Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: USELDING, JOHN E

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1743 1763 1764 1796

This examiner grants 54% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

53.5%
Allow Rate
-11.5% vs TC avg
1,344
Total Applications
+17.6%
Interview Lift
990
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1284 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.9%
§101 Eligibility
15.0%
§102 Novelty
44.9%
§103 Obviousness
24.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
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.
18464353 COATING COMPOSITION, COATING MEMBRANE, LAMINATE, AND COATED ARTICLE Final Rejection DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18452908 COPOLYMER, MOLDED BODY, INJECTION MOLDED BODY, AND COATED ELECTRICAL WIRE Final Rejection DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18019704 POLYARYLENE SULFIDE RESIN COMPOSITION, AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING MOLDABILITY OF POLYARYLENE SULFIDE RESIN Final Rejection LG CHEM, LTD.
18647000 POLYCARBONATE COMPOSITIONS Final Rejection BASF SE
18245514 FLAME-RETARDED THERMOPLASTIC POLYURETHANE Final Rejection BASF SE
18043074 Polyamide Composition With Inclined Plane Tracking Resistance Non-Final OA BASF SE
17772564 Flame-Retardant Polyester Molding Compositions Final Rejection BASF SE
17754331 Polyamide Composition and the Article Thereof Final Rejection BASF SE
18037096 Binder, Solidified Object, and Method for Producing Solidified Object Non-Final OA Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd.
18158678 RESIN COMPOSITION, MOLDED PRODUCT, COMPOSITE AND ITS USE Final Rejection AGC Inc.
17704267 THERMOPLASTIC VULCANIZATES COMPRISING ACRYLATE RUBBER AND THERMOPLASTIC POLYURETHANE Non-Final OA Parker-Hannifin Corporation
18846866 POWDER FOR USE IN A LAYERWISE PROCESS WITH LASERS IN THE VISIBLE AND NEAR-INFRARED RANGE Non-Final OA Evonik Operations GmbH
18183271 NAILABLE CONCRETE COMPOSITION Final Rejection UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA
18217760 METHOD FOR PRODUCING STRETCHED FILM Non-Final OA KANEKA CORPORATION
18248763 HEAT STABILIZER FOR POLYMER PROCESSING USING PHOSPHATE WITH SUPPRESSED CRYSTALLINITY, AND METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME Final Rejection INDUSTRY ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION OF YEUNGNAM UNIVERSITY
18323696 RESIN COMPOSITION, MOLDED ARTICLE, AND MACROMONOMER COPOLYMER Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
18258878 MOISTURE-CURABLE SEMICONDUCTIVE FORMULATION Final Rejection Dow Global Technologies LLC
18013282 CURED FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE Non-Final OA KURARAY CO., LTD.
18256692 CHLOROPRENE POLYMER COMPOSITION, DIP-MOLDED ARTICLE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAID COMPOSITION AND ARTICLE Final Rejection Denka Company Limited
18697483 RESIN COMPOSITION AND OPTICAL ELEMENT Non-Final OA ZEON CORPORATION

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