Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: VAN SELL, NATHAN L

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1715 1748 1783

This examiner grants 54% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

53.5%
Allow Rate
-11.5% vs TC avg
918
Total Applications
+24.2%
Interview Lift
1169
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 841 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
10.9%
§102 Novelty
65.3%
§103 Obviousness
18.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18686768 DEBOSSED AND PLEATED FINISHES FOR COMPOSITE NONWOVEN TEXTILES SUITABLE FOR APPAREL AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME Final Rejection NIKE, Inc.
18550076 NON-SOLVENT PU SYSTEM, AN ARTIFICIAL LEATHER COMPRISING THE SAME AND A PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE ARTIFICIAL LEATHER Non-Final OA BASF SE
18712424 METHOD FOR PLANARIZING TEXTURED GLASS SUBSTRATES USING A SILICON OXIDE COATING DEPOSITED VIA INKJET PRINTING AND TEXTURED GLASS SUBSTRATES WITH SUCH COATINGS Non-Final OA CORNING INCORPORATED
18462738 COMPOSITION, MAGNETIC PARTICLE-CONTAINING CURED SUBSTANCE, MAGNETIC PARTICLE-INTRODUCED SUBSTRATE, AND ELECTRONIC MATERIAL Final Rejection FUJIFILM Corporation
18444129 NONWOVEN MATERIAL ADAPTED FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY AIR FILTRATION Final Rejection North Carolina State University
18406822 WINDOW, DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE WINDOW, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE WINDOW Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
19248371 MARBLE TILE-IMITATING STONE PLASTIC COMPOSITE (SPC) FLOORBOARD AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection JIANGSU BBL HOME TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18461427 SUBSTRATE LAMINATE, IMAGE SENSOR, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SUBSTRATE LAMINATE Final Rejection KANEKA CORPORATION
18640777 COATING STRUCTURE Non-Final OA KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI-RIKA-DENKI-SEISAKUSHO
17631971 IN-MOLD ENCAPSULATION OF MULTIPLE MOLDED PARTS Final Rejection Covestro LLC
18578944 AN IMPROVED METHOD FOR 3D PRINTING Non-Final OA SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
18630471 SYNTHETIC RESIN LEATHER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18556508 Radar-Compatible Plastic Part Final Rejection Merck Patent GmbH
19103006 RECYCLABLE PLASTIC PARTS WITH METALLIC APPEARANCE AND BEING AUTOMATICALLY RECOGNIZABLE BY NIR SPECTROSCOPY AND SORTABLE Final Rejection ECKART GmbH
18607254 NON-ASPHALTIC COATINGS, NON-ASPHALTIC ROOFING MATERIALS, AND METHODS OF MAKING THEREOF Non-Final OA BMIC LLC
18455493 ROOFING MATERIALS WITH INCREASED WIND UPLIFT RESISTANCE AND METHODS OF MAKING THEREOF Non-Final OA BMIC LLC
17896787 PROCESS FOR IN-LINE EXTRUSION COATINGS ONTO ROOFING SHINGLES DURING MANUFACTURING AND ROOFING SHINGLES MADE BY THE PROCESS Non-Final OA BMIC LLC
18435262 REFLECTIVE ROOF COATING HAVING REDUCED TITANIUM DIOXIDE Non-Final OA MiRus LLC
17025224 LOCALIZED PANEL STIFFENER Final Rejection Zephyros, Inc.
18730850 NON-ORIENTED FILM, LAMINATED BODY, AND PACKAGE Non-Final OA MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
17912983 FILM INSERT MOLDED ARTICLE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR FILM INSERT MOLDED ARTICLE Non-Final OA MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.
17835775 MARKING METHODS AND ARRANGEMENTS Final Rejection Digimarc Corporation
18270035 Optically Clear, Stretchable, Crosslinked Thin Film Polymeric Barrier Layers Protecting Optical Devices Non-Final OA University of Rochester
17914918 DECORATIVE SHEET, DECORATIVE BOARD, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING TRANSFER MASTER PLATE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING DECORATIVE SHEET Final Rejection TOPPAN INC.
18698323 ALUMINOSILICATE AEROGELS Non-Final OA Aspen Aerogels, Inc.
18673097 PADS FOR CHEMICAL PLANARIZATION Non-Final OA CHEMPOWER CORPORATION
18187828 METHODS FOR FORMING AUXETIC, ZERO, AND NEAR-ZERO POISSON'S RATIO MATERIALS AND MATERIALS FORMED THEREBY Final Rejection UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
18548343 COMPOSITE COATING, PREPARATION METHOD, AND DEVICE Non-Final OA JIANGSU FAVORED NANOTECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18510777 VACUUM INSULATED PANEL WITH MULTI-ROW SEAL Non-Final OA LuxWall, Inc.
18697172 Motorcycle rear swingarm, motorcycle with swingarm and manufacturing method Non-Final OA PIAGGIO & C. SPA

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