Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: ZHANG, MICHAEL N

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1781 1787

This examiner grants 54% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

53.9%
Allow Rate
-11.1% vs TC avg
470
Total Applications
+23.9%
Interview Lift
1174
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 406 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.5%
§101 Eligibility
8.3%
§102 Novelty
59.3%
§103 Obviousness
27.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17919251 MOLDED BODY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING MOLDED BODY Final Rejection Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18347844 STRUCTURE WITH LIGHTNING-STRIKE PROTECTION LAYER Final Rejection AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED
18681644 PACKAGE MATERIAL AND METHOD OF PRODUCING A PACKAGE MATERIAL Final Rejection Sony Group Corporation
18281504 TILE BACKER BOARD Final Rejection ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
18611001 COVER FILM Final Rejection FUJIFILM Corporation
18996000 POLY(LACTIC ACID-b-3-HYDROXYPROPIONIC ACID) BLOCK COPOLYMER COMPOSITION AND FILM COMPRISING THEREOF Non-Final OA LG CHEM, LTD.
18926651 Aerogel Composite Non-Final OA LG Chem, Ltd.
18912709 RESIN COMPOSITION Non-Final OA TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.
18582234 LAMINATED COMPOSITE COMPONENT Final Rejection Acer Incorporated
18833668 METHOD FOR PRODUCING A MULTILAYERED MAGNET Non-Final OA Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
17972453 DIE INCLUDING A NON-RECTANGULAR SHAPED OPTICAL MATERIAL AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE Non-Final OA VIAVI SOLUTIONS INC.
18577976 THIN, FLEXIBLE, TUNABLE INFRARED EMISSIVITY BASED ON CARBON NANOTUBES Non-Final OA Battelle Memorial Institute
18256498 MULTILAYER STRUCTURES THAT INCLUDE ORIENTED FILMS AND SEALANT LAYERS Final Rejection Dow Global Technologies LLC

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