Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: ZIMMER, MARC S

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1612 1712 1734 1761 1765 1781 1796

This examiner grants 79% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

79.3%
Allow Rate
+14.3% vs TC avg
1,606
Total Applications
+16.1%
Interview Lift
886
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1571 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.7%
§101 Eligibility
25.7%
§102 Novelty
39.9%
§103 Obviousness
24.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18522376 TEMPORARY SUBSTRATE ADHESIVE AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
18682106 THERMOPLASTIC RESIN COMPOSITION AND AUTOMOTIVE INTERIOR PART MANUFACTURED USING THE SAME Non-Final OA LG CHEM, LTD.
18271223 THERMOPLASTIC POLYESTER ELASTOMER COMPOSITION, METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAME, AND MOLDED ARTICLE INCLUDING THE SAME Final Rejection LG CHEM, LTD.
18227826 Underwater adhesive from dynamic polymers Non-Final OA The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
17768673 ADDITIVE FOR WATER-BASED PAINT, WATER-BASED PAINT COMPOSITION, AND COATING LAYER Non-Final OA SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
17768647 PAINT ADDITIVE, PAINT COMPOSITION, AND COATING LAYER Non-Final OA SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
18572967 ORGANOPOLYSILOXANE AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
18329671 OXYALKYLENE POLYMER, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, CURABLE COMPOSITION AND CURED PRODUCT Non-Final OA AGC Inc.
18310732 SILICONE-MODIFIED POLYESTER COATING Final Rejection SWIMC LLC
18280292 FLUORINE-FREE DYNAMIC WATER REPELLENTS WITH OIL-REPELLENT PROPERTIES, WATER-REPELLENT ARTICLES, AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME Final Rejection 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
18563768 ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY COMPOSITION FOR TREATING MINERAL SUBSTRATES Non-Final OA Evonik Operations GmbH
17748634 THERMAL INTERFACE MATERIALS AND METHODS FOR APPLICATION Non-Final OA Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
18354764 CROSS-LINKED ORGANOSILICON NETWORKS THAT DEGRADE WITH FLUORIDE SALTS Final Rejection The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
18032978 POLYAMIDE Final Rejection KURARAY CO., LTD.
18036048 TWO-PART CONDENSATION CURABLE SILICONE COMPOSITIONS AND THEIR APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA DOW SILICONES CORPORATION
17690104 SILICON-BASED COMPOSITIONS AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF Final Rejection Momentive Performance Materials Inc.
18178253 CURABLE SILICONE COMPOSITION Non-Final OA DuPont Toray Specialty Materials Kabushiki Kaisha

Facing This Examiner?

IP Author analyzes examiner patterns and generates tailored response strategies with the highest chance of allowance.

Build Your Strategy

Sign in with your work email

Enter your email to receive a magic link. No password needed.

Personal email addresses (Gmail, Yahoo, etc.) are not accepted.

Free tier: 3 strategy analyses per month