Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: SHEWAREGED, BETELHEM

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1785 1794

This examiner grants 72% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

71.5%
Allow Rate
+6.5% vs TC avg
1051
Total Applications
+8.4%
Interview Lift
973
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1007 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
22.4%
§102 Novelty
61.2%
§103 Obviousness
7.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18651276 LASER-BONDED NON-WOVEN TEXTILE Non-Final OA NIKE, Inc.
19076189 AQUEOUS COMPOSITION AND PRINTED MATTER Non-Final OA BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18718514 OPTICALLY TRANSPARENT GLASS FREQUENCY ABSORBER Non-Final OA POSTECH RESEARCH AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION
18868624 ACTINIC RADIATION-CURABLE INKJET RESIST INK, METHOD FOR FORMING CURED FILM, CURED FILM, PRINTED WIRING BOARD, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Final Rejection Konica Minolta, Inc.
18578399 DECORATIVE FILM, DECORATIVE MOLDED ARTICLE, DECORATIVE DISPLAY COMPONENT, DECORATIVE DISPLAY SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING DECORATIVE DISPLAY COMPONENT Final Rejection Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
18278016 DECORATIVE MATERIAL Final Rejection Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
18532109 IMPRINTED METHOD AND PATTERNED LAYER Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
17604648 FLUOROPOLYMER SHEAR-THINNING INKS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAME Final Rejection The Johns Hopkins University
18626005 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING INKJET PRINTABLE PAPER OR FOIL FOR USE AS A DECOR PAPER OR FOIL Non-Final OA Unilin, BV
18712963 LAMINATED FILM, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME Non-Final OA Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
18374926 POLYETHYLENE COPOLYMERS AND TERPOLYMERS FOR TIE LAYERS AND METHODS THEREOF Final Rejection Braskem S.A.
18870670 SIGNAL FRIENDLY METALLIC SURFACES Non-Final OA MALAYSIA AUTOMOTIVE ROBOTICS AND IOT INSTITUTE
18578210 GLAZING FOR PREVENTING BIRD COLLISIONS Non-Final OA AGC GLASS EUROPE
18721409 WINDSHIELD WITH IMPROVED IMPACT PROTECTION Non-Final OA SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
18288570 VINYL ALCOHOL POLYMER, POWDER CONTAINING SAME, METHOD FOR PRODUCING POWDER, COATING AGENT, COATED ARTICLE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING COATED ARTICLE, STABILIZER FOR EMULSION POLYMERIZATION, AQUEOUS EMULSION, AND ADHESIVE Final Rejection Kuraray Co., Ltd.
18699688 LONG-FIBER NONWOVEN FABRIC AND BAG-SHAPED PRODUCT USING THE SAME Final Rejection TOYOBO MC CORPORATION
18850689 TRIAZOLE COMPOUND, METHOD FOR SYNTHESIZING SAID TRIAZOLE COMPOUND, COUPLING AGENT AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA SHIKOKU CHEMICALS CORPORATION
18687494 DECORATIVE ELEMENT Final Rejection Hueck Folien Gesellschaft m.b.H.
18028964 POLYMER SUBSTRATE FOR PRODUCING POLYMER VALUE PAPERS OR POLYMER SECURITY PAPERS Non-Final OA Hueck Folien Gesellschaft M.B.H.
17775324 GLAZING HAVING A DATA TRANSMISSION WINDOW, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME AND USE OF THE SAME Non-Final OA Pilkington Group Limited
18694397 FILM PRODUCT FOR APPLICATION TO A BUILDING SHELL FOR PROTECTION AGAINST BIRD IMPACT Non-Final OA BIRDSHADES INNOVATIONS GMBH
18019185 AQUEOUS PIGMENT DISPERSION FOR PREPARING AQUEOUS INK-JET INK FOR PLASTIC SUBSTRATE, AQUEOUS INK-JET INK, AND PRINTED MATTER Non-Final OA DIC Corporation
18717592 COMPOSITE PRODUCT Non-Final OA Woodcomposite Sweden AB
18666389 METHOD FOR PROVIDING AN EXTREME CHEMICAL RESISTANT FILM, A FILM AND LAMINATE OBTAINABLE THEREFROM Final Rejection adapa flexibles Denmark Slagelse A/S
18709144 SELF-SUPPORTING FILM, LAMINATED SHEET, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SELF-SUPPORTING FILM Non-Final OA WASEDA UNIVERSITY
18707610 ARTICLE HAVING A PATTERNED METAL FILM ON A SURFACE THEREOF, AND METHODS OF PRODUCTION THEREFOR Non-Final OA SCODIX LTD.
18634811 VALIDATION OF DEGREE OF CURE WITH UV RADIATION BY MEANS OF FLUORESCING WITH EXPOSURE TO UV LIGHT Non-Final OA Sunrez Corporation
18590164 LOW STATIC DISCHARGE NON-BLOCKING MULTILAYER BARRIER FILM Non-Final OA TAGHLEEF INDUSTRIES INC.
18148227 PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING AN ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTING DEVICE FROM LIGNOCELLULOSIC MATERIAL Non-Final OA SAS WOODOO
17628157 COATING FOR THE SURFACE OF AN ARTICLE AND PROCESS FOR FORMING THE COATING Non-Final OA Teer Coatings Limited

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