Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Lily Kayoko Sloan, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as SLOAN, LILY KAYOKO

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1712 1744 1762 1781

This examiner grants 68% of resolved cases

Analysis

SLOAN, LILY KAYOKO works in Tech Center 1700 and Art Unit 1712. Her record contains 73 resolved cases, with a 68.5% allowance rate and a 26.7% interview lift. The median time to allowance is 1178 days.

Her listed companies include Rolls-Royce plc, 3M Innovative Properties Company, and Panasonic Holdings Corporation. Her listed firms are BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH, LLP, GREENBLUM & BERNSTEIN, P.L.C., and BUCHANAN, INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC. The limited case volume makes the profile more useful as a focused reference than as a broad measure of prosecution outcomes.

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

Performance Statistics

68.5%
Allow Rate
+3.5% vs TC avg
103
Total Applications
+26.7%
Interview Lift
1178
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 73 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
10.9%
§102 Novelty
71.0%
§103 Obviousness
15.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18736038 PHENOLIC TRIAZINE SILICON POLYMER RESIN BLENDS Non-Final OA ROLLS-ROYCE plc
18252198 PREPARATION OF A STRUCTURAL TAPE-FROM-PASTE (TFP) ADHESIVE WITH BLUE LIGHT (VISIBLE) INITIATED B-STAGE CURE Non-Final OA 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
18573312 RESIN COMPOSITION FOR OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE, AND DRY FILM AND OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE USING SAME Final Rejection PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
18084285 COMPOSITE RESIN COMPOSITION INCLUDING COMPOSITE POLYPROPYLENE RESIN, AND MOLDED PRODUCT PRODUCED THEREFROM Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
18843369 EPOXY RESIN COMPOSITION, PREPREG, AND FIBER-REINFORCED COMPOSITE MATERIAL Non-Final OA TORAY Industries, Inc.
18551764 POLYSILSESQUIOXANE COMPOSITION AND CURED PRODUCT Non-Final OA NIPPON SHOKUBAI CO., LTD.
18285515 ADDITION-REACTION-CURABLE ORGANOPOLYSILOXANE COMPOSITION Final Rejection Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
18009889 COATING COMPOSITION FOR ELECTRICAL STEEL SHEET, ELECTRICAL STEEL SHEET, LAMINATED CORE AND ELECTRIC MOTOR Non-Final OA NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
17755095 COPOLYESTERS PRODUCED FROM RECYCLED COPOLYESTERS Final Rejection Eastman Chemical Company
18043690 COMPOSITION, MULTILAYER BODY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING MULTILAYER BODY Final Rejection MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
18706947 EMULSION-TYPE EPOXY RESIN COMPOSITION, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND COATING MATERIAL Non-Final OA MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.
18558786 CURABLE RESIN COMPOSITION Non-Final OA THREEBOND CO., LTD.
17996233 BIODEGRADABLE POLYMER COMPOSITION FOR THE PRODUCTION OF MOLDED ITEMS Final Rejection NOVAMONT S.P.A.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Lily Kayoko Sloan's allowance rate?

68.5% of resolved applications examined by Lily Kayoko Sloan were allowed (73 resolved cases), compared with 43.3% across Art Unit 1712 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Lily Kayoko Sloan?

This examiner's interview lift is +26.7 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Lily Kayoko Sloan take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Lily Kayoko Sloan took 1,178 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Lily Kayoko Sloan work in?

Lily Kayoko Sloan examines applications in Art Unit 1712 in Tech Center 1700 (Chemistry & Materials).

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