Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: ARMSTRONG, SUSANNAH SIPPLE

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 1616 1629 3642

This examiner grants 32% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

32.1%
Allow Rate
-19.9% vs TC avg
85
Total Applications
+51.9%
Interview Lift
1170
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 28 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.5%
§101 Eligibility
15.0%
§102 Novelty
35.6%
§103 Obviousness
26.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18755788 Oral Care Compositions Comprising Hops Beta Acids Non-Final OA The Procter & Gamble Company
18444627 CELLULOSE PARTICLE Final Rejection FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
18853592 ADAPTIVE PATCHES FOR DYNAMIC ORGANS Non-Final OA THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL
18836156 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR ENHANCED DRUG LOADING OF LONG-ACTING IN SITU FORMING IMPLANTS AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
18683240 CROSS-LINKED POLYMERIC CHELATORS COMPOSITIONS AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
18566802 NON-CONTACT LITHOTRIPSY USING PHOTONIC NANOPARTICLES Non-Final OA The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
18505079 MICROCAPSULE AND PREPARATION METHOD AND USE THEREOF Final Rejection KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
18004734 WATER-IN-OIL EMULSION HAVING A HIGH INTERNAL WATER PHASE CONTENT Non-Final OA L'OREAL
18305746 Personal Care Composition Non-Final OA Colgate-Palmolive Company
18145813 EPINEPHRINE PREMIX FORMULATIONS AND USES THEREOF Final Rejection Baxter Healthcare SA
18559395 HYDROGELS INCLUDING BIOPOLYMERS Non-Final OA BEIERSDORF AG
18845293 COSMETIC Non-Final OA SHISEIDO COMPANY, LTD.
18572982 SKIN PENETRATION COSMETIC MATERIAL, AND SKIN PENETRATION COSMETIC MATERIAL PRODUCTION METHOD Final Rejection SHISEIDO COMPANY, LTD.
18686557 Multi-Layered Dextrose Tablets Non-Final OA Fertin Pharma A/S
18246138 A STABLE HERBICIDAL COMPOSITION Non-Final OA UPL Europe LTD
18247965 READILY DISPERSIBLE SHELF-STABLE MICROBIAL GRANULES Final Rejection Danisco US Inc.
18286890 RESHAPING COMPOSITION FOR KERATIN FIBERS Non-Final OA KAO GERMANY GMBH
18713592 LIQUID CARRIER CONCENTRATE COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE BENEFICIAL MICROORGANISM AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA SPECIALTY OPERATIONS FRANCE
18714147 METHOD FOR PREPARING ORAL COMPOSITE TABLET CONTAINING PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR AND ANTACID AND ORAL COMPOSITE TABLET PREPARED THEREBY Non-Final OA HANMI PHARM. CO., LTD.
18133271 SKIN CLEANSER COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR USE Final Rejection MARY KAY INC.
18037210 COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING ALLYL SULFIDE AND A SURFACTANT AND METHODS OF USING SAME Non-Final OA The State of Israel, Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development, Agricultural Research Organization

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