Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: STANLEY, JANE L

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1738 1762 1763 1767 1796 1797

This examiner grants 58% of resolved cases

Analysis

Jane L. Stanley serves as a patent examiner in Tech Center 1700 and Art Unit 1738. She has a substantial record of 965 resolved cases. The examiner maintains an allowance rate of 58.4 percent, which indicates the frequency at which applications reach issuance. This percentage provides a baseline for practitioners to evaluate the probability of a grant when assigned to this examiner.

The median time to allowance is 1122 days. This figure represents the typical duration for the prosecution cycle for successful applications. Practitioners can use this 1122 day median to plan their intellectual property strategy and manage expectations regarding the speed of the process. The 965 resolved cases provide a robust foundation for this temporal metric.

The data also shows an interview lift of 29.5 percent. This significant lift indicates that direct communication with the examiner is a very effective tool for increasing the chances of an allowance. The 29.5 percent figure suggests that interviews are a key tactical recommendation for overcoming rejections. These combined metrics define the examination environment for applicants in Art Unit 1738.

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

Performance Statistics

58.4%
Allow Rate
-6.6% vs TC avg
1,013
Total Applications
+29.5%
Interview Lift
1122
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 965 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.6%
§101 Eligibility
21.7%
§102 Novelty
39.2%
§103 Obviousness
25.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18277599 COMPOSITION Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18613343 Ink Jet Ink Composition, Recording Method, And Set Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18616357 REAGENT FOR DETECTING METHYL SALICYLATE, METHYL SALICYLATE SENSOR, METHOD FOR SENSING METHYL SALICYLATE USING THE SAME AND METHODS FOR DETECTING PLANT PATHOGEN INFECTIONS Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18216288 REAGENT FOR DETECTING METHYL SALICYLATE, METHYL SLICYLATE SENSOR, METHOD FOR SENSING METHYL SALICYLATE USING SAME, AND METHOD FOR DETECTING PATHOGEN INFECTION IN PLANT Final Rejection NEC Corporation
17695318 COMPOSITION FOR FORMING THERMALLY CONDUCTIVE MATERIAL, THERMALLY CONDUCTIVE MATERIAL, THERMALLY CONDUCTIVE SHEET, AND DEVICE WITH THERMALLY CONDUCTIVE LAYER Final Rejection FUJIFILM Corporation
17985954 DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
18382243 SURFACE TREATMENT AGENT Non-Final OA DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18142243 REFRIGERANT-CONTAINING COMPOSITION, USE THEREOF, REFRIGERATOR HAVING SAID COMPOSITION, AND OPERATING METHOD FOR REFRIGERATOR Non-Final OA DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18210358 IMPREGNATED 3D GRAPHENE AEROGELS FOR ENHANCED THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY Non-Final OA Georgia Tech Research Corporation
18190039 HEAT STORAGE MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING HEAT STORAGE MATERIAL Final Rejection HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
17718485 PLIABLE NONFLAMMABLE TAPE FOR COMPOSITE MATERIALS Final Rejection General Electric Company
18105332 LOW VISCOSITY THERMALLY CONDUCTIVE PASTE Non-Final OA Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
18030286 SULFIDE SOLID ELECTROLYTE GLASS CERAMIC AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR SAME Final Rejection IDEMITSU KOSAN CO.,LTD.
18282920 RUBBER COMPOSITION AND TIRE Final Rejection BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
18282637 RUBBER COMPOSITION AND TIRE Final Rejection BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
17766387 Micron Sized Droplets With Solid Endoskeleton or Exoskeleton Which Tunes The Thermal Stability of The Liquid Droplets Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of Colorado, a body corporate
18293696 CURABLE, ONE-PART, DUAL-STAGE THIOL-ENE-EPOXY LIQUID ADHESIVES AND METHODS Non-Final OA 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
18724315 Thermoplastic Resin Composition and Molded Article Manufactured From Same Non-Final OA LOTTE CHEMICAL CORPORATION
18322242 SUSTAINABLE EVAPORATIVE COOLING COATING FOR A BROAD RANGE OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY Final Rejection The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
18571312 ELECTRODEPOSITABLE COATING COMPOSITIONS Non-Final OA PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.
18492152 Thermally Conductive Silicone Composition Non-Final OA Solaredge Technologies Ltd.
18323288 COLD STORAGE MATERIAL, COLD STORAGE MATERIAL PARTICLE, GRANULATED PARTICLE, COLD STORAGE DEVICE, REFRIGERATOR, CRYOPUMP, SUPERCONDUCTING MAGNET, NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS, NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE APPARATUS, MAGNETIC FIELD APPLICATION TYPE SINGLE CRYSTAL PULLING APPARATUS, AND HELIUM RE-CONDENSING DEVICE Final Rejection Niterra Materials Co., Ltd.
18170958 COLD STORAGE MATERIAL PARTICLE, COLD STORAGE DEVICE, REFRIGERATOR, CRYOPUMP, SUPERCONDUCTING MAGNET, NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS, NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE APPARATUS, MAGNETIC FIELD APPLICATION TYPE SINGLE CRYSTAL PULLING APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING COLD STORAGE MATERIAL PARTICLE Non-Final OA Niterra Materials Co., Ltd.
18556275 INK SET Non-Final OA SAKATA INX CORPORATION
18683298 ADHESIVE RESIN COMPOSITION AND FILM Non-Final OA MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
17770475 BORON NITRIDE POWDER AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR, BORON CARBONITRIDE POWDER, COMPOSITE MATERIAL, AND HEAT DISSIPATING MEMBER Final Rejection Denka Company Limited

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