Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: VAN SELL, NATHAN L

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1715 1748 1783

This examiner grants 54% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

53.8%
Allow Rate
-11.2% vs TC avg
923
Total Applications
+24.3%
Interview Lift
1183
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 848 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
3.0%
§102 Novelty
93.1%
§103 Obviousness
2.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18415235 LIQUID-REPELLENT COATINGS Final Rejection The Regents of the University of California
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
18026122 HYDROPHOBIC STRUCTURE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING HYDROPHOBIC STRUCTURE, AND METHOD FOR RECOVERING HYDROPHOBICITY Final Rejection Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18444129 NONWOVEN MATERIAL ADAPTED FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY AIR FILTRATION Final Rejection North Carolina State University
18462738 COMPOSITION, MAGNETIC PARTICLE-CONTAINING CURED SUBSTANCE, MAGNETIC PARTICLE-INTRODUCED SUBSTRATE, AND ELECTRONIC MATERIAL Final Rejection FUJIFILM Corporation
18461427 SUBSTRATE LAMINATE, IMAGE SENSOR, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SUBSTRATE LAMINATE Final Rejection KANEKA CORPORATION
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
18578944 AN IMPROVED METHOD FOR 3D PRINTING Non-Final OA SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
18294705 REINFORCED COMPOSITE FACER AND INSULATION ASSEMBLY INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA Owens Corning Intellectual Capital, LLC
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
18624435 LAMINATE PANEL, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A LAMINATE PANEL AND PRESS ELEMENT TO REALIZE THE METHOD Non-Final OA UNILIN, BV
18692968 PREPREG, FIBER-REINFORCED RESIN MOLDED ARTICLE, AND INTEGRATED MOLDED ARTICLE Final Rejection Toray Industries, Inc.
18394514 ELEMENT MADE OF BRITTLE MATERIAL HAVING A STRUCTURED EDGE, INTERMEDIATE PRODUCT, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE ELEMENT Final Rejection Schott AG
18435262 REFLECTIVE ROOF COATING HAVING REDUCED TITANIUM DIOXIDE Non-Final OA MiRus LLC
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.
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.
17025224 LOCALIZED PANEL STIFFENER Final Rejection Zephyros, Inc.
18760923 Adhesive film and method for manufacturing the adhesive film Non-Final OA Lohmann GmbH & Co. KG
18673097 PADS FOR CHEMICAL PLANARIZATION Non-Final OA CHEMPOWER CORPORATION
18640777 COATING STRUCTURE Non-Final OA KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI-RIKA-DENKI-SEISAKUSHO
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
18502475 ULTRATHIN GLASSES WITH HIGH EDGE IMPACT RESISTANCE Non-Final OA SCHOTT Glass Technologies (Suzhou) Co. Ltd.
18690002 METHOD FOR GROWING ZINC-CATECHOLATE FRAMEWORKS ON BIO-FIBERS AND THEIR ELECTRONIC APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA QINGDAO UNIVERSITY

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