Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: BOYKIN, TERRESSA M

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1662 1732 1741 1765 1782 1787 1796

This examiner grants 89% of resolved cases

Analysis

Terressa M. Boykin serves in Tech Center 1700 and Art Unit 1662. The examiner has 1891 resolved cases, which provides a substantial volume of data for analysis. The allowance rate for these cases is 89.4%. This 89.4% allowance rate indicates the frequency of grants for applications reaching a final disposition. The median days to allowance is 706, providing a benchmark for the expected duration of the prosecution cycle in this unit.

The data shows an interview lift of 8.4%. This lift is a positive figure when compared to the 89.4% allowance rate, suggesting that direct communication is effective for this examiner. Practitioners should consider interviews as a strategy to improve the likelihood of a grant. With 1891 resolved cases, the examiner's history reflects a consistent benefit from verbal engagement. The 706-day median to allowance highlights the efficiency of the process in Art Unit 1662.

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

Performance Statistics

89.4%
Allow Rate
+24.4% vs TC avg
1,900
Total Applications
+8.4%
Interview Lift
706
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1891 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.8%
§101 Eligibility
17.7%
§102 Novelty
39.8%
§103 Obviousness
21.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18608153 POLYANILINES AND METHODS THEREOF Non-Final OA THE BOEING COMPANY
18587569 DEPOLYMERIZATION LIQUID GENERATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
18624512 METHOD FOR PURIFYING RECLAIMED POLYMERS Non-Final OA The Procter & Gamble Company
18541599 BASE COMPONENT WITH A BULK MOLDED COMPOUND AND NO BASE COAT Non-Final OA Valeo Vision
18688127 Method for Screening Solvent for Polyvinyl Chloride Extraction, Recycling Method for Waste Material, and Recycled Polyvinyl Chloride and Composition Non-Final OA LG Chem, Ltd.
18688146 Method for Screening Solvent for Extracting Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene Copolymer, Method for Recycling Waste, Recycled Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene Copolymer, and Composition Non-Final OA LG Chem, Ltd.
17926113 MULTI-FUNCTIONAL GSH-RESPONSIVE SILICA NANOPARTICLES FOR DELIVERY OF BIOMOLECULES INTO PLANT CELLS Non-Final OA Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
18284601 PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF PARTICLES COMPRISING POLYARYLENE (ETHER) SULFONE Non-Final OA BASF SE
18393248 POLYCARBONATE RESIN COMPOSITION Non-Final OA IDEMITSU KOSAN CO.,LTD.
18627209 Ultraviolet Absorbing Polymeric Dyes and Methods for Using the Same Non-Final OA Becton, Dickinson and Company
18575870 PRODUCTION OF PU FOAMS Non-Final OA Evonik Operations GmbH
18575871 RECOVERING DI- AND/OR POLYISOCYANATES FROM PU-DEPOLYMERISATION PROCESSES Non-Final OA Evonik Operations GmbH
18575876 PRODUCTION OF PU FOAMS USING RECYCLED POLYOLS Non-Final OA Evonik Operations GmbH
18627614 BIODEGRADABLE RESIN COMPOSITION, MOLDED ARTICLE, AND BIOLOGICAL DEGRADATION METHOD Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
18704083 RECOVERING POLY(VINYL BUTYRAL) POLYMER Non-Final OA SOLUTIA INC.
18691681 POLYMER BLENDS COMPRISING POST-CONSUMER RECYCLED RESIN Non-Final OA Dow Global Technologies LLC
18290705 GRADIENT CROSS-LINKED POLYMER WITH TRIGGERABLE DECOMPOSITION INTO BENIGN BYPRODUCTS AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME Non-Final OA University of Pittsburgh - Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education
18561762 METHOD FOR IMPROVING DISPERSIBILITY OF A CRYSTALLINE RESIN HAVING A HYDROPHILIC GROUP INTO NEUTRAL WATER Non-Final OA KAO CORPORATION
18288209 METHOD FOR PRODUCING RESIN FOR RECYCLING Non-Final OA KAO CORPORATION
18390267 BREATHABLE FILM AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME Non-Final OA Magnera Corporation
18294456 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EXTRACTING CONTAMINANTS FROM WASTE POLYMERS Non-Final OA PYROWAVE INC.

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