Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: BOYER, CHARLES I

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 1712 1761 1764 1796 2853

This examiner grants 70% of resolved cases

Analysis

Charles I. Boyer is an examiner in Tech Center 2800 and Art Unit 1712. The examiner has 1115 resolved cases on record. The data shows an allowance rate of 70.4% for these applications. This 70.4% allowance rate provides a metric for the frequency of successful outcomes. The median days to allowance is 850, which establishes a timeframe for the duration of the examination process from filing to the final grant.

The profile also includes an interview lift of 19.6%. This lift indicates that conducting an interview with the examiner correlates with a change in the likelihood of success. For practitioners, the 19.6% lift suggests that direct communication is a useful strategy for addressing rejections. With 1115 resolved cases, the examiner's history provides a basis for these observations. The 850-day median to allowance remains a key consideration for managing client expectations and prosecution resources in Art Unit 1712.

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

Performance Statistics

70.4%
Allow Rate
+2.4% vs TC avg
1,145
Total Applications
+19.6%
Interview Lift
850
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1115 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.9%
§101 Eligibility
26.8%
§102 Novelty
50.2%
§103 Obviousness
14.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19054357 AQUEOUS ACIDIC HARD SURFACE CLEANING LIQUID COMPOSITION Non-Final OA The Procter & Gamble Company
18913036 SILICONE COMPOUNDS Non-Final OA The Procter & Gamble Company
18757886 METHOD OF LAUNDERING FABRIC Non-Final OA The Procter & Gamble Company
18744880 CLEANING PRODUCT Final Rejection The Procter & Gamble Company
18621222 ANTIMICROBIAL LIQUID DETERGENT COMPOSITION Final Rejection The Procter & Gamble Company
18407491 LIQUID HAND DISHWASHING DETERGENT COMPOSITION Final Rejection The Procter & Gamble Company
18103064 PERFUME-CONTAINING PARTICLES AND THE MAKING METHOD Non-Final OA The Procter & Gamble Company
18986120 HDL CONCENTRATE-MILD, PG-FREE, LAS-FREE, SELF-PRESERVED WITH AMINE BUFFER Non-Final OA Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
18870673 TEXTILE WASHING METHOD Non-Final OA HENKEL AG & CO. KGAA
18617214 NON-ENZYMATIC, HIGH PH DETERGENT COMPOSITION WITH AMINO ACID Final Rejection Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
18923923 SOLIDIFYING NONIONIC SURFACTANTS Non-Final OA ECOLAB USA INC.
18820906 COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING CELLULASE WITH A NONIONIC SURFACTANT AND A QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUND Non-Final OA ECOLAB USA INC.
18627962 SOLID 2-IN-1 DETERGENT RINSE FORMULA FOR UNDER-COUNTER MACHINE WARE WASH Final Rejection ECOLAB USA INC.
19009576 Cleansing Composition Comprising a Nonionic and Cationic Surfactant Mixture And a Cationic Antibacterial Agent Non-Final OA Colgate-Palmolive Company
18930363 Home Care Compositions Final Rejection Colgate-Palmolive Company
19176510 STRIP FREE FLOOR SYSTEM Non-Final OA S. C. JOHNSON & SON, INC.
18254930 SOLVENT COMPOSITIONS WITH ANTIOXIDANTS Final Rejection Dow Global Technologies LLC
18869170 COMPOSITION Final Rejection Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
18033962 CONCENTRATED NON-AQUEOUS FABRIC CONDITIONERS Non-Final OA Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
18267785 FOAM CONTROL COMPOSITION Final Rejection Wacker Chemie AG
18688051 IMPROVED PERFUME COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING SULFUR-CONTAINING PRO-FRAGRANCE COMPOUNDS Final Rejection FIRMENICH SA

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