Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Jeffrey D Washville, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as WASHVILLE, JEFFREY D

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 1654 1766 1782 2872 2899

This examiner grants 80% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

80.1%
Allow Rate
+12.1% vs TC avg
1,325
Total Applications
-4.6%
Interview Lift
1001
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1290 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.8%
§101 Eligibility
32.3%
§102 Novelty
51.0%
§103 Obviousness
11.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18549103 SELF-HEALING MATERIAL Non-Final OA SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18615619 POLYURETHANE-BASED RADIOPAQUE CROSSLINKED HYDROGELS WITH NON-ISOCYANATE PRECURSOR FOR MEDICAL APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
18358513 MAGNETIC CORE AND MAGNETIC COMPONENT Non-Final OA TDK CORPORATION
18279952 CEMENTITIOUS COMPOSITION Final Rejection BASF SE
18698869 SEPARATE-PACK TYPE DENTAL CURABLE COMPOSITION Non-Final OA Kuraray Noritake Dental Inc.
18440102 ESTHETIC, ROBUST, HYBRID AND BIOMIMETIC DENTAL COMPOSITION Non-Final OA DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc.
18450433 COMPOSITE WAFER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR Final Rejection Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
18382977 PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING A SILICON CARBIDE COATED BODY Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18037866 Flame-Retardant, Titanium Dioxide-Containing Polycarbonate Compositions Final Rejection Covestro Deutschland AG
18573698 CONTACT LENS AND PRODUCTION METHOD FOR SAID LENS Non-Final OA NOF CORPORATION
18547388 THERMALLY EXPANDABLE CELLULOSE-BASED MICROSPHERES Final Rejection NOURYON CHEMICALS INTERNATIONAL B.V.
18712540 SILICONE CORE ACRYLIC SHELL IMPACT MODIFIERS CONTAINING PHOSPHORUS Non-Final OA Rohm and Haas Company
18396211 Interlocking Gypsum Building Surface Products, Methods of Manufacture, and Interlocking Gypsum Building Surface Systems Non-Final OA CertainTeed LLC
18290365 POLYAMIDE-BASED MICROCAPSULES Non-Final OA Firmenich SA
18701790 SPHERICAL SILICA PARTICLES, AND RESIN COMPOSITION USING SAME Non-Final OA DENKA COMPANY LIMITED
18019783 Polyurea/Polyurethane Microcapsules Non-Final OA Symrise AG

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Jeffrey D Washville's allowance rate?

80.1% of resolved applications examined by Jeffrey D Washville were allowed (1,290 resolved cases), compared with 48.5% across Art Unit 1654 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Jeffrey D Washville?

This examiner's interview lift is -4.6 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Jeffrey D Washville take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Jeffrey D Washville took 1,001 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Jeffrey D Washville work in?

Jeffrey D Washville examines applications in Art Unit 1654 in Tech Center 2800 (Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics).

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