Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: WASHVILLE, JEFFREY D

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1654 1766

This examiner grants 80% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

79.9%
Allow Rate
+14.9% vs TC avg
1,288
Total Applications
-4.8%
Interview Lift
995
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1245 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
6.6%
§102 Novelty
86.1%
§103 Obviousness
2.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18733138 LOW-LOSS WAVEGUIDES FORMED IN HIGH-TRANSMISSION GLASS USING Ag-Na ION EXCHANGE Non-Final OA CORNING INCORPORATED
18280414 BIOCIDAL COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING COPPER AND A CO-BIOCIDE Non-Final OA CORNING INCORPORATED
18267950 SURFACE COATED CUTTING TOOL Non-Final OA MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION
18037866 Flame-Retardant, Titanium Dioxide-Containing Polycarbonate Compositions Non-Final OA Covestro Deutschland AG
18033377 MIXED COMPOSITION Non-Final OA SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
18116600 STRUCTURAL COLOR MULTILAYER STRUCTURES HAVING BARRIER LAYERS Non-Final OA Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
17802100 SYNTHESIS OF DRAG REDUCING LATEX PRODUCT USING CATIONIC SURFACTANTS IN EMULSION POLYMERIZATION Non-Final OA Liquidpower Specialty Products Inc.
18019783 Polyurea/Polyurethane Microcapsules Final Rejection Symrise AG
18252416 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR INHIBITION OF TISSUE ADHESION Non-Final OA WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY
17914936 METHOD FOR FORMING COATED HYDROGEL BEADS Final Rejection Oxford University Innovation Limited
18307354 WATER DISPERSIBLE POLYMER FOR USE IN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING Non-Final OA Stratasys, Inc.
17819232 ARTICLES OF MANUFACTURE WITH DEGRADABLE DELIVERY PARTICLES BASED FROM AMINE CONTAINING NATURAL MATERIALS Non-Final OA Encapsys, LLC
17819205 DEGRADABLE DELIVERY PARTICLES BASED FROM AMINE CONTAINING NATURAL MATERIALS Final Rejection Encapsys,LLC
18166269 MICROENCAPSULATION METHOD USING AMPHIPHILIC POLYMERS Non-Final OA Cornell University
18178837 MEDICAL SEALANTS Final Rejection Ethicon, Inc.
18276764 THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY MODIFIER AND MOLDED BODY Non-Final OA ZEON CORPORATION
18259721 SURFACTANT COMPOSITIONS WITH SUPRAMOLECULAR STRUCTURES FOR INDUSTRIAL, HOUSEHOLD, AGRICULTURAL AND OIL/GAS USE Non-Final OA BPS JUST ENERGY TECHNOLOGY, LLC
18216108 System and Method for a Cementitious Fiber Reinforced Building Material Non-Final OA Composite LLC
18268270 COMPOSITION FOR SURFACE TREATMENT OF STEEL SHEET AND STEEL SHEET USING THE SAME Non-Final OA UNICOH Speciality Chemicals Co., Ltd
17866433 DUAL DENSITY MOLDED MEMBER, TOOLING AND METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA Intex Technologies, LLC

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