Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: ROMANOWSKI, MICHAEL C

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1782 1791 3783

This examiner grants 54% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

54.1%
Allow Rate
-15.9% vs TC avg
342
Total Applications
+61.5%
Interview Lift
1287
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 303 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.5%
§101 Eligibility
9.6%
§102 Novelty
75.1%
§103 Obviousness
12.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17439540 GAS-TIGHT, HEAT-PERMEABLE MULTILAYER CERAMIC COMPOSITE TUBE Non-Final OA BASF SE
18977218 CONTAINER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE Final Rejection RING CONTAINER TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
17781695 BARRIER PAPER, CONTAINER AND LID MEMBER CONTAINING SAID BARRIER PAPER, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING BARRIER PAPER Non-Final OA Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
17126978 HYDROPHILIC COPOLYMER AND MEDICAL DEVICE Final Rejection TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18188110 MODIFIED NATURAL MATERIAL AND USE THEREOF Final Rejection DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
17741944 BARRIER COATING WITH HIGH ASPECT RATIO PARTICLES Non-Final OA Sonoco Development, Inc.
16656330 MULTILAYER MEDICAL TUBING WITH ENHANCED ADHESION Non-Final OA CAREFUSION 303, INC.
18333664 COVERING TOOL AND COVERING METHOD Final Rejection 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
17907383 A CROSSLINKING MATERIAL AND USES THEREOF Final Rejection PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.
18132006 WATER-SOLUBLE FILM BASED DELIVERY SYSTEMS FOR COLORANTS, GLITTER, AND OTHER ARTISTIC EFFECTS Non-Final OA Crayola LLC
18131989 WATER-SOLUBLE FILM BASED DELIVERY SYSTEMS FOR COLORANTS, GLITTER, AND OTHER CHEMISTRIES Non-Final OA Crayola LLC
17908043 GAS BARRIER LAMINATE AND PACKAGING BAG Final Rejection TOPPAN INC.
17919122 LINERS FOR BULK CONTAINERS Non-Final OA AMCOR FLEXIBLES NORTH AMERICA, INC.
18701744 STOCK OF A PROTECTIVE PACKAGING MATERIAL, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A PROTECTIVE PACKAGING PRODUCT, AND PROTECTIVE PACKAGING PRODUCT Non-Final OA Storopack Hans Reichenecker GmbH
17658068 ROCURONIUM BROMIDE PREFILLED SYRINGE Final Rejection Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.
17909117 MATERIAL OF PAPER CONTAINER FOR LIQUID, AND PAPER CONTAINER FOR LIQUID Final Rejection NIPPON PAPER INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
18562658 A FILM MATERIAL Non-Final OA VARDEN PROCESS PTY LTD
18275399 METHOD AND SYSTEM OF A FIBRILLATED CELLULOSE COMPOSITE MATERIAL WITH BLENDED WITH POLYMERS Non-Final OA Ecoinno (H.K.) Limited
17595708 SULFUR DIOXIDE MIXTURE, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME, AND FILLING CONTAINER Final Rejection SHOWA DENKO K.K.
18167215 Insulating Sleeves for Heat Emitters Non-Final OA Concept Group LLC
17792939 Biodegradable Packaging Unit for a Food Product and Method for Manufacturing Such Packaging Unit Non-Final OA Huhtamaki Molded Fiber Technology B.V.

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