Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: VO, HAI

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1781 1787 1788 1794

This examiner grants 57% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

56.8%
Allow Rate
-8.2% vs TC avg
1267
Total Applications
+72.3%
Interview Lift
1240
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1207 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
22.4%
§102 Novelty
42.7%
§103 Obviousness
21.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18701587 BUFFER STRUCTURE AND PREPARATION METHOD FOR SAME, AND DISPLAY APPARATUS Non-Final OA BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
18559858 A THERMAL INSULATING MEMBER FOR A VEHICLE COMPONENT Final Rejection VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION
18720307 ADHESIVE SYSTEM INCLUDING A TAPE WITH A FOAM SUPPORT LAYER Non-Final OA 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
18699456 MULTILAYER PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE ASSEMBLY AND RELATED PROCESS Non-Final OA 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
18289537 MULTILAYER PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE FOAM TAPE Final Rejection 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
18693765 RADIATIVE COOLING PAINT HAVING IMPROVED SOLAR REFLECTIVITY Non-Final OA Korea University Research and Business Foundation
18626385 FOAMED ACRYLIC POLYMER PRIMERLESS ADHESIVE Final Rejection Illinois Tool Works Inc.
18004705 Absorbent Product with Improved Capillary Pressure and Saturation Capacity Final Rejection Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
18697381 LAMINATE, OPTICAL MEMBER, AND OPTICAL APPARATUS Non-Final OA NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
18285069 OPTICAL LAMINATE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING OPTICAL LAMINATE, OPTICAL MEMBER, OPTICAL APPRATUS, METHOD FOR PRODUCING OPTICAL MEMBER, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING OPTICAL APPARATUS Final Rejection NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
19114350 FOAMED RESIN INSULATION MATERIAL, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME Non-Final OA Nippon Chemical Industrial Co., Ltd.
17610979 AEROGEL- AND/OR XEROGEL-BASED MASS FOR ADVANCED MANUFACTURING AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA ETH Zürich
17919802 POLYOLEFIN RESIN FOAM SHEET AND LAMINATE Final Rejection Toray Industries, Inc.
18635727 INSULATED CONTAINER AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME Non-Final OA Berry Global, Inc.
18406730 INSULATED MULTI-LAYER SHEET AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME Non-Final OA Berry Global, Inc.
18773318 ROOM TEMPERATURE FOAMED AND CURED CARRIERS Non-Final OA ZEPHYROS, INC.
18552807 ABSORBER Final Rejection SUMITOMO SEIKA CHEMICALS CO., LTD.
18600120 INFRARED TRANSPARENT AEROGEL COMPOSITE FOR DEEP SUB-AMBIENT COOLING OF VIRTUALLY ANY SURFACE Non-Final OA Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
18502400 THERMAL INSULATING STRUCTURES Non-Final OA ADVANCED INNERGY LTD
18502366 PASSIVE FIRE-RESISTANT STRUCTURES Final Rejection ADVANCED INNERGY LTD
17789912 COATED POLYURETHANE FOAMS Final Rejection Rohm and Haas Company
18716138 PLASTICIZER COMPOSITION, RESIN COMPOSITION, RESIN MOLDED PRODUCT, AND LAMINATE Non-Final OA ZEON CORPORATION
18685230 VINYL CHLORIDE RESIN COMPOSITION, VINYL CHLORIDE RESIN MOLDED PRODUCT, AND LAMINATE Final Rejection ZEON CORPORATION
17590262 THERMALLY EXPANDABLE PREPARATION Non-Final OA Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
18189885 Slippery and Anti-Fouling Liquid-Infused Coatings Fabricated from Biodegradable and Biocompatible Components Non-Final OA Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
18636553 HYDROPHOBIC SILICA WET GEL AND AEROGEL Non-Final OA Cardinal CG Company
18285420 CORE MEMBER Final Rejection JSP CORPORATION
18792067 STAINABLE SURFACE Non-Final OA SWISS KRONO Tec AG
18736361 LAMINATES COMPRISING REINFORCED AEROGEL COMPOSITES Non-Final OA Aspen Aerogels, Inc.
18666373 COMPOSITE STRUCTURES WITH EMBEDDED SENSORS Non-Final OA Wabash National, L.P.

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