Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: ARIANI, KADE

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1651 1653 1657

This examiner grants 75% of resolved cases

Analysis

Kade Ariani is an examiner in Tech Center 1600 and Art Unit 1651, having handled 837 resolved cases. The examiner maintains an allowance rate of 74.8 percent. This 74.8 percent rate indicates the frequency of granted patents among the 837 resolved cases. Practitioners can use these figures to evaluate the prosecution environment and the likelihood of success in this technology area.

The interview lift is 32.6 percent, which is a statistic that shows the change in allowance probability following an interview. This 32.6 percent lift is a notable metric for developing a strategy. The median days to allowance is 1030, providing a benchmark for the time required to reach a grant. This 1030-day median is a key data point for managing expectations. These figures from Tech Center 1600 and Art Unit 1651 serve as the basis for understanding the examiner's historical performance and the duration of the prosecution cycle.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

74.9%
Allow Rate
+14.9% vs TC avg
864
Total Applications
+32.4%
Interview Lift
1030
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 840 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.3%
§101 Eligibility
15.2%
§102 Novelty
34.8%
§103 Obviousness
32.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18715107 LEUCONOSTOC MESENTEROIDES CJLM119 STRAIN, AND FOOD FERMENTATION COMPOSITION COMPRISING CULTURE PRODUCT THEREOF Final Rejection CJ CHEILJEDANG CORPORATION
18279192 FERMENTED APPLE COMPOSITION Final Rejection CJ CHEILJEDANG CORPORATION
18572429 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS USING A COMBINATION OF AT LEAST ONE FIBER AND AT LEAST ONE PROBIOTIC TO IMPROVE MICROBIOME RESILIENCE Final Rejection SOCIETE DES PRODUITS NESTLE S.A.
18961073 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR C. DIFFICILE TREATMENT Non-Final OA REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
18849210 COMBINATION DRUG FOR TREATING MALIGNANT TUMOR Non-Final OA RIKEN
18816776 LIGILACTOBACILLUS PROBIOTICS, LIGILACTOBACILLUS EXTRACELLULAR VESICLES AND METHODS OF USING SAME Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA
18960342 DEVELOPMENT OF AMYLOGLUCOSIDASE AS A MEDICINAL FOOD OR DIETARY SUPPLEMENT Non-Final OA Baylor College of Medicine
18829900 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR CNS DELIVERY OF ARYLSULFATASE A Non-Final OA Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited
18723470 Microbial communities Non-Final OA Universiteit Gent
18038067 GLYCOSIDE PRODUCT BIOSYNTHESIS AND RECOVERY Non-Final OA Manus Bio Inc.
18695069 Sample Preparation and Detection Methods Using Enzymatic Digestion Non-Final OA Neogen Corporation
18574232 METHODS OF COLONIZING A MICROBIOME, TREATING AND/OR PREVENTING INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE AND GRAFT VERSUS HOST DISEASE Non-Final OA Vedanta Biosciences, Inc.
18255420 PRODUCTION OF FUNGAL BIOMASS Final Rejection MUSHLABS GMBH

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