Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: STONEHOCKER, VIRGINIA LEE

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1732 1759 1761 1766 1787

This examiner grants 82% of resolved cases

Analysis

Virginia Lee Stonehocker is an examiner in Tech Center 1700 and Art Unit 1732. She has 48 resolved cases. The allowance rate is 81.3 percent. The median days to allowance is 1177. This 1177 days figure provides a timeline for applicants to consider during prosecution. The 48 resolved cases offer a basis for these statistics. This data is specific to her work in Art Unit 1732.

The interview lift for this examiner is 13.2 percent. This lift indicates that the allowance rate changes when an interview is conducted. Practitioners can use this information to decide whether to request an interview. The 81.3 percent allowance rate is the baseline for applications assigned to her. Direct communication is a strategy that relates to the 13.2 percent lift. These figures from Tech Center 1700 help in planning prosecution steps. The 1177 days median is a factor in managing expectations for patent pendency.

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

Performance Statistics

82.0%
Allow Rate
+17.0% vs TC avg
80
Total Applications
+12.0%
Interview Lift
1183
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 50 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.6%
§101 Eligibility
22.4%
§102 Novelty
48.1%
§103 Obviousness
24.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18293494 POLY(LACTIC ACID-B-3-HYDROXYPROPIONIC ACID) BLOCK COPOLYMER AND METHOD FOR PREPARATION THEREOF Non-Final OA LG CHEM, LTD.
18291017 Curable Composition Non-Final OA LG CHEM, LTD.
18682509 BIODEGRADABLE GRAFT POLYMERS FOR DYE TRANSFER INHIBITION Non-Final OA BASF SE
18553620 ALIPHATIC COPOLYAMIDE COMPOSITION Final Rejection BASF SE
18266824 POLYESTER POLYOLS COMPRISING 2,5-BIS(HYDROXYMETHYL)TETRAHYDROFURAN Final Rejection BASF SE
18292663 Method for Preparing a Polysiloxane-Polycarbonate Block Copolymer Using at Least One Special Condensation Reactor Non-Final OA Covestro Deutschland AG
18570117 FORMULATIONS FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING OF ELASTOMERIC MATERIALS Final Rejection Stratasys Ltd.
18203414 RESIN COMPOSITION FOR FLEXIBLE DEVICE, FILM-LIKE ADHESIVE FOR FLEXIBLE DEVICE, ADHESIVE SHEET FOR FLEXIBLE DEVICE, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING FLEXIBLE DEVICE Final Rejection FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
18447558 PRODUCTION OF ALKOXYSILOXANES Non-Final OA Evonik Operations GmbH
18331731 ONE-COMPONENT SYSTEM COMPRISING BLOCKED POLYURETHANE PREPOLYMERS Final Rejection Evonik Operations GmbH
18555991 Copolymer composition containing polyamide blocks, polyether blocks and thermoplastic polyurethane Non-Final OA ARKEMA FRANCE
18618361 PREPREG PRODUCTION METHOD AND PREPREG Non-Final OA MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
17826484 Ultraviolet-Curable Water-Based Inkjet-Printing Ink, Ultraviolet Curable Water-Based Composition for Inkjet Printing, and Printed Material Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
17664998 ACID CATALYZED WATERBORNE RESIN Non-Final OA SWIMC LLC
18026514 POLYURETHANE COMPOSITION HAVING REDUCED BLISTERING AND MATTE EFFECT Final Rejection SIKA TECHNOLOGY AG
18575182 ORGANOPOLYSILOXANE COMPOSITION FOR TRANSDUCER, LAMINATE COMPRISING CURED FILM THEREOF, USE THEREFOR, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA DOW TORAY CO., LTD.
18286951 BIFUNCTIONAL SIZING AGENT FOR IMPROVED ADHESION TO SUBSTRATES Final Rejection SHPP GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES B.V.
18038828 COMPOSITION, METHOD FOR THE MANUFACTURE THEREOF, AND ARTICLES PREPARED THEREFROM Non-Final OA SHPP GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES B.V.
18153588 POLYHYDROXYALKANOATE (PHA) CAKE Final Rejection Danimer IPCo, LLC
18566204 POLYISOCYANATE COMPOSITION, POLYMERIZABLE COMPOSITION, RESIN, MOLDED ARTICLE, OPTICAL ELEMENT, AND LENS Non-Final OA MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
18265106 CURABLE SILICONE COATING COMPRISING A NON-ORGANO TIN CATALYST Final Rejection MOMENTIVE PERFORMANCE MATERIALS INC.

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