Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: RUSSELL, STEPHEN MATTHEW

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1748

This examiner grants 63% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

62.9%
Allow Rate
-2.1% vs TC avg
139
Total Applications
+45.1%
Interview Lift
991
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 89 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.5%
§101 Eligibility
17.7%
§102 Novelty
56.7%
§103 Obviousness
17.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18419676 BIODEGRADABLE AND RECYCLABLE BARRIER PAPER LAMINATE Non-Final OA The Procter & Gamble Company
17980208 WEB MATERIAL STRUCTURING BELT, METHOD FOR MAKING AND METHOD FOR USING Non-Final OA The Procter & Gamble Company
18322628 SHEET MANUFACTURING APPARATUS Final Rejection SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18311917 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DAMPENING A MATERIAL WEB Non-Final OA Voith Patent GmbH
17822304 HEMP COMPOSITES Non-Final OA ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
18261355 TISSUE PAPER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING TISSUE PAPER Non-Final OA DAIO PAPER CORPORATION
18547375 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING AN MFC FILM Final Rejection Stora Enso OYJ
17995555 NATURAL FIBER BASED LID WITH UNDERCUT Non-Final OA Kiefel GmbH
18723175 RECYCLABLE PAPER OF HIGH WET STRENGTH Non-Final OA Billerud Aktiebolag (publ)
18274678 Papermaking Method Final Rejection Billerud Aktiebolag (publ)
18684348 METHOD FOR REDUCING STARCH CONTENT OF AN AQUEOUS PHASE REMOVED FROM FIBRE STOCK PREPARATION Non-Final OA KEMIRA OYJ
18569616 A method for producing cationic saccharides Non-Final OA Kemira Oyj
17910401 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR INCREASED WET AND DRY STRENGTH Non-Final OA KEMIRA OYJ
18247581 Automatic Forming Machine for Pulp Molding Product Non-Final OA Foshan City Meiwanbang Technology Co., Ltd.
18193694 METHODS FOR ANALYZING PAPER AND IMPROVING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PAPER ADDITIVES Non-Final OA SOLENIS TECHNOLOGIES, L.P.
18290255 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DRY MANUFACTURING RIGID CELLULOSE PRODUCTS Non-Final OA Yangi AB
18699899 A product, uses of the same, and a method Non-Final OA Metsä Spring Oy
18627471 BASE FABRIC FOR PAPERMAKING FELT, PAPERMAKING FELT, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING PAPERMAKING FELT Non-Final OA ICHIKAWA CO., LTD.
18686920 MULTI-PLY PAPER CONTAINING USED PAPER FIBERS AND ADDITIONAL FIBERS Final Rejection CERTINA PRODUCTION AG
18528377 Set for Maintenance of a Doctor Blade in a Fiber Web Machine and Doctor Arrangement in a Fiber Web Machine Non-Final OA Valmet Technologies, Inc.
18573092 SHEET-LIKE PRODUCT AND METHOD FOR ITS MANUFACTURE Final Rejection MM KOTKAMILLS OY
18555480 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PAPER AND CARDBOARD Final Rejection SNF Group
18286529 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PAPER AND CARDBOARD Final Rejection SNF GROUP
18278186 A method, a paperboard product and use of a foam coater and a subsequent high-consistency metering size press Non-Final OA Metsä Board Oyj
18020430 A METHOD FOR PRODUCING A NON-WOVEN TEXTILE, AND A NON-WOVEN TEXTILE Non-Final OA NEFFA HOLDING BV
18012476 BARRIER PAPER OR BOARD Final Rejection SAPPI Netherlands Services B.V.
17251517 MATERIALS CONTAINING CELLULOSE NANOFIBERS Non-Final OA DUGALUNJI ABORIGINAL CORPORATION

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