Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: YAGER, JAMES C

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1782 1794

This examiner grants 40% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

39.5%
Allow Rate
-25.5% vs TC avg
690
Total Applications
+25.3%
Interview Lift
1448
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 643 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
9.4%
§102 Novelty
56.2%
§103 Obviousness
27.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18147338 FLEXIBLE TUBE FOR ENDOSCOPE, ENDOSCOPIC MEDICAL DEVICE, AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME Final Rejection FUJIFILM Corporation
18077138 CORROSION RESISTANT POLYMER COATINGS FOR MANUFACTURING EQUIPMENT COMPONENTS Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
18895522 FLUORINE-CONTAINING COPOLYMER Non-Final OA DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18452892 FLUORINE-CONTAINING COPOLYMER Non-Final OA DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18452849 FLUORINE-CONTAINING COPOLYMER Non-Final OA DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18452808 FLUORINE-CONTAINING COPOLYMER Non-Final OA DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18452868 FLUORINE-CONTAINING COPOLYMER Non-Final OA DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18451921 FLUORINE-CONTAINING COPOLYMER Non-Final OA DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18452075 FLUORINE-CONTAINING COPOLYMER Non-Final OA DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18452109 FLUORINE-CONTAINING COPOLYMER Non-Final OA DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18450496 FLUORINE-CONTAINING COPOLYMER Non-Final OA DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18450762 FLUORINE-CONTAINING COPOLYMER Non-Final OA DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18450504 FLUORINE-CONTAINING COPOLYMER Non-Final OA DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18449898 FLUORINE-CONTAINING COPOLYMER Non-Final OA DAIKIN INDUSTRIES,LTD.
18449990 FLUORINE-CONTAINING COPOLYMER Non-Final OA DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18449927 FLUORINE-CONTAINING COPOLYMER Non-Final OA DAIKIN INDUSTRIES. LTD.
18450012 FLUORINE-CONTAINING COPOLYMER Non-Final OA DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18025435 ISOCYANATE-FUNCTIONAL PREPOLYMER, COMPOSITION COMPRISING SAME, AND COATING FORMED THEREWITH Final Rejection DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC
18318039 THERMOFORMABLE MULTILAYER FILMS AND BLISTER PACKS PRODUCED THEREFROM Final Rejection Philip Morris USA Inc.
18127344 PACKAGING MATERIAL, PACKAGING BAG, AND PACKAGING BODY Non-Final OA TOPPAN INC.
18070949 ACTIVE POUCHES AND METHODS OF USE Final Rejection Verdant Technologies, LLC
18273018 PAPER PACKAGING WITH THIN FILM BARRIER Non-Final OA AMCOR FLEXIBLES NORTH AMERICA, INC.
18269867 ELECTRONIC ARTICLE PACKAGING SHEET Non-Final OA DENKA COMPANY LIMITED
18191265 Biodegradable Living Hinge Final Rejection Meredian, Inc.

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