Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: ZIMMER, MARC S

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1734 1765 1796

This examiner grants 79% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

79.3%
Allow Rate
+14.3% vs TC avg
1,600
Total Applications
+15.9%
Interview Lift
883
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1554 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.6%
§101 Eligibility
13.9%
§102 Novelty
55.7%
§103 Obviousness
19.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18310732 SILICONE-MODIFIED POLYESTER COATING Final Rejection SWIMC LLC
18227826 Underwater adhesive from dynamic polymers Non-Final OA The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
18271223 THERMOPLASTIC POLYESTER ELASTOMER COMPOSITION, METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAME, AND MOLDED ARTICLE INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA LG CHEM, LTD.
18276477 ORGANOPOLYSILOXANE AND COSMETIC CONTAINING SAME Non-Final OA SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
18042764 SILOXANE COMPOUND AND FORMULATIONS COMPRISING SAID COMPOUND Non-Final OA Evonik Operations GmbH
18269730 CURABLE POLYSILOXANES AND PREPARATION OF SAME Non-Final OA 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
17309619 RELEASE LAYERS AND ARTICLES CONTAINING THEM Non-Final OA 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
18032978 POLYAMIDE Non-Final OA KURARAY CO., LTD.
18354764 CROSS-LINKED ORGANOSILICON NETWORKS THAT DEGRADE WITH FLUORIDE SALTS Non-Final OA The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
18267214 UPGRADED POLYOLEFIN FOR ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS Non-Final OA Borealis AG
18005977 ADHESIVE COMPOSITION FOR MAKING WATERPROOF BREATHABLE ARTICLES Final Rejection BOSTIK SA
18454865 POLYESTER RESIN Non-Final OA Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
18340156 Aromatic Polymer Composition for Use in a Camera Module Non-Final OA Ticona LLC
18077276 COMPOSITION FOR FORMING PHOTOCURABLE SILICON-CONTAINING COATING FILM Final Rejection NISSAN CHEMICAL CORPORATION
18275794 COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF A HIGHLY FLEXIBLE PHA SHEET Non-Final OA Newlight Technologies, Inc.
18266270 TEMPORARY HIGH-TEMPERATURE-RESISTANT DISPERSING AGENT AND PREPARATION AND USE METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection SHANDONG UNIVERSITY
17998439 POLYMER PARTICLE MANUFACTURING METHOD, METHOD OF OBTAINING LIQUID MIXTURE INCLUDING POLYMER PARTICLES AND ORGANOTELLURIUM COMPOUND, TELLURIUM RECOVERY METHOD, AND DISPERSION OF POLYMER PARTICLES Non-Final OA KYOTO UNIVERSITY
17926144 CROSS-LINKABLE MASSES BASED ON ORGANOSILICON COMPOUNDS Non-Final OA WACKER CHEMIE AG
17631901 CROSSLINKABLE COMPOSITIONS BASED ON ORGANOSILICON COMPOUNDS Final Rejection Wacker Chemie AG
18034624 CURABLE COMPOSITION, ARTICLE, CHECKING METHOD, AND ADHESIVE COMPOSITION Non-Final OA DENKA COMPANY LIMITED
18337037 POLYAMIDE-BASED FILM, METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAME, AND COVER WINDOW AND DISPLAY DEVICE COMPRISING THE SAME Non-Final OA SK microworks Co., Ltd.
18279057 CO-MODIFIED ORGANOPOLYSILOXANE AND CURABLE ORGANOPOLYSILOXANE COMPOSITION INCLUDING SAME Non-Final OA DOW TORAY CO., LTD.
18013880 CURABLE ORGANOPOLYSILOXANE COMPOSITION AND USE THEREFOR Non-Final OA DOW TORAY CO., LTD.
18010529 CROSSLINKED COPOLYMER, PREPARATION METHOD AND PRINTING PASTE COMPRISING SAID COPOLYMER Final Rejection SNF GROUP
18279073 Benzocyclobutene Resins Containing Olefinic Bonds and Preparing Methods Thereof Non-Final OA Wuhan Desytek Environmental Protection & New Materials Co., Ltd.
18258751 POLYPROPYLENE BLEND Non-Final OA INEOS EUROPE AG
17690104 SILICON-BASED COMPOSITIONS AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF Non-Final OA Momentive Performance Materials Inc.
18178253 CURABLE SILICONE COMPOSITION Final Rejection DuPont Toray Specialty Materials Kabushiki Kaisha
17778806 SILICONE-BASED COMPOSITION AND CURED PRODUCT THEREOF Final Rejection MOMENTIVE PERFORMANCE MATERIALS KOREA CO., LTD

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