Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: YAGER, JAMES C

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1782 1794

This examiner grants 40% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

39.9%
Allow Rate
-25.1% vs TC avg
693
Total Applications
+25.3%
Interview Lift
1445
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 651 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
3.1%
§102 Novelty
88.3%
§103 Obviousness
7.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18019592 IMPROVED OXYGEN BARRIER OF 1,4-BUTANEDIOL CONTAINING POLYMERS Non-Final OA BASF SE
18147338 FLEXIBLE TUBE FOR ENDOSCOPE, ENDOSCOPIC MEDICAL DEVICE, AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME Final Rejection FUJIFILM Corporation
18556780 MULTILAYER FILM, PACKAGING MATERIAL, AND PACKAGE Non-Final OA TOPPAN Holdings Inc.
18891240 FLUORINE-CONTAINING COPOLYMER Final Rejection DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18453487 FLUORINE-CONTAINING COPOLYMER Final Rejection DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18452849 FLUORINE-CONTAINING COPOLYMER Non-Final OA DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18452808 FLUORINE-CONTAINING COPOLYMER Non-Final OA DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18452015 FLUORINE-CONTAINING COPOLYMER Final Rejection DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18452109 FLUORINE-CONTAINING COPOLYMER Non-Final OA DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18451921 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.
18449927 FLUORINE-CONTAINING COPOLYMER Non-Final OA DAIKIN INDUSTRIES. LTD.
18449990 FLUORINE-CONTAINING COPOLYMER Non-Final OA DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18450012 FLUORINE-CONTAINING COPOLYMER Non-Final OA DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18449977 FLUORINE-CONTAINING COPOLYMER Final Rejection DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18448501 FLUORINE-CONTAINING COPOLYMER Final Rejection DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
17265518 PREFORM MADE OF POLYESTER Non-Final OA ALPLA WERKE ALWIN LEHNER GMBH & CO. KG
18025435 ISOCYANATE-FUNCTIONAL PREPOLYMER, COMPOSITION COMPRISING SAME, AND COATING FORMED THEREWITH Final Rejection DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC
18021973 SINGLE-LAYER CONTAINER, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND RECYCLED POLYESTER MANUFACTURING METHOD Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc.
18289739 PACKAGE CONTAINING WATER-SOLUBLE CAPSULES Non-Final OA Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
18127344 PACKAGING MATERIAL, PACKAGING BAG, AND PACKAGING BODY Non-Final OA TOPPAN INC.
18070949 ACTIVE POUCHES AND METHODS OF USE Non-Final OA 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 Danimer IPCo, LLC
18318039 THERMOFORMABLE MULTILAYER FILMS AND BLISTER PACKS PRODUCED THEREFROM Final Rejection Philip Morris USA Inc.

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