USPTO Examiner KAUCHER MARK S - Art Unit 1764

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18873206NEW POLYMER AND ITS PREPARATION METHODDecember 2024March 2025Allow300YesNo
18727355Polycarbonate-based Thermoplastic Compositions Having Improved Transparency PropertiesJuly 2024April 2025Allow920NoNo
18726823HITTING SOUND REDUCING MATERIAL AND THERMOPLASTIC RESIN COMPOSITIONJuly 2024December 2024Allow500YesNo
18710455GRAFT COPOLYMER, RESIN COMPOSITION FOR PLATING, MOLDED ARTICLE, AND PLATED PRODUCTMay 2024October 2024Allow510YesNo
18706151Adhesives Comprising Cyclic Imide Addition-Fragmentation And Adhesion AgentsApril 2024May 2025Allow1220YesNo
18629675METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TARGETED DELIVERY BY POLYMERSOMESApril 2024January 2025Allow1010YesNo
18615071TREAD RUBBER COMPOSITION AND PNEUMATIC TIREMarch 2024May 2025Allow1310NoNo
18615133FLAME RETARDANT POLYOLEFIN COMPOSITIONMarch 2024August 2025Allow1720NoNo
18615795BINDER, AND ANODE AND LITHIUM BATTERY EACH INCLUDING SAMEMarch 2024January 2026Allow2230YesNo
18691751IONOMERS AND/OR CHAIN EXTENDED/BRANCHED COPOLYMERS OF IMPACT MODIFIED VINYLIDENE AROMATIC MONOMER AND UNSATURATED COMPOUNDSMarch 2024August 2024Allow500YesNo
18689772THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTINGMarch 2024August 2025Allow1801NoNo
18593488POLYOLEFIN POLYMER INCORPORATING HINDERED PHENOL AND MANUFACTURE THEREOFMarch 2024July 2025Allow1620NoNo
18587826NOVEL CATIONIC POLYPHOSPHAZENE COMPOUND, POLYPHOSPHAZENES-DRUG CONJUGATE COMPOUND AND METHOD FOR PREPARING SAMEFebruary 2024November 2025Allow2010YesNo
18443482HIGH SPECIFIC GRAVITY GEOSYNTHETIC COMPRISING POLYPROPYLENEFebruary 2024November 2025Abandon2110NoNo
18430123MULTILAYERED HIGH-TEMPERATURE DIELECTRIC FILMFebruary 2024July 2024Allow510YesNo
18427145PHOTOSENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION, METHOD FOR PRODUCING CURED PRODUCT OF FLUORORESIN, FLUORORESIN, FLUORORESIN FILM, BANK AND DISPLAY ELEMENTJanuary 2024August 2025Allow1921NoNo
18422129PRESSURE PIPES WITH IMPROVED BARRIER PROPERTIES TO CO2January 2024July 2025Allow1831NoNo
18399886POLYPROPYLENE SHEETS AND ARTICLESDecember 2023October 2024Allow1010NoNo
18567624POLYPROPYLENE COMPOSITION FOR INTERIOR AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONSDecember 2023September 2024Allow910YesNo
18529536RUBBER COMPOSITION AND PNEUMATIC TIREDecember 2023September 2025Allow2110NoNo
18527615RESIN-EXTENDED RUBBER AND PROCESS FOR PREPARINGDecember 2023March 2025Allow1620NoNo
18516697CLEAR POLYPROPYLENE COMPOSITION FOR THERMOFORMINGNovember 2023July 2024Allow810NoNo
18379321FUNCTIONAL POLYOLEFIN POLYMERS AND MANUFACTURE THEREOFOctober 2023December 2024Allow1400NoNo
18284386RESIN COMPOSITION, PREPREG, RESIN-EQUIPPED FILM, RESIN- EQUIPPED METAL FOIL, METAL-CLAD LAMINATE, AND WIRING BOARDSeptember 2023January 2025Allow1621NoNo
18284192THERMOPLASTIC RESIN COMPOSITION AND MOLDED ARTICLE OF SAMESeptember 2023April 2024Allow710YesNo
18283128MIXED-PLASTICS-POLYPROPYLENE BLENDSeptember 2023April 2024Allow710NoNo
18280597Resin Composition Including Curable Polymer CompoundSeptember 2023January 2026Abandon2910NoNo
18240989METHOD FOR PRODUCING COMPOSITE RESIN PARTICLE DISPERSION, METHOD FOR PRODUCING PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING PRESSURE-RESPONSIVE RESIN, METHOD FOR PRODUCING TONER FOR ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE IMAGE DEVELOPMENT, AND COMPOSITE RESIN PARTICLESAugust 2023October 2024Allow1310NoNo
18239139POLYMERIC SUBSTRATE INCLUDING A BARRIER LAYERAugust 2023January 2026Allow2960NoNo
18451916Highly Co2-Permeable And Selective Polymer Blend Membrane And Process For Preparing The SameAugust 2023June 2024Allow1000NoNo
18235743ETHYLENE-BASED MODIFIER, ETHYLENE-BASED RESIN COMPOSITION, FILM, METHOD FOR PRODUCING ETHYLENE-BASED RESIN COMPOSITION, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING FILMAugust 2023September 2024Allow1310NoNo
18262159FLUOROPOLYMER COMPOSITIONJuly 2023August 2025Allow2511YesNo
18219218MICROFLUIDIC FLOW PROCESS FOR MAKING LINEAR POLYMERSJuly 2023August 2024Allow1320NoNo
18343193PROPLYLENE-BASED COPOLYMER PRODUCTJune 2023October 2024Allow1620NoNo
18207901THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMER COMPOSITION FOR OVERMOLDING POLYAMIDESJune 2023May 2024Allow1110NoNo
18329865MULTILAYER SHEET AND MULTILAYER ELECTRONIC DEVICEJune 2023February 2026Allow3210NoNo
18325461Ethylene Alkyl Acrylate-Based Copolymer Ionomer and Manufacturing Method ThereofMay 2023May 2024Abandon1120NoNo
18038758SYNTHESIS OF BLOCK POLYMERS BASED ON 1,3-DIENE AND ETHYLENEMay 2023December 2025Allow3000NoNo
18038505CATALYST SYSTEM BASED ON A RARE-EARTH METALLOCENE AND A CO-CATALYST HAVING A PLURALITY OF CARBON-MAGNESIUM BONDSMay 2023December 2025Allow3100NoNo
18038487CATALYTIC SYSTEM BASED ON A RARE-EARTH METALLOCENE AND A CO-CATALYST HAVING A PLURALITY OF CARBON-MAGNESIUM BONDSMay 2023December 2025Allow3100NoNo
18036769MALEIMIDE RESIN COMPOSITION, PREPREG, LAMINATE, RESIN FILM, PRINTED WIRING BOARD, AND SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGEMay 2023March 2026Allow3410YesNo
18252814PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A VINYL CHLORIDE-(METH)ACRYLATE COPOLYMER AND COMPOSITION COMPRISING SUCH A COPOLYMERMay 2023January 2026Allow3210NoNo
18035604GRAFTING PROCESS OF A DIELS ALDER ADDUCT ONTO POLYPROPYLENEMay 2023November 2025Allow3000NoNo
18312262SURFACE TREATMENT AGENTMay 2023September 2025Allow2800NoNo
18035258MEDICAL SILICONE PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE COMPOSITIONMay 2023March 2025Allow2201YesNo
18251223POLYMERIC DISINFECTANTS AND USES THEREOFApril 2023November 2025Allow3101YesNo
18032269BLOCK POLYMER, THERMOPLASTIC RESIN COMPOSITION AND MOLDED ARTICLEApril 2023January 2026Allow3310NoNo
18248897IMIDE ADDITION-FRAGMENTATION AGENTSApril 2023May 2025Allow2520NoNo
18123071Polymer Composition and Methods of Making and Using SameMarch 2023March 2024Allow1220YesNo
18178918AQUEOUS MODIFIED POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE DISPERSIONMarch 2023November 2025Allow3210NoNo
18172375Styrenic Block Copolymers and Methods of Preparation ThereofFebruary 2023October 2025Allow3200NoNo
18171843CONTINUOUS EXTRUDER PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING RHEOLOGY-MODIFIED POLYOLEFIN FOR CABLE INSULATION LAYERFebruary 2023January 2026Abandon3521NoNo
18107389RESIN COMPOSITIONFebruary 2023August 2025Allow3000NoNo
18020337AUTOMOTIVE COMPOSITIONFebruary 2023February 2026Allow3710NoNo
18164684WATERBORNE TWO-PART ADHESIVES AND USE THEREOFFebruary 2023September 2025Abandon3111NoNo
18161977SULFONATED POLYMERS AND COMPOSITIONS THEREOFJanuary 2023February 2026Allow3710NoNo
18018000PRODUCTION METHOD FOR HEAT-RESISTANT RESIN COMPOSITIONJanuary 2023July 2025Allow3000NoNo
18098281POLYIMIDE PRECURSOR COMPOSITION, POLYIMIDE FILM FORMED FROM THE SAME AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE USING THE SAMEJanuary 2023January 2026Allow3620NoNo
17904976THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMER COMPOSITION FOR IMPACT-RESISTANT MATERIAL AND IMPACT-RESISTANT MATERIALJanuary 2023February 2026Abandon4110NoNo
18005785RUBBER COMPOSITION FOR TIRESJanuary 2023January 2025Allow2401NoNo
18014902Polymer Compound, and Resin Composition Containing Said CompoundJanuary 2023July 2025Allow3000NoNo
18013202METHOD OF PREPARING GRAFT POLYMERDecember 2022October 2025Allow3410NoNo
18012161RESIN COMPOSITION, PREPREG, FILM WITH RESIN, METAL FOIL WITH RESIN, METAL-CLAD LAMINATE, AND PRINTED WIRING BOARDDecember 2022February 2026Allow3820NoNo
17624893Graft Copolymer, Method for Preparing the Same, and Resin Composition Including the SameDecember 2022June 2025Allow4100NoNo
18085417CELLULOSE-REINFORCED POLYPROPYLENE RESIN COMPOSITE MATERIAL, PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR AND USE THEREOFDecember 2022August 2023Allow820NoNo
18083690PROCESS FOR MODIFIYNG THE MELT FLOW INDEX OF LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENEDecember 2022February 2024Allow1410NoNo
18083686PROCESS FOR MODIFIYNG THE MELT FLOW INDEX OF LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENEDecember 2022February 2024Allow1310NoNo
18011398Hydrogenated Copolymer, Resin Composition, Molded Article, and Adhesive FilmDecember 2022January 2026Allow3710NoNo
18067274HIGH STIFFNESS, CLARIFIED POLYPROPYLENE COMPOSITIONS HAVING IMPROVED PROPERTIES FOR FOOD PACKAGINGDecember 2022April 2024Allow1610YesNo
18065427Polyolefin Compositions, Articles Thereof, and Methods ThereofDecember 2022December 2023Allow1220NoNo
18000970BLOCK COPOLYMER, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND ABSORBER AND ABSORBENT ARTICLE USING SAMEDecember 2022January 2026Allow3810YesNo
18061669RADICALLY POLYMERIZABLE COMPOSITIONSDecember 2022April 2024Allow1610NoNo
17926300METHOD FOR PRODUCING LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENTSNovember 2022November 2025Allow3620NoNo
17987065Polar Modifier Systems for High Vinyl Block CopolymerizationNovember 2022August 2024Abandon2120YesNo
17924384CURABLE THERMOSETTING COMPOSITION INCLUDING POLY(ARYLENE ETHER) COPOLYMERNovember 2022September 2025Allow3410YesNo
17997285POLYETHYLENE-BASED COMPOSITIONS AND FILMS MADE FROM SAMEOctober 2022September 2025Allow3520NoNo
18049780POLYMER POLYOL AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAMEOctober 2022January 2024Allow1401NoNo
17997119Linear Low Density Polyethylene for Film ApplicationsOctober 2022December 2025Allow3711NoNo
17919201RUBBER COMPOSITION AND CROSS-LINKED RUBBER COMPOSITIONOctober 2022December 2025Abandon3810NoNo
17964914POLYMERIC SUBSTRATE INCLUDING A BARRIER LAYEROctober 2022May 2023Allow710NoNo
17918625ROTOMOLDING COMPOSITIONS WITH LOW RELATIVE ELASTICITYOctober 2022May 2025Allow3100NoNo
17917847COATING COMPOSITION AND IN-MOLD COATING METHODOctober 2022February 2025Allow2811NoNo
17995593IMPROVED PERFORMANCE OF LED-CURABLE DIGITAL INKOctober 2022March 2025Allow2931YesNo
17957459THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITION AND MOLDED ARTICLE THEREOFSeptember 2022January 2023Allow400NoNo
17915412MIXTURES OF BITUMEN AND POLYMER COMPOSITIONSSeptember 2022June 2024Allow2010NoNo
17915426IMPROVED ASPHALT MATERIALSeptember 2022June 2024Allow2010NoNo
17935007Polyethylene Glycol-Based Polymer Processing Aid MasterbatchesSeptember 2022March 2023Allow620NoNo
17944668SUPPORT MATERIAL FOR FUSED DEPOSITION MODELING, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF FUSED DEPOSITION MODELED STRUCTURE AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECT USING SAMESeptember 2022February 2025Allow2911NoNo
17911467HETEROPHASIC POLYPROPYLENE COMPOSITIONSeptember 2022November 2025Allow3810YesNo
17801304FLUORINE-CONTAINING GRAFT COPOLYMER, AND PREPARATION METHOD AND USE THEREOFAugust 2022June 2025Allow3400YesNo
17904593BLOCK-COPOLYMER PELLETS, TACKY ADHESIVE COMPOSITION, AND STRETCH FILMAugust 2022May 2025Allow3300NoNo
17888492SHEET TRANSPORT ROLLER RUBBER COMPOSITION AND SHEET TRANSPORT ROLLERAugust 2022September 2023Allow1310NoNo
17889327THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMER COMPOSITIONAugust 2022September 2024Allow2530NoYes
17881652BINDER COMPOSITION FOR BOARD COATING SLIPSAugust 2022April 2025Abandon3311NoNo
17876073POLYMER COMPOSITION FOR IMPROVED GRADE PLASTICS FROM RECYCLED MATERIALJuly 2022February 2023Allow710NoNo
17795938VINYL ACRYLIC EMULSION COPOLYMER AND USE THEREOF IN STAIN RESISTANT COATING COMPOSITIONSJuly 2022October 2025Allow3831YesNo
17875146Acrylic Resin Powder, Resin Composition, Hot-Melt Adhesive Composition Including Acrylic Resin Powder, and Production Method ThereforJuly 2022January 2026Abandon4201NoNo
17871593COPOLYMER, METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAME, RESIN COMPOSITION AND ARTICLE MADE THEREFROMJuly 2022September 2024Allow2600NoNo
17865562THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMER COMPOSITIONJuly 2022May 2023Allow1000NoNo
17811275POLYMERIC SURFACTANTS HAVING INCREASED SALT TOLERANCE AND METHOD OF PREPARATION THEREOFJuly 2022October 2023Allow1510NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner KAUCHER, MARK S.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
21
Examiner Affirmed
17
(81.0%)
Examiner Reversed
4
(19.0%)
Reversal Percentile
30.6%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 19.0% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is below the USPTO average, indicating that appeals face more challenges here than typical.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
58
Allowed After Appeal Filing
17
(29.3%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
41
(70.7%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
44.0%
Lower than average

Understanding Appeal Filing Strategy

Filing a Notice of Appeal can sometimes lead to allowance even before the appeal is fully briefed or decided by the PTAB. This occurs when the examiner or their supervisor reconsiders the rejection during the mandatory appeal conference (MPEP § 1207.01) after the appeal is filed.

In this dataset, 29.3% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is below the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal has limited effectiveness in prompting favorable reconsideration.

Strategic Recommendations

Appeals to PTAB face challenges. Ensure your case has strong merit before committing to full Board review.

Filing a Notice of Appeal shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.

Examiner KAUCHER, MARK S - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner KAUCHER, MARK S works in Art Unit 1764 and has examined 952 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 74.8%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 30 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner KAUCHER, MARK S's allowance rate of 74.8% places them in the 39% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by KAUCHER, MARK S receive 2.04 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 53% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues a slightly above-average number of office actions.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by KAUCHER, MARK S is 30 months. This places the examiner in the 58% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +10.1% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by KAUCHER, MARK S. This interview benefit is in the 43% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 22.3% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 28% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show below-average effectiveness with this examiner. Carefully evaluate whether an RCE or continuation is the better strategy.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 39.2% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 60% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows above-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. If your amendments clearly overcome the rejections and do not raise new issues, consider filing after-final amendments before resorting to an RCE.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 20.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 27% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show below-average success with this examiner. Consider whether your arguments are strong enough to warrant a PAC request.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 60.4% of appeals filed. This is in the 37% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 37.5% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner shows below-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. Be prepared to fully prosecute appeals if filed.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 66.7% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 72% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions show above-average success regarding this examiner's actions. Petitionable matters include restriction requirements (MPEP § 1002.02(c)(2)) and various procedural issues.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 2.2% of allowed cases (in the 76% percentile). Per MPEP § 1302.04, examiner's amendments are used to place applications in condition for allowance when only minor changes are needed. This examiner frequently uses this tool compared to other examiners, indicating a cooperative approach to getting applications allowed. Strategic Insight: If you are close to allowance but minor claim amendments are needed, this examiner may be willing to make an examiner's amendment rather than requiring another round of prosecution.

Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 2.0% of allowed cases (in the 68% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions more often than average when claims are allowable but formal matters remain (MPEP § 714.14).

Prosecution Strategy Recommendations

Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:

  • Examiner cooperation: This examiner frequently makes examiner's amendments to place applications in condition for allowance. If you are close to allowance, the examiner may help finalize the claims.

Relevant MPEP Sections for Prosecution Strategy

  • MPEP § 713.10: Examiner interviews - available before Notice of Allowance or transfer to PTAB
  • MPEP § 714.12: After-final amendments - may be entered "under justifiable circumstances"
  • MPEP § 1002.02(c): Petitionable matters to Technology Center Director
  • MPEP § 1004: Actions requiring primary examiner signature (allowances, final rejections, examiner's answers)
  • MPEP § 1207.01: Appeal conferences - mandatory for all appeals
  • MPEP § 1214.07: Reopening prosecution after appeal

Important Disclaimer

Not Legal Advice: The information provided in this report is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. You should consult with a qualified patent attorney or agent for advice specific to your situation.

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