
686
Total Applications
+29.6%
Interview Lift
984
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 663 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.6%
§101 Eligibility
5.5%
§102 Novelty
73.2%
§103 Obviousness
7.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18237712 SPIN COATER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE BY USING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18055889 RECORDING METHOD, WATER-BASED RECORDING INK, AND PRINTED RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18424839 METHOD OF PREPARING CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL PRECURSOR USING COUETTE-TAYLOR REACTORS Non-Final OA NAN YA PLASTICS CORPORATION
19261109 Apparatus and Method for Manufacturing Electrode of Secondary Battery Non-Final OA SK On Co., Ltd.
18238107 METHODS FOR FORMING LOW-K DIELECTRIC MATERIALS WITH REDUCED DIELECTRIC CONSTANT AND HIGH MECHANICAL STRENGTH Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18078458 POROUS TRANSPORT LAYER WITH EXCELLENT ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY AND METHOD FOR PREPARING THEREOF Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
18592596 GAS BARRIER FILM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME Non-Final OA LINTEC Corporation
18426540 COMPOSITION FOR COATING AND COATED ARTICLE Final Rejection DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18552810 METHOD FOR PRODUCING WATER-ABSORBING RESIN PARTICLES Non-Final OA SUMITOMO SEIKA CHEMICALS CO., LTD.
18036131 PROCESS FOR MAKING A COATED ARTICLE Non-Final OA 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
18403809 POWDER COATING WITH SPARKLE EFFECT Non-Final OA PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.
18503350 METHOD TO PRODUCE FACTORY-FINISHED WOOD PANELS Non-Final OA LOUISIANA-PACIFIC CORPORATION
18893639 TRUNCATING THE DISTRIBUTION OF MODULUS PROPERTIES IN NATURAL POPULATIONS OF WOOD Non-Final OA InventWood Inc.
18816496 WATER-BASED PRIMERS Non-Final OA SUN CHEMICAL CORPORATION
18718914 TINTED CLEARCOAT COMPOSITION AND PROCESS OF PRODUCTION SUCH TINTED CLEARCOAT COMPOSITION Final Rejection BASF COATINGS GMBH
18406384 METHOD OF ELECTRONICALLY TRACKING PHYSICAL DEPOSITION OF COATING MATERIAL Non-Final OA Proxcontrol IP B.V.

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