Last updated: October 04, 2026

Application No. 18/126,692

SMOOTH, SHELF-STABLE PRODUCT AND METHODS OF PRODUCING SAME

Non-Final OA

Filed

Mar 27, 2023

Priority

Jan 05, 2015 — provisional 62/099,705 +2 more

Examiner

O'HERN, BRENT T

Art Unit

1793

Tech Center

1700 — Chemical & Materials Engineering

Assignee

Nestlé S.A.

OA Round

3 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— +19.8% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 78% grant rate with +19.8% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 1410 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

O'HERN, BRENT T View full profile →

Grants 78% — above average

Career Allowance Rate

1107 granted / 1410 resolved

+13.5% vs TC avg

Strong +20% interview lift

Without

With

+19.8%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

2y 8m

Avg Prosecution

63 currently pending

Career history

1435

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

0.4%

-39.6% vs TC avg

§103

43.6%

+3.6% vs TC avg

§102

13.0%

-27.0% vs TC avg

§112

37.3%

-2.7% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 1410 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Show 2 earlier events

Jan 03, 2025

Applicant Interview (Telephonic)

Feb 20, 2025

Non-Final Rejection mailed

May 07, 2025

Response Filed

Jul 08, 2025

Final Rejection mailed

Oct 08, 2025

Response after Non-Final Action

Nov 06, 2025

Request for Continued Examination

Nov 07, 2025

Response after Non-Final Action

Feb 25, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed (current)

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

17/758,729

Patent 12745791

METHOD FOR ROASTING COFFEE BEANS

4y 2m to grant Granted Sep 29, 2026

18/640,550

Patent 12745787

PROCESS FOR COOKING GRAINS

2y 5m to grant Granted Sep 29, 2026

18/703,056

Patent 12745781

CIRCULAR USE OF FOOD RESIDUES BY MICROBIAL FERMENTATION

2y 5m to grant Granted Sep 29, 2026

18/015,415

Patent 12740576

A TEA-BASED BEVERAGE

3y 8m to grant Granted Sep 22, 2026

18/330,920

Patent 12740580

EGG REPLACER

3y 3m to grant Granted Sep 22, 2026

Study what changed to get past this examiner. Based on 5 most recent grants.

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Prosecution Projections

3-4

Expected OA Rounds

78%

Grant Probability

98%

With Interview (+19.8%)

2y 8m (~0m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

High

PTA Risk

Based on 1410 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.