Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: ZHANG, MICHAEL N

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1781

This examiner grants 54% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

53.5%
Allow Rate
-11.5% vs TC avg
454
Total Applications
+25.9%
Interview Lift
1215
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 396 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
8.2%
§102 Novelty
57.1%
§103 Obviousness
27.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18681644 PACKAGE MATERIAL AND METHOD OF PRODUCING A PACKAGE MATERIAL Non-Final OA Sony Group Corporation
18137654 ROLLABLE OR FOLDABLE GLASS SHEET FOR VEHICLE INTERIOR SYSTEMS Final Rejection CORNING INCORPORATED
17324758 LIGHT-WEIGHT, HIGH STIFFNESS GLASS LAMINATE STRUCTURE Non-Final OA CORNING INCORPORATED
17919251 MOLDED BODY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING MOLDED BODY Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18611001 COVER FILM Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
17950338 DISPLAY DEVICE Final Rejection SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
18687553 PLASMA-RESISTANT LAMINATE, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR, AND PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA KYOCERA Corporation
18281504 TILE BACKER BOARD Non-Final OA ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
17908314 Elastic Bicomponent Fiber Having Unique Handfeel Non-Final OA Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
17905975 OPTICAL LAMINATE, POLARIZING PLATE USING SAME, SURFACE PLATE, AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE Final Rejection DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO., LTD.
18582234 LAMINATED COMPOSITE COMPONENT Non-Final OA Acer Incorporated
18691477 ADHESIVE TAPE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ADHESIVE TAPE Non-Final OA NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
18257208 POLYMERIC ARTICLE, COMPOSITE ARTICLE, AND PRODUCTION METHODS THEREFOR Final Rejection TOYODA IRON WORKS CO., LTD.
17922443 INTERLAYER FILM FOR LAMINATED GLASS, AND LAMINATED GLASS Non-Final OA SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
18691284 POLYETHYLENE FILM Non-Final OA Toray Industries, Inc.
18577976 THIN, FLEXIBLE, TUNABLE INFRARED EMISSIVITY BASED ON CARBON NANOTUBES Non-Final OA Battelle Memorial Institute
18585348 TUBULAR INSERT FOR A SANDWICH PANEL, METHOD FOR PLACING SUCH A TUBULAR INSERT IN A THROUGH-ORIFICE OF A SANDWICH PANEL AND SANDWICH PANEL HAVING AT LEAST ONE SUCH TUBULAR INSERT Non-Final OA Airbus Operations SAS
18282374 MULTI-LAYERED FIBROUS STRUCTURES FOR THERMOACOUSTICS APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA ZEPHYROS, INC.
18256498 MULTILAYER STRUCTURES THAT INCLUDE ORIENTED FILMS AND SEALANT LAYERS Non-Final OA Dow Global Technologies LLC
18687812 GAAS WAFER, GAAS WAFER GROUP, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING GAAS INGOT Non-Final OA DOWA Electronics Materials Co., Ltd.
18682318 OPTICAL GLASS PLATE Non-Final OA NIPPON ELECTRIC GLASS CO., LTD.
18688831 POLYMER INTERLAYERS WITH LOW MOTTLE AND REDUCED ICEFLOWER DEFECTS Non-Final OA SOLUTIA INC.
18713469 SURFACE PROTECTING FILM Non-Final OA Toray Advanced Film Co., Ltd.
18057381 SHEET-LIKE GLASS ARTICLE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA SCHOTT Technical Glass Solutions GmbH
18444832 SOILING SOLUTION Non-Final OA USG Interiors, LLC
18454300 TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE SUBSTRATE AND A DOUBLE-SIDE PHOTOLITHOGRAPHIC METHOD USING THE SAME Non-Final OA DUPONT ELECTRONICS, INC.
18547541 CAP SHEETS USEFUL FOR FUNCTIONAL FILMS Final Rejection EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY
18291725 TEAR-OPEN STRIP FOR A PACKAGING AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A TEAR-OPEN STRIP Non-Final OA MAYR-MELNHOF KARTON AG
18530297 RECYCLABLE LINER, PANEL, OR COMPONENT Non-Final OA Piana Nonwovens, LLC.
17784502 Selectively Applied Gradient Coating Compositions Final Rejection Nelumbo Inc.

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