Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: WEYDEMEYER, ETHAN

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1717 1783

This examiner grants 43% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

43.4%
Allow Rate
-21.6% vs TC avg
406
Total Applications
+45.1%
Interview Lift
1476
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 364 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
17.8%
§102 Novelty
57.8%
§103 Obviousness
21.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18193492 NANOPORE DEVICES INCLUDING BARRIERS USING DIBLOCK OR TRIBLOCK COPOLYMERS, AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME Non-Final OA Illumina, Inc.
18328807 SOLID MATERIAL Final Rejection Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18245441 Support Assembly and Terminal Device Non-Final OA HONOR DEVICE CO., LTD.
18396286 DISPLAY PANEL ASSEMBLY INCLUDING A FILM LAYER Non-Final OA SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
17950438 ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18696382 Decorative Film For A Vehicle Interior and Anti-Scatter Film Non-Final OA 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
17441113 DECORATIVE FILM AND RADIATION CURABLE INKJET INK Final Rejection 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
19101165 LAMINATED ARTICLE AND METHOD OF FORMING SAME Non-Final OA SHAW INDUSTRIES GROUP, INC.
17794762 DECORATIVE SHEET, DECORATIVE PANEL, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR DECORATIVE SHEET Final Rejection Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
18652485 WAVELENGTH CONVERSION MEMBER Non-Final OA NICHIA CORPORATION
18414810 STRUCTURALLY BONDED ARRANGEMENT Final Rejection AIRBUS HELICOPTERS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
18199746 DUAL-LAYER HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANES AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USE Final Rejection Regents of the University of Michigan
18269679 MOLDED BODY, AUTOMOBILE PART, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MOLDED BODY Non-Final OA RESONAC CORPORATION
18686287 PRINTED PRODUCT, PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR, AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA Heraeus Electronics GmbH & Co. KG
17045918 LAMINATED ELECTROLYTIC FOIL Non-Final OA TOYO KOHAN CO., LTD.
17905084 UNIDIRECTIONAL FIBER-REINFORCED THERMOPLASTIC RESIN SHEET AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME Final Rejection MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
18297023 SURGICAL GUIDELINE MARKING LAYER, METHODS OF PRODUCING AND METHODS OF USING THEREOF Non-Final OA SAVFE Co., Ltd.
17276934 BOARD FOR BUILDING WITH MAGNETIC LAYER Non-Final OA YOSHINO GYPSUM CO., LTD.
18296147 ELECTROCHEMICAL GLAZING HAVING ELECTRICALLY CONTROLLABLE OPTICAL AND ENERGY-RELATED PROPERTIES Non-Final OA SAGE ELECTROCHROMICS, INC.
18698949 A MESH FOR CONNECTING ITEMS THERETO Non-Final OA GLOMESH INTL PTY LTD
18409368 PLASTIC ARTICLE WITH FAUX STITCHING AND METHOD OF FORMING SAME Non-Final OA THERMOFLEX CORP.
18567222 CARBON FIBER NONWOVEN FABRIC SHEET, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME AND CARBON FIBER REINFORCED RESIN MOLDED BODY USING SAME Non-Final OA THE JAPAN WOOL TEXTILE CO., LTD.
18245579 METASTRUCTURE OPTICAL ELEMENTS, METASTRUCTURE OPTICAL ASSEMBLIES, AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Final Rejection NILT SWITZERLAND GmbH
18034125 SINGLE-LAYER MONOLITHIC WATERPROOF BREATHABLE FILM Non-Final OA PROCHIMIR
17997732 VITREOUS CARBON COMPOSITIONS, MULTI-LAYER LAMINATES, AND 3-D PRINTED ARTICLES Final Rejection Carbon Ceramics Company LLC

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