Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: ZHANG, MICHAEL N

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1781

This examiner grants 54% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

53.8%
Allow Rate
-11.2% vs TC avg
463
Total Applications
+24.7%
Interview Lift
1178
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 400 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
1.3%
§102 Novelty
86.4%
§103 Obviousness
6.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18681644 PACKAGE MATERIAL AND METHOD OF PRODUCING A PACKAGE MATERIAL Non-Final OA Sony Group Corporation
17324758 LIGHT-WEIGHT, HIGH STIFFNESS GLASS LAMINATE STRUCTURE Final Rejection 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
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.
18687553 PLASMA-RESISTANT LAMINATE, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR, AND PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA KYOCERA Corporation
18347844 STRUCTURE WITH LIGHTNING-STRIKE PROTECTION LAYER Final Rejection AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED
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
18256498 MULTILAYER STRUCTURES THAT INCLUDE ORIENTED FILMS AND SEALANT LAYERS Non-Final OA Dow Global Technologies LLC
18691477 ADHESIVE TAPE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ADHESIVE TAPE Non-Final OA NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
18682318 OPTICAL GLASS PLATE Final Rejection NIPPON ELECTRIC GLASS CO., LTD.
18611063 ARTIFICIAL LEATHER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA San Fang Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.
18688831 POLYMER INTERLAYERS WITH LOW MOTTLE AND REDUCED ICEFLOWER DEFECTS Non-Final OA SOLUTIA INC.
18282374 MULTI-LAYERED FIBROUS STRUCTURES FOR THERMOACOUSTICS APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA ZEPHYROS, INC.
18264632 POLYOLEFIN COMPOSITION FOR FUNCTIONAL FILMS Final Rejection Basell Poliolefine Italia S.r.l.
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.
18257208 POLYMERIC ARTICLE, COMPOSITE ARTICLE, AND PRODUCTION METHODS THEREFOR Final Rejection TOYODA IRON WORKS CO., LTD.
18547541 CAP SHEETS USEFUL FOR FUNCTIONAL FILMS Final Rejection EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY
17996005 HOT-FILLABLE ARTICLES MADE FROM MULTILAYERED THERMOFORMABLE FILM AND SHEET 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.
18472722 PANELS OF MEDIUM DENSITY FIBREBOARD Non-Final OA TITAN WOOD LIMITED
18249804 CEILING MATERIAL FOR VEHICLES Final Rejection KASAI KOGYO CO., LTD.
18258816 HIGH-DISINTEGRATION MULTILAYER BIODEGRADABLE FILM Final Rejection NOVAMONT S.P.A.
17924076 NEW OR IMPROVED MICROPOROUS MEMBRANES, BUILDING MATERIALS COMPRISING THE SAME, AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING THE SAME Non-Final OA Daramic, LLC

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