Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: SIMONE, CATHERINE A

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 1731 1781 1783 1794 3633

This examiner grants 73% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

73.0%
Allow Rate
+21.0% vs TC avg
983
Total Applications
+23.2%
Interview Lift
1143
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 937 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
36.6%
§102 Novelty
38.7%
§103 Obviousness
18.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18651469 METAL-ORGANIC FRAMEWORK AS A MATRIX FOR POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL IN THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE AND PREPARATIONS THEREOF Non-Final OA King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
19278495 INSULATION PRODUCTS AND METHODS AND MACHINES FOR MAKING INSULATION PRODUCTS Final Rejection TemperPack Technologies Inc.
18548710 RECYCLABLE INSULATION MATERIAL, METHODS FOR MAKING, AND MACHINES FOR MAKING Non-Final OA TemperPack Technologies Inc.
18925260 Sanitary Tissue Product Rolls Non-Final OA The Procter & Gamble Company
18328989 Sanitary Tissue Product Rolls Non-Final OA The Procter & Gamble Company
18052668 FUNCTIONAL FILM AND PRODUCTION METHOD OF FUNCTIONAL FILM Non-Final OA KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
18283017 DECORATIVE SHEET AND DECORATIVE PANEL Non-Final OA Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
18571980 PANEL COMPRISING TWO FACES LINKED BY A UNIFORM CONNECTING STRUCTURE Non-Final OA COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN
18550307 PLATED MOLDING, METHOD OF PRODUCING PLATED MOLDING, AND HOUSING COMPONENT Non-Final OA Toray Industries, Inc.
18005002 LAMINATED PANE WITH FUNCTIONAL ELEMENT WHICH CAN BE SWITCHED IN SEGMENTS AND HAS ELECTRICALLY CONTROLLABLE OPTICAL PROPERTIES Final Rejection SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
18097048 ENGINEERED WOOD SIDING, TRIM AND FENCING WITH FIRE RESISTANT PROPERTIES Final Rejection LOUISIANA-PACIFIC CORPORATION
18285465 INJECTION FOAM MOLDED BODY Non-Final OA PRIME POLYMER CO., LTD.
18730827 High refractive index composition for coating of optical substrates and the use thereof Non-Final OA Inkron Oy
18036901 Composition for coating of optical substrates and the use thereof Non-Final OA Inkron Oy
18104898 WATERPROOF PANEL, PROCESS FOR PRODUCING A PANEL, AND PANEL OBTAINABLE BY SAID PROCESS Final Rejection CHAMPION LINK INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
18014202 FASTENING SYSTEM Non-Final OA GOTTLIEB BINDER GMBH & CO. KG
18289506 BUILDING PANEL AND METHOD TO PRODUCE SUCH A BUILDING PANEL Non-Final OA Välinge Innovation AB
18629413 REINFORCED FLOORING AND FLOORING PANELS WITH AMORPHOUS MATERIALS Non-Final OA HANWHA AZDEL, INC.
18177267 ARMREST FOR VEHICLE Final Rejection MORIROKU TECHNOLOGY COMPANY, LTD.
18567286 WRAPPING MATERIAL ROLL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF Non-Final OA IG DESIGN GROUP B.V.
18566269 FLAME-PROOF CORRUGATED PAPERBOARD AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME Final Rejection RENGO CO., LTD.
18464414 HONEYCOMB CORE SANDWICH PANELS Non-Final OA BELL TEXTRON INC.
18223000 COMPOSITE SHEET AND METHOD OF MAKING THEREOF Non-Final OA SHENZHEN LINGYI INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18032345 CARBON FIBER REINFORCED CERAMIC ATOMIZING CORE AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA SHENZHEN ANXIN PRECISION COMPONENTS CO., LTD
18032121 FIREPROOFING CHEMICAL-CONTAINING WOOD MATERIAL AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA Uni-Wood Corporation Co., Ltd.
17295754 MATERIAL FOR VIBRATION DAMPING AND WEARABLE GARMENT COMPRISING SUCH A MATERIAL Final Rejection EJENDALS AKTIEBOLAG

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