Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: TRAYWICK, ANDREW PRESTON

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1737

This examiner grants 72% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

71.6%
Allow Rate
+6.6% vs TC avg
158
Total Applications
+27.1%
Interview Lift
1127
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 116 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
3.7%
§102 Novelty
85.4%
§103 Obviousness
1.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17440387 PHOTO-PATTERNABLE CROSS-BRED ORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR POLYMERS FOR ORGANIC THIN-FILM TRANSISTORS Non-Final OA Corning Incorporated
18023039 PHOTOSENSITIVE STRUCTURE FOR FLEXOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING FLEXOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE Final Rejection ASAHI KASEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17813704 PHOTOSENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION, SHAPED PRODUCT, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SHAPED PRODUCT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17646108 PHOTOCURABLE COMPOSITION WITH ENHANCED THERMAL STABILITY Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18358150 Onium Salt, Acid Diffusion Inhibitor, Resist Composition, And Patterning Process Non-Final OA SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
18103733 RESIST COMPOSITION AND PATTERN FORMING PROCESS Final Rejection Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
17984366 RESIST UNDERLAYER FILM MATERIAL, PATTERNING PROCESS, AND METHOD FOR FORMING RESIST UNDERLAYER FILM Final Rejection SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
17852692 NEGATIVE RESIST COMPOSITION AND PATTERN FORMING PROCESS Non-Final OA Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
18174732 INDIUM BASED SOL-GEL OXIDE PRECURSOR FILMS AS EXTREME ULTRAVIOLET AND LOW-ENERGY ELECTRON BEAM RESISTS Non-Final OA Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
18190207 CARBOXYLATE, CARBOXYLIC ACID GENERATOR, RESIN, RESIST COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING RESIST PATTERN Final Rejection Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
18124180 SALT, ACID GENERATOR, RESIN, RESIST COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING RESIST PATTERN Final Rejection SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
17977185 SALT, ACID GENERATOR, RESIN, RESIST COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING RESIST PATTERN Non-Final OA SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
18324450 COMPOUNDS, MONOMERS, POLYMERS, PHOTORESIST COMPOSITIONS AND PATTERN FORMATION METHODS Non-Final OA DuPont Electronic Materials International, LLC
17633856 COMPOUND, POLYMER, COMPOSITION, COMPOSITION FOR FILM FORMATION, PATTERN FORMATION METHOD, INSULATING FILM FORMATION METHOD, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING COMPOUND, AS WELL AS METHOD FOR PRODUCING IODINE-CONTAINING VINYL POLYMER AND ACETYLATED DERIVATIVE THEREOF Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc.
18190714 NEGATIVE-TONE RESIST COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF FORMING RESIST PATTERN Final Rejection TOKYO OHKA KOGYO CO., LTD.
18233932 ADDITIVES FOR METAL OXIDE PHOTORESISTS, POSITIVE TONE DEVELOPMENT WITH ADDITIVES, AND DOUBLE BAKE DOUBLE DEVELOP PROCESSING Non-Final OA JSR Corporation
18025989 RADIATION-SENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR FORMING PATTERN Final Rejection JSR CORPORATION
18024309 RADIATION-SENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION AND PATTERN FORMATION METHOD Final Rejection JSR CORPORATION
17922867 PHOTOSENSITIVE FILM, PHOTOSENSITIVE ELEMENT, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING LAMINATE Non-Final OA Showa Denko Materials Co., Ltd.
18009628 PHOTOSENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION, CURED PRODUCT THEREOF, AND WIRING STRUCTURE CONTAINING CURED PRODUCT Final Rejection NAMICS CORPORATION

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