Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: SHUKLA, KRUPA

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1746 1781 1787

This examiner grants 15% of resolved cases

Analysis

Examiner SHUKLA, KRUPA is part of Tech Center 1700 and Art Unit 1746. The examiner has 452 resolved cases on record. The allowance rate for these cases is 15.3 percent, which represents the proportion of applications that result in a patent grant. The median time to reach an allowance is 1406 days. This 1406-day timeline is a factor for applicants to consider when managing their prosecution schedules.

The interview lift is 22.6 percent, which is greater than the 15.3 percent overall allowance rate. This 22.6 percent lift indicates that conducting an interview is associated with an increase in the likelihood of a patent being granted. Given the 15.3 percent allowance rate and the 1406-day median, the 22.6 percent lift suggests that direct communication is a strategy for overcoming the challenges of prosecution. With 452 resolved cases, these figures provide a statistical picture of the environment in Art Unit 1746 within Tech Center 1700.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

15.2%
Allow Rate
-49.8% vs TC avg
526
Total Applications
+22.6%
Interview Lift
1403
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 454 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
6.4%
§102 Novelty
59.7%
§103 Obviousness
25.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18849555 TRANSFER FILM AND METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING A BARRIER LAYER ONTO A SUBSTRATE Non-Final OA Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
18553630 Laminate and Coating Composition Final Rejection Solventum Intellectual Properties Company
19071827 Two-Part Curable Adhesive Composition Non-Final OA Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
18486309 DEBONDABLE STRUCTURE BASED ON A SOLVENT-BORNE PRESSURE SENSITIVE ADHESIVE (PSA) Final Rejection Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
18118369 ORGANIC CONDUCTIVE FILM PRODUCTION METHOD, ORGANIC CONDUCTIVE FILM, AND LAMINATE Final Rejection TOPPAN INC.
18213626 Colorful Low-Emissivity Paints for Space Heating and Cooling Energy Efficiency Final Rejection The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
18028269 GLASS LAMINATES WITH REDUCED CREEP AT ELEVATED TEMPERATURE Final Rejection KURARAY EUROPE GMBH
18645597 MULTI-FUNCTIONAL INTERFACE/SURFACE LAYER FOR THERMOPLASTIC COMPONENTS Non-Final OA Raytheon Company
17436563 Two-Component Solvent-Based Adhesive Composition Final Rejection ARKEMA FRANCE
18849698 Thermoplastic Resin Composition and Molded Article Manufactured by the Same Non-Final OA LOTTE CHEMICAL CORPORATION
18611452 MOLDED PRODUCT MANUFACTURED FROM THERMOPLASTIC RESIN COMPOSITION Non-Final OA LOTTE CHEMICAL CORPORATION
18906600 MULTILAYER STRUCTURE, CONTAINER, AND FOOD PACKAGING CONTAINER Final Rejection MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
17278434 DECORATIVE SHEET AND DECORATIVE MATERIAL USING SAME Final Rejection Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
17786227 Recyclable Packaging Non-Final OA Colgate-Palmolive Company
17442783 SPECTACLE LENS AND SPECTACLES Non-Final OA HOYA LENS THAILAND LTD.
18829751 LAMINATES AND INTERLAYERS THEREOF AND METHODS FOR THE SAME Non-Final OA DelStar Technologies, Inc
18547718 POLY(VINYL BUTYRAL) COMPOSITIONS FOR USE WITH SOLAR ADDITIVES Final Rejection SOLUTIA INC.
18696410 LAMINATE FOR A CARDLIKE DATA MEDIUM, CARDLIKE DATA MEDIUM AND METHOD Final Rejection GIESECKE+DEVRIENT EPAYMENTS GMBH
18852945 PROTECTIVE FILM-EQUIPPED WRITING-PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENT FILM Final Rejection LINTEC Corporation
18861615 MULTILAYER HEAT-SEAL FILM Final Rejection Dow Global Technologies LLC
18293804 MULTILAYER FILMS Non-Final OA Dow Global Technologies LLC
18275157 Coated Film Final Rejection ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY
17997145 ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME Non-Final OA ZEON CORPORATION
19036343 PACKAGING MATERIAL FOR CIGARETTES AND CIGARETTE CASE INCLUDING THE SAME Final Rejection KT&G CORPORATION
16769170 POLYMERIZABLE COMPOSITION FOR OPTICAL MATERIAL AND MOLDED PRODUCT Non-Final OA MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
18855698 MULTI-LAYERED ARTICLE Final Rejection BOREALIS AG
18290950 FLAME RETARDANT POLYPROPYLENE COMPOSITION COMPRISING A BIOPOLYMER Non-Final OA Borealis AG

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