Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 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
685
Total Applications
+29.6%
Interview Lift
1029
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 656 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
20.9%
§102 Novelty
47.1%
§103 Obviousness
21.7%
§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
19261109 Apparatus and Method for Manufacturing Electrode of Secondary Battery Non-Final OA SK On Co., Ltd.
18078458 POROUS TRANSPORT LAYER WITH EXCELLENT ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY AND METHOD FOR PREPARING THEREOF Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
18238107 METHODS FOR FORMING LOW-K DIELECTRIC MATERIALS WITH REDUCED DIELECTRIC CONSTANT AND HIGH MECHANICAL STRENGTH Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18036131 PROCESS FOR MAKING A COATED ARTICLE Non-Final OA 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
18576814 COATING APPLICATOR TOOL USED WITH ROBOTIC DEVICE FOR REPAIRING LEADING EDGE DAMAGE ON A WIND TURBINE BLADE Non-Final OA Vestas Wind Systems A/S
18592596 GAS BARRIER FILM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME Non-Final OA LINTEC Corporation
18412672 PREPARATION OF HYDROPHOBIC SURFACES Final Rejection Technion Research & Development Foundation Limited
18769402 SEAL APPLICATION METHOD Non-Final OA MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
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.
18403809 POWDER COATING WITH SPARKLE EFFECT Non-Final OA PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.
18816496 WATER-BASED PRIMERS Non-Final OA SUN CHEMICAL CORPORATION
18503350 METHOD TO PRODUCE FACTORY-FINISHED WOOD PANELS Non-Final OA LOUISIANA-PACIFIC CORPORATION
18424839 METHOD OF PREPARING CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL PRECURSOR USING COUETTE-TAYLOR REACTORS Non-Final OA NAN YA PLASTICS CORPORATION
18893639 TRUNCATING THE DISTRIBUTION OF MODULUS PROPERTIES IN NATURAL POPULATIONS OF WOOD Non-Final OA InventWood Inc.
18886382 MIXED VALENCE SOL-GELS FOR HIGH REFRACTIVE INDEX, TRANSPARENT OPTICAL COATINGS Non-Final OA Merck Electronics KGaA
18718914 TINTED CLEARCOAT COMPOSITION AND PROCESS OF PRODUCTION SUCH TINTED CLEARCOAT COMPOSITION Final Rejection BASF COATINGS GMBH
18252099 ACOUSTIC PANEL EDGE Final Rejection ROCKWOOL A/S
17610713 DISPENSING METHOD FOR DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPENSING DEVICE FOR DISPLAY PANEL Non-Final OA Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
18688010 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COLD DEPOSITION OF POWDERED MATERIALS ON A SUBSTRATE Final Rejection CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY
18406384 METHOD OF ELECTRONICALLY TRACKING PHYSICAL DEPOSITION OF COATING MATERIAL Non-Final OA Proxcontrol IP B.V.
17783210 HIGH-SELECTIVITY HYDROPHILIC ELECTRODE FOR EXTRACTING LITHIUM AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY
17836389 METHOD FOR PRODUCING VERTICAL ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING TRANSISTOR DEVICE, DISPLAY Non-Final OA Mattrix Technologies, Inc

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