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Last updated: October 26, 2026

John E Uselding, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as USELDING, JOHN E

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1762 1763 1764 1796

This examiner grants 54% of resolved cases

Analysis

USELDING, JOHN E has 1300 resolved cases in tech center 1700 and art unit 1762. The allowance rate is 53.8%, the interview lift is 17.9%, and the median time to allowance is 994 days. The large resolved-case record gives the profile substantial scope. The allowance rate is near an even division of outcomes, and interviews are associated with a more modest improvement. The median indicates that prosecution commonly extends beyond two years.

The recorded companies are 3M Innovative Properties Company, BASF SE, and Daikin Industries Ltd. The leading firms are BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH, LLP, Dority & Manning, P.A. and Ticona LLC, and FOLEY & LARDNER LLP. Practitioners may benefit from disciplined interview use combined with careful management of a potentially prolonged examination cycle.

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

Performance Statistics

53.8%
Allow Rate
-11.2% vs TC avg
1,368
Total Applications
+17.9%
Interview Lift
994
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1300 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.9%
§101 Eligibility
15.0%
§102 Novelty
44.8%
§103 Obviousness
25.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18021044 MELT-PROCESSABLE, IMPACT RESISTANT FIBER-REINFORCED COMPOSITE MATERIALS Non-Final OA 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
17754608 ACRYLIC DAMPING ADHESIVE AND DIAPHRAGM MEMBRANE FOR MICRO-SPEAKERS Final Rejection 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
18562482 VULCANIZED RUBBER COMPOSITION AND TIRE Final Rejection BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
18245065 USE OF DIEUGENOL, OLIGOMERS AND/OR POLYMERS OF EUGENOL FOR STABILIZING ORGANIC MATERIALS, STABILIZED PLASTICS COMPOSITION, STABILIZER COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR STABILIZING ORGANIC MATERIALS Final Rejection FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FÖRDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V.
18258345 FLAME-RETARDED THERMOPLASTIC POLYURETHANE Final Rejection BASF SE
18245514 FLAME-RETARDED THERMOPLASTIC POLYURETHANE Non-Final OA BASF SE
18511229 OIL-RESISTANT AGENT AND PAPER PRODUCT Final Rejection DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18452908 COPOLYMER, MOLDED BODY, INJECTION MOLDED BODY, AND COATED ELECTRICAL WIRE Final Rejection DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18563419 THERMALLY CONDUCTIVE SILICONE COMPOSITION Non-Final OA Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
18323696 RESIN COMPOSITION, MOLDED ARTICLE, AND MACROMONOMER COPOLYMER Final Rejection Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
17416985 CROSSLINKING ACCELERATORES FOR SILANE-GROUP CONTAINING POLYMER COMPOSITIONS Final Rejection BOREALIS AG
17760314 NON-HALOGENATED FLAME RETARDANT COPOLYESTER COMPOSITIONS Non-Final OA Eastman Chemical Company
17704267 THERMOPLASTIC VULCANIZATES COMPRISING ACRYLATE RUBBER AND THERMOPLASTIC POLYURETHANE Final Rejection Parker-Hannifin Corporation
18258878 MOISTURE-CURABLE SEMICONDUCTIVE FORMULATION Final Rejection Dow Global Technologies LLC
18578708 PHENOLIC COMPOUND, ORGANIC MATERIAL STABILIZER, RESIN COMPOSITION, AND METHOD FOR STABILIZING ORGANIC MATERIAL Non-Final OA SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner John E Uselding's allowance rate?

53.8% of resolved applications examined by John E Uselding were allowed (1,300 resolved cases), compared with 61.2% across Art Unit 1762 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner John E Uselding?

This examiner's interview lift is +17.9 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner John E Uselding take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by John E Uselding took 994 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner John E Uselding work in?

John E Uselding examines applications in Art Unit 1762 in Tech Center 1700 (Chemistry & Materials).

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