Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: STEELE, JENNIFER A

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1759 1782 1783 1788 1789 1794 1796 1798 3791

This examiner grants 48% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

48.3%
Allow Rate
-21.7% vs TC avg
756
Total Applications
+33.5%
Interview Lift
1618
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 708 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
15.9%
§102 Novelty
49.0%
§103 Obviousness
25.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18256685 ANTIMICROBIAL AND ANTIVIRAL NANOCOMPOSITES SHEETS Non-Final OA Claros Technologies Inc.
18739804 MULTI-LAYER EXTRUDED UPPERS FOR ARTICLES OF FOOTWEAR AND OTHER FOOT-RECEIVING DEVICES Non-Final OA NIKE, Inc.
18284292 ADAPTIVE FABRICS WITH SELECTIVE PERMEABILITY AND THEIR USES Non-Final OA Sony Group Corporation
18483685 ATHLETIC APPAREL Final Rejection Under Armour, Inc.
18562506 Artificial Leather and Manufacturing Method Therefor Non-Final OA Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha
18277696 GLASS FABRIC, PREPREG, AND PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD Non-Final OA ASAHI KASEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18294184 EXTRUDABLE POLYURETHANE ARTICLES AND COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND PRINTING SAME Non-Final OA 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
18592083 ACTIVE SELF-TRANSFORMABLE TEXTILES Final Rejection Massachusetts Institute of Technology
18360591 RESIN FORMULATIONS AND RELATED ARTICLES AND METHODS Non-Final OA Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation
18688528 THIN FILM Non-Final OA The University of Tokyo
18692637 FIBER LAMINATED STRUCTURE AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.
18688532 WOVEN FABRIC FOR AIRBAGS AND AIRBAG Non-Final OA Toray Industries, Inc.
18288865 Two-layer buckling resistant lead-free water barrier Final Rejection NEXANS
18035644 MELT-SPUN FILAMENTS, YARNS, AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME Non-Final OA ALADDIN MANUFACTURING CORPORATION
18009588 HIGH WEAR RESILIENT SOFT YARN Final Rejection ALADDIN MANUFACTURING CORPORATION
17998223 METHOD FOR PRODUCING A FABRIC IMPREGNATED WITH A BINDER COMPOSITION Non-Final OA CARGILL, INCORPORATED
18655823 Low-Density Yarn Products and Methods of Making Same Non-Final OA David Rothschild Co., Inc.
18271720 HEAT-RESISTANT HIGH-TOUGHNESS FIBER, PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF, AND HEAT-RESISTANT HIGH-TOUGHNESS FILM Non-Final OA TEIJIN LIMITED
18546368 TEXTILE CONFIGURED FOR STRAIN SENSING, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A TEXTILE FOR STRAIN SENSING AND A KNITTING APPARATUS THEREOF Non-Final OA SINGAPORE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND DESIGN
18697256 GARMENT WITH PADDING AND CORRESPONDING PRODUCTION METHOD Non-Final OA CYTECH S.R.L.
18560666 FILAMENT CONTAINING POLYAMIDE (PA) POLYMER AND ITS USE FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING Non-Final OA SYENSQO SPECIALTY POLYMERS USA, LLC
18410847 PLANT BASED HAIR FIBERS Non-Final OA Aja Labs, Inc.
18546337 TURF INFILL MATERIAL AND RELATED TURF Final Rejection MONDO S.p.A.
18275072 MAGENT WIRE WITH HIGH PARTIAL DISCHARGE INCEPTION VOLTAGE (PDIV) Non-Final OA REA Magnet Wire Company, Inc.
18336559 UNIDIRECTIONAL MOISTURE CONDUCTING KNITTED FABRIC AND RELATED CLOTHING ITEMS, MANUFACTURING METHODS AND MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS Final Rejection GUANGZHOU JINGYILVFANG TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
17059363 IMPROVED WATER REPELLENT SUBSTRATE AND APPLICATION METHOD THEREFOR Final Rejection Xefco Pty Ltd
18179158 Textured Fabric Printing System And Method Non-Final OA Global Textile Alliance Belgium
17993446 COMPOSITION FOR ECO-FRIENDLY ARTIFICIAL LEATHER HAVING COFFEE GROUNDS WITH BIODEGRADABLE AND DEODORIZING EFFECT, ARTIFICIAL LEATHER INCLUDING SAME AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA KOLONGLOTECH, INC.
17268860 STEAM JET BULKING OF MULTICOMPONENT YARNS FOR IMPROVED POST TEXTILE PROCESSING Non-Final OA The LYCRA Company LLC

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