Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: SCOTT, ANGELA C

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1767 1782 1796

This examiner grants 63% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

62.7%
Allow Rate
-2.3% vs TC avg
924
Total Applications
+20.1%
Interview Lift
1203
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 875 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.6%
§101 Eligibility
14.3%
§102 Novelty
50.8%
§103 Obviousness
23.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18285228 ACONITATE-BASED PLASTICIZER COMPOSITION AND RESIN COMPOSITION INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA LG CHEM, LTD.
17918253 RESIN COMPOSITION AND MOLDED ARTICLE Non-Final OA LG CHEM, LTD.
18067942 COLOR CHANGING POLYMERIC RESIN COMPOSITIONS Non-Final OA ECOLAB USA INC.
17974260 BLENDS OF ETHYLENE VINYL ACETATE COPOLYMER AND AN ACRYLATE-CONTAINING COPOLYMER AS POUR POINT DEPRESSANTS Final Rejection ECOLAB USA Inc.
17983582 RUBBER COMPOSITION AND TIRE Final Rejection Toyo Tire Corporation
18206701 CELLULOSE FIBER REINFORCED THERMOPLASTIC RESIN FORMED BODY AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME Non-Final OA FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
18269742 THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING WITH SOLUBILIZING AGENTS Non-Final OA Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
18688667 TYRE FOR VEHICLE WHEELS Non-Final OA Pirelli Tyre S.p.A.
17979826 RUBBER-BASED PUNCTURE SEALING AGENT FOR TIRES Non-Final OA Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
17269434 Composition for Silicone Rubber Masses Non-Final OA Nitrochemie Aschau GmbH
18043040 COMPLEX POLYMER, RUBBER COMPOSITION, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING RUBBER COMPOSITION, AND RUBBER PRODUCT Final Rejection BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
17999521 RUBBER COMPOSITION AND TIRE Final Rejection BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
18269503 METHOD FOR PRODUCING HYDRATED ETHYLENE-VINYL ALCOHOL COPOLYMER PELLETS Non-Final OA KURARAY CO., LTD.
18023555 EMULSION COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME Final Rejection KURARAY CO., LTD.
18037167 Thermoplastic Resin Composition and Molded Article Formed Therefrom Non-Final OA LOTTE CHEMICAL CORPORATION
18013229 CROSSLINKABLE OLEFIN/SILANE INTERPOLYMER COMPOSITIONS Final Rejection Dow Global Technologies LLC
18270110 TIRE INNERLINER COMPOSITIONS OF HALOGENATED BUTYL RUBBER, TERPENE PHENOL RESIN, CALCIUM CARBONATE FILLER, AND CURATIVE Non-Final OA Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC
18736457 CARBON PARTICLE COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF GENERATING THE SAME Non-Final OA Monolith Materials, Inc.
18356557 Bio-Based Polymer Composition Containing Odor Masking Agent Non-Final OA Celanese International Corporation
17783024 Functionalized Polymers Tread Additive For Improved Wet Braking And Rolling Resistance In Low Silica Summer Tire Final Rejection ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.
17783043 Functionalized Polymers Tread Additive To Improve Truck And Bus Radial Tire Performance Final Rejection ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.
17783032 Functionalized Polymers Tread Additive To Improve Tire Performance For All-Season Tread Containing High Polybutadiene Level Final Rejection ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.
18024487 POLYMER COMPOSITION THAT IS RESISTANT TO OXIDATIVE DECOMPOSITION AND ARTICLE MADE THEREFROM Non-Final OA W. R. Grace & Co.-Conn.
18257669 POLYESTER COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING TETRAMETHYL CYCLOBUTANEDIOL AND 1,4-CYCLOHEXANEDIMETHANOL HAVING AN IMPROVED CATALYST SYSTEM COMPRISING LITHIUM AND GALLIUM Non-Final OA Eastman Chemical Company
18439256 ELASTOMER COMPOSITE INCLUDING ALGAE BIOMASS FILLER Final Rejection Algix, LLC
17872233 Fiber And Blended Polymers In Composite With Modulus, Heat Resistance, and Impact Strength Non-Final OA Tundra Composites, LLC
18245729 FLEXIBLE BIODEGRADABLE SUBSTRATE MATERIAL FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS Non-Final OA YILDIZ TEKNIK UNIVERSITESI TEKNOLOJI TRANSFER OFISI
18000172 TWO-COMPONENT AQUEOUS COATING COMPOSITION AND WOODEN ARTICLE Non-Final OA GUANGDONG HUARUN PAINTS CO., LTD
18147693 RUBBER ANTI-DEGRADANTS AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Sennics Co., Ltd.
17774251 WOOD COATING FORMULATION Non-Final OA Archroma IP GmbH

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