Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: WORRELL, KEVIN

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1731 1742 1789 3722

This examiner grants 13% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

12.7%
Allow Rate
-57.3% vs TC avg
355
Total Applications
-3.6%
Interview Lift
1720
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 307 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
15.6%
§102 Novelty
58.3%
§103 Obviousness
24.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18208421 ARTICLE WITH A PROTECTIVE COATING Non-Final OA ASM IP Holding B.V.
18349202 CUSHIONING MATERIAL Final Rejection SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
19107872 FIBER PREFORM CONTAINING TEXTILE MARKERS Final Rejection SAFRAN CERAMICS
18714807 Resin Fiber Sheet, Prepreg and Method for Producing Prepreg Non-Final OA ASAHI KASEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18347319 COMPOSITE MATERIAL AND ITS PREPARATION Final Rejection City University of Hong Kong
17195250 ELASTIC BAND CONSTRUCT Non-Final OA DRYMAX TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
18796659 WATER-REPELLENT POLYACRYLONITRILE-BASED ARTIFICIAL HAIR FIBER, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND HEAD DECORATION PRODUCT Non-Final OA KANEKA CORPORATION
18030463 FILAMENT, STRUCTURE, RESIN COMPOSITION, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING FILAMENT Final Rejection Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc.
18948051 POROUS NON-WOVEN PTFE COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF FORMING Non-Final OA Donaldson Company, Inc.
17771503 SKIN COOLING FABRIC, POLYETHYLENE YARN THEREFOR, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING POLYETHYLENE YARN Final Rejection KOLON INDUSTRIES, INC.
18936012 THERMALLY BONDED ARTICLES Non-Final OA Dow Global Technologies LLC
17771670 MULTILAYER PULTRUDED STRUCTURE HAVING A CHEMICAL RESISTANT AND WEATHERABLE TOP LAYER Non-Final OA ARKEMA FRANCE
17794534 BIODEGRADABLE NON-WOVEN FABRIC AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME Non-Final OA Glatfelter Gernsbach GmbH
17435352 AQUEOUS DIPPING COMPOSITION Non-Final OA Kordsa Teknik Tekstil A.S.
17791273 Flexible Soft Wipe Comprising Individualized Bast Fibers Final Rejection Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc.

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