Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: VO, HAI

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1745 1781 1787 1788 1794

This examiner grants 57% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

57.0%
Allow Rate
-8.0% vs TC avg
1,270
Total Applications
+72.2%
Interview Lift
1158
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1214 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
2.5%
§102 Novelty
71.2%
§103 Obviousness
3.6%
§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
18693765 RADIATIVE COOLING PAINT HAVING IMPROVED SOLAR REFLECTIVITY Non-Final OA Korea University Research and Business Foundation
18687564 ALTERNATIVE NANOPOROUS NETWORK MATERIALS AND PROCESSES Non-Final OA Massachusetts Institute of Technology
18406730 INSULATED MULTI-LAYER SHEET AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME Non-Final OA Berry Global, Inc.
19114350 FOAMED RESIN INSULATION MATERIAL, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME Non-Final OA Nippon Chemical Industrial Co., Ltd.
17954560 BARRIER COATING COMPOSITION FOR USE IN MANUFACTURING POLYMER FOAM PRODUCTS Non-Final OA Owens Corning Intellectual Capital, LLC
18552807 ABSORBER Final Rejection SUMITOMO SEIKA CHEMICALS CO., LTD.
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
18502400 THERMAL INSULATING STRUCTURES Non-Final OA ADVANCED INNERGY LTD
18502366 PASSIVE FIRE-RESISTANT STRUCTURES Final Rejection ADVANCED INNERGY LTD
18697381 LAMINATE, OPTICAL MEMBER, AND OPTICAL APPARATUS Non-Final OA NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
17590262 THERMALLY EXPANDABLE PREPARATION Final Rejection Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
18548946 BIODEGRADABLE THREE-DIMENSIONAL NETWORK STRUCTURE Non-Final OA TOYOBO MC Corporation
18636553 HYDROPHOBIC SILICA WET GEL AND AEROGEL Non-Final OA Cardinal CG Company
18792067 STAINABLE SURFACE Non-Final OA SWISS KRONO Tec AG
18736361 LAMINATES COMPRISING REINFORCED AEROGEL COMPOSITES Non-Final OA Aspen Aerogels, Inc.
18773318 ROOM TEMPERATURE FOAMED AND CURED CARRIERS Non-Final OA ZEPHYROS, INC.
18713660 VINYL CHLORIDE RESIN COMPOSITION, VINYL CHLORIDE RESIN MOLDED PRODUCT, AND LAMINATE Final Rejection ZEON CORPORATION
18685230 VINYL CHLORIDE RESIN COMPOSITION, VINYL CHLORIDE RESIN MOLDED PRODUCT, AND LAMINATE Final Rejection ZEON CORPORATION
18194316 CROSSLINKED POLYETHYLENE FOAM Non-Final OA Toray Plastics (America), Inc.
18359142 MULTILAYER INTEGRAL GEOGRIDS HAVING A CELLULAR LAYER STRUCTURE, AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAME Final Rejection Tensar International Corporation
18659237 Wallboard with Foam Material Layer Non-Final OA Gold Bond Building Products, LLC
18500437 FUNCTIONALIZED POROUS COMPOSITES CONTAINING CHEMICAL SCAVENGERS Non-Final OA Celanese International Corporation
15918518 MULTI-LAYER ASSEMBLIES COMPRISING A REINFORCED THERMOPLASTIC SURFACE LAYER AND A CORE LAYER Final Rejection HANWHA AZDEL, INC.
18621207 COMPOSITE POLYSTRYRENE PROFILE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SUCH PROFILES Non-Final OA ORAC NV
18608214 BREATHABLE FILMS HAVING INCREASED HYDROSTATIC HEAD PRESSURE Non-Final OA BERRY FILM PRODUCTS COMPANY, INC.
18285420 CORE MEMBER Final Rejection JSP CORPORATION

Facing This Examiner?

IP Author analyzes examiner patterns and generates tailored response strategies with the highest chance of allowance.

Build Your Strategy

Sign in with your work email

Enter your email to receive a magic link. No password needed.

Personal email addresses (Gmail, Yahoo, etc.) are not accepted.

Free tier: 3 strategy analyses per month