Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: WOODWARD, ANA LUCRECIA

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1765 1796

This examiner grants 73% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

73.0%
Allow Rate
+8.0% vs TC avg
1255
Total Applications
+16.6%
Interview Lift
1025
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1216 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.5%
§101 Eligibility
21.0%
§102 Novelty
31.3%
§103 Obviousness
34.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18253128 AQUEOUS LACTAM SOLUTION OF LIGNIN Non-Final OA BASF SE
19287560 Method for Producing Resin Composition Non-Final OA Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha
18457075 POLYALPHAOLEFINS MADE FROM DIMER OLEFINS OBTAINED FROM BRANCHED C10 MONOOLEFINS USING ALKYL ALUMINUM CATALYST Non-Final OA Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP
17486036 GRANULAR BODY AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA KANEKA CORPORATION
18037170 POLYCARBONATE COMPOSITION, METHOD FOR THE MANUFACTURE THEREOF, AND ARTICLES FORMED THEREFROM Final Rejection SHPP GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES B.V.
18452146 COPOLYMER, MOLDED BODY, EXTRUDED BODY, BLOW MOLDED BODY, TRANSFER MOLDED BODY, AND COATED ELECTRICAL WIRE Non-Final OA DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
17991146 EPOXY COMPOSITION CONTAINING COPOLYAMIDE AND BLOCK COPOLYMER WITH POLYAMIDE AND POLYETHER BLOCKS Final Rejection Zephyros, Inc.
17491579 STABILIZED PROTEIN IONIC LIQUID APPLICATIONS Final Rejection Government of the United States, as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
18302065 ITEM MADE OF A HEAVY PLASTIC MATERIAL Non-Final OA ETA SA Manufacture Horlogère Suisse
18300383 RESIN COMPOSITION Non-Final OA NAN YA PLASTICS CORPORATION
17844494 TWO PART CURABLE COMPOSITIONS Non-Final OA Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
18191076 POLYAMIDE MOLDING MATERIAL WITH HIGH FRACTURE STRENGTH AND MOLDED PARTS PRODUCED THEREFROM Final Rejection EMS-CHEMIE AG
18753631 ONE-PACK POLYMER MODIFIERS Final Rejection ARKEMA FRANCE
18001138 MOLDING COMPOSITIONS BASED ON POLYAMIDE, ON CARBON FIBERS AND ON HOLLOW GLASS BEADS AND USE THEREOF Final Rejection ARKEMA FRANCE
17789305 CROSSLINKABLE COMPOSITION COMPRISING A MONO(METH)ACRYLATE HAVING A 1,3 DIOXOLANE RING Final Rejection Arkema France
18028772 NEW POLYAMIDE-CONTAINING POWDERS FOR POWDER BED FUSION PRINTING PROCESS AND PRINTED ARTICLES THEREOF Non-Final OA Stratasys, Inc.
18238600 MULTIBLOCK COPOLYMER CONTAINING POLYLACTIC ACID AND POLYAMIDE FOR TOUGHENING POLYLACTIC ACID AND METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME Non-Final OA KOREA RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY
18079030 Heat Stabilized, Flame Retardant Polymer Composition Non-Final OA Celanese International Corporation
18329139 PHASE CHANGE COMPOSITE AND PREPARATION METHOD AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA Guangdong University of Technology
17773280 POLYAMIDE RESIN COMPOSITION Non-Final OA UBE CORPORATION
17783935 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING RESIN COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING MOLDED BODY Non-Final OA DOW-MITSUI POLYCHEMICALS CO., LTD.
18033829 MAGNETIC DIELECTRIC RESIN COMPOSITION, AND PREPREG AND COPPER CLAD LAMINATE COMPRISING SAME Non-Final OA SHENGYI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18022766 COATING COMPOSITION WITH IMPROVED BLOCK AND HUMIDITY RESISTANCE, DIRECT TO METAL ADHERENCE AND LOW VOC CONTENT Non-Final OA Arkema Inc.
18237468 THERMOPLASTIC RESIN COMPOSITION AND MOLDED ARTICLE THEREOF Non-Final OA TECHNO-UMG CO., LTD.
17768045 WEATHERING-RESISTANT STYRENE COPOLYMER MOLDING COMPOSITIONS WITH REDUCED MOLD DEPOSIT FORMATION FOR HIGH GLOSS APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA INEOS STYROLUTION GROUP GMBH
17766877 STYRENE COPOLYMER MOLDING COMPOSITIONS WITH REDUCED MOLD DEPOSIT FORMATION FOR HIGH GLOSS APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA INEOS STYROLUTION GROUP GMBH
18026152 WIRE ENAMEL COMPOSITION COMPRISING POLYAMIDEIMIDE Final Rejection ELANTAS EUROPE S.R.L.
17792272 METHOD FOR PREPARING AN ENZYME MASTERBATCH Final Rejection CARBIOLICE

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