Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: WALTERS JR, ROBERT S

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1711 1717 1759 1787 1792 1796

This examiner grants 51% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

51.4%
Allow Rate
-13.6% vs TC avg
1148
Total Applications
+50.8%
Interview Lift
1402
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1085 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.5%
§101 Eligibility
14.5%
§102 Novelty
47.7%
§103 Obviousness
31.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18059456 WATER-BASED INK FOR INKJET RECORDING, PRINTED RECORDING MEDIUM, INKJET RECORDING METHOD, INKJET RECORDING DEVICE, AND INK STORAGE CONTAINER Non-Final OA BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18262211 TWO-COMPONENT SYSTEM FOR PREPARING DEODORANT POLYURETHANE FOAMS Non-Final OA BASF SE
18254857 SOLUTION OF SULFONE POLYMERS IN N-TERT.-BUTYL-2-PYRROLIDONE FOR THE USE OF MEMBRANES Non-Final OA BASF SE
19004988 APPAREL FABRIC WITH HEAT RETENTION Non-Final OA Under Armour, Inc.
18644077 MANUFACTURING METHOD OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18147261 GENERATING WHOLE SUBSTRATE DROP PATTERNS WITH REPEATING EVALUATION REGIONS Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17757329 LIGHT CONTROL FILM AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Final Rejection 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
18241465 LAMINATE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME Non-Final OA KANEKA CORPORATION
18726680 METHOD FOR PREPARING RADIATIVE COOLING METAMATERIAL BY POWDER COATING Non-Final OA IUCF-HYU (INDUSTRY-UNIVERSITY COOPERATION FOUNDATION HANYANG UNIVERSITY)
17579163 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING AN ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE SHIELDING FILM COMPRISING AN ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE SHIELDING LAYER Non-Final OA KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
18879445 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING STATOR FOR ROTARY ELECTRIC MACHINE Non-Final OA AISIN CORPORATION
17906353 FILM FORMATION METHOD AND FILM FORMATION APPARATUS Final Rejection Tokyo Electron Limited
19055475 PREPARATION METHOD OF BISMUTH ION FILTER MEMBRANE AND APPLICATION THEREOF Non-Final OA WORK TOGETHER MARKETING CONSULTANT LIMITED
18656477 SUBSTRATE COATING COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS Final Rejection HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
18412232 SURFACE TREATMENT METHOD FOR GLASS AND RESIN SUBSTRATES Non-Final OA SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
18034947 FILM FOR LIQUID CRYSTAL DEVICE, LIQUID CRYSTAL DEVICE, AND LIGHT ADJUSTING APPARATUS Non-Final OA SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
18275456 EPOXY RESIN COMPOSITION FOR FIBER-REINFORCED COMPOSITE MATERIAL, FIBER-REINFORCED COMPOSITE MATERIAL, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING FIBER-REINFORCED COMPOSITE MATERIAL Non-Final OA Toray Industries, Inc.
17591070 METHODS OF FILLING RECESSES ON SUBSTRATE SURFACE, STRUCTURES FORMED USING THE METHODS, AND SYSTEMS FOR FORMING SAME Non-Final OA ASM IP Holding B.V.
17024910 MATERIALS AND METHODS FOR PASSIVE RADIATIVE COOLING Non-Final OA The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
18941351 THERMALLY CURABLE FILM-FORMING COMPOSITIONS PROVIDING BENEFITS IN APPEARANCE AND SAG CONTROL PERFORMANCE Final Rejection PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.
18691502 CURING OF COATING COMPOSITIONS BY APPLICATION OF PULSED INFRARED RADIATION Final Rejection PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.
18940071 SURFACE TREATMENT AGENT, SURFACE TREATMENT METHOD, AND AREA-SELECTIVE FILM FORMING METHOD ON SUBSTRATE SURFACE Non-Final OA TOKYO OHKA KOGYO CO., LTD.
18832527 COMPOSITION FOR DEPOSITING A PALLADIUM COATING ON A SUBSTRATE Non-Final OA Atotech Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG
18547924 VINYL CHLORIDE RESIN COMPOSITION, VINYL CHLORIDE RESIN MOLDED PRODUCT, AND LAMINATE Non-Final OA ZEON CORPORATION
18371206 Radiation-Curable Hard Coating Composition Non-Final OA Essilor International
18674793 A METHOD AND A SYSTEM FOR ENCAPSULATING A COMPONENT ARRANGED ON A SUBSTRATE Non-Final OA GN Hearing A/S
18784245 Top Coat Composition Non-Final OA AXALTA COATING SYSTEMS IP CO., LLC
18778826 METHOD FOR MAKING XUAN FLANNELETTE Final Rejection ZHEJIANG LIFESHINE ARTS CO., LTD
18460597 FLAME-RETARDANT VIBRATION ISOLATION RUBBER COMPOSITION AND FLAME-RETARDANT VIBRATION ISOLATION RUBBER MEMBER Non-Final OA Sumitomo Riko Company Limited
18712760 USE OF A PAINT FORMULATION CONTAINING METALLIC EFFECT PIGMENTS FOR PAINTING A VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH A RADAR SENSOR AND A LIDAR SENSOR Non-Final OA SCHLENK METALLIC PIGMENTS GMBH

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