Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: BARBER, KIMBERLY

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1615 1617 3783

This examiner grants 71% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

71.1%
Allow Rate
+1.1% vs TC avg
93
Total Applications
+10.3%
Interview Lift
1067
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 38 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.9%
§101 Eligibility
7.6%
§102 Novelty
66.3%
§103 Obviousness
19.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18689457 SUNSCREEN OR DAILY CARE COMPOSITION COMPRISING BIS-ETHYLHEXYLOXYPHENOL METHOXYPHENYL TRIAZINE AND INORGANIC UV FILTERS Non-Final OA BASF SE
18711723 ANTIMICROBIAL POLYMER COMPOSITIONS, ANTIMICROBIAL POLYMER ARTICLES, AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME Non-Final OA CORNING INCORPORATED
18257377 COMBINATION OF MODIFIED STARCH/C13-C15 FATTY ACID/CLAY WITH AMPHOTERIC SURFACTANT Non-Final OA L'OREAL
18250350 COMPOSITION COMPRISING SKIN CARE ACTIVE INGREDIENT AND TWO POLYGLYCERYL FATTY ACID ESTERS Non-Final OA L'OREAL
18090154 Compositions and methods for treating keratin materials Final Rejection L'Oreal
18695446 COMPOSITIONS FOR USE Non-Final OA SOCIETE DES PRODUITS NESTLE S.A.
18255035 LIQUID PESTICIDAL FORMULATION Non-Final OA SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
18567817 COMPOSITE OPACIFIER DISPERSION Non-Final OA Dow Global Technologies LLC
18146499 MIDAZOLAM PREMIX FORMULATIONS AND USES THEREOF Final Rejection Baxter Healthcare SA
18689892 METHOD FOR IMPROVING THE TACTILE SENSATION OF DYED KERATINOUS FIBRES, IN PARTICULAR HUMAN HAIR Non-Final OA HENKEL AG & CO. KGAA
18250901 CLEAR TRANSFORMATIVE LIQUID-TO-EMULSION TREATMENT WITHOUT ADVERSE EFFECTS, SAID TREATMENT HAVING A WARMING EFFECT Non-Final OA Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
17998438 METHOD FOR TREATING HUMAN HAIR WITH AGENTS CONTAINING MIXTURES OF ORGANIC C1-C6 ALKOXY SILOXANES Non-Final OA Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
18565656 Compositions With Ethofumesate And A Safener Final Rejection BAYER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
18688418 POLYMERIC MATRIX FOR HAEMOSTATIC APPLICATION AND THERAPEUTIC BANDAGE THEREOF Non-Final OA INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR
18708520 INSECTICIDE COMPOSITION Non-Final OA IN2CARE HOLDING B.V.
18261512 WATER-IN-OIL TYPE COMPOSITION Final Rejection SHISEIDO COMPANY, LTD.
18704561 GENE DELIVERY COMPOSITION COMPRISING NITROGEN-DOPED GRAPHENE QUANTUM DOTS Non-Final OA SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY R & DB FOUNDATION
18280829 COSMETIC COMPOSITION COMPRISING CARNITINE-SALICYLATE AS ACTIVE INGREDIENT Non-Final OA LG HOUSEHOLD & HEALTH CARE LTD.
18118854 FLEXIBLE AND SOLID MAKE-UP PRODUCT, AND A SWATCH OF MAKE-UP PRODUCTS Final Rejection CHROMAVIS S.p.A.
18157134 Method for Prohibiting and/or Treating an Eye Condition Non-Final OA Celanese EVA Performance Polymers LLC
18010361 PROCESS FOR PREPARING SURFACTANT Final Rejection Croda International Plc
18493195 SLOW RELEASE FORMULATIONS OF PHOSPHOROUS ACID AND PHOSPHITE SALTS Non-Final OA LUXEMBOURG INDUSTRIES LTD.
18233564 CROSS-LINKED HA BEADS, PROCESS FOR MAKING SAME AND USES Final Rejection PROLLENIUM MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.'S
18261891 TOPICAL PATCH COMPOSITION FOR TARGETED SIRNA NANOPLEX DELIVERY AND GENE THERAPIES AND METHOD OF MAKING AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA National Skin Centre (Singapore) Pte Ltd
17830236 TRANSDERMAL PENETRATION BY MODULATING EPITHELIAL JUNCTIONS Non-Final OA Dyve Biosciences, Inc.
18256231 COENZYME Q10 MICROEMULSION, PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA HEILONGJIANG NHU BIOTECHNOLOGY COMPANY LTD.
17802510 Coated API Particles Non-Final OA TOWA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
18060766 ENCAPSULATED PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS, RELATED METHODS OF MAKING, AND RELATED METHODS OF TREATMENT Non-Final OA PATH
17911329 PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION Final Rejection TANABE PHARMA CORPORATION
17800333 IMPROVED FORMULATIONS OF LIPOPHILIC SUBTANCES FOR COSMETIC USES Non-Final OA KARNAK TECHNOLOGIES, LLC

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