Topic

Melt adhesive Steady

415 applications whose title mentions it. Its share of new filings over the last two years is 39% above the four years before.

Allowance rate

72%

−3 pts vs the USPTO 352 decided

Months to first action

19.1 mo

+0.5 vs the USPTO

Applications

415.0

in the record

Allowed

253.0

99 abandoned

Filings by year

How often the topic was filed

The most recent years are still filling in.

Where it is examined

Domains and art units

CPC subclasses

C09J251 apps

C08G32 apps

B05C30 apps

C08L18 apps

B32B13 apps

A61F9 apps

Art units

176251 apps

176541 apps

176431 apps

178728 apps

176623 apps

OPAP22 apps

Examiners

Who examines it, and how it fares with each

Docket Central22 apps

n/a

Hui H Chin19 apps

95%

Deve V. Hall12 apps

83%

Christopher M Rodd9 apps

100%

Michael M Dollinger8 apps

50%

Anish P Desai7 apps

33%

Mark S Kaucher7 apps

67%

Nathan M Nutter7 apps

100%

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Who files it

Companies and institutions

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA76 apps

80%

H.B. Fuller Company55 apps

64%

BOSTIK SA31 apps

91%

NORDSON CORPORATION21 apps

60%

ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.19 apps

95%

The Procter & Gamble Company16 apps

73%

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Who represents them

Law firms and agents

Henkel Corporation99 apps

73%

H.B. FULLER COMPANY56 apps

63%

BakerHostetler / Nordson17 apps

63%

ARKEMA INC.15 apps

92%

THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY15 apps

73%

Steven W. Weinrieb12 apps

83%

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Applications

Recent applications on this topic

Application	Title	Filed	Status	Rejections	RCEs	To 1st action
19881775	HOT-MELT ADHESIVE WITH IMPROVED SHEAR STRESS RESISTANCE	2026-10-02	Pending	0	0	n/a
19608901	POLYOLEFIN-BASED HOT MELT ADHESIVE COMPOSITION	2026-07-23	Pending	0	0	n/a
19605204	HOT MELT ADHESIVE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND COATING METHOD	2026-07-10	Pending	0	0	n/a
15304465	Method and apparatus for adaptive signal processing	2012-01-10	Allowed	1	0	12.0 mo
15127349	Composition and method for controlled release	2015-02-11	Abandoned	4	1	23.0 mo
15937385	Distributed ledger transaction verification	2018-03-12	Allowed	3	0	20.0 mo
15837208	Thermal management of battery assemblies	2021-04-13	Pending	2	1	17.0 mo
15183721	Machine learning model for anomaly detection	2012-05-14	Allowed	1	0	14.0 mo
15767734	Wireless power transfer coil arrangement	2015-06-15	Abandoned	4	1	25.0 mo
15452856	Catalyst for selective hydrogenation	2018-07-16	Allowed	3	0	22.0 mo

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