Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: CALANDRA, ANTHONY J

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1623 1741 1748 1759 1791

This examiner grants 63% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

62.8%
Allow Rate
-2.2% vs TC avg
1,092
Total Applications
+18.3%
Interview Lift
1066
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1042 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.5%
§101 Eligibility
19.2%
§102 Novelty
42.3%
§103 Obviousness
27.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18950534 Methods for Liberating Trichome Fibers from Portions of a Host Plant Non-Final OA The Procter & Gamble Company
18818681 CRUSHED PIECE SUPPLY DEVICE AND FIBER STRUCTURE MANUFACTURING APPARATUS Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18410817 USE OF AN ANIONIC ADDITIVE TO IMPROVE DRY STRENGTH COMPOSITION PERFORMANCE Final Rejection ECOLAB USA Inc.
18410674 SCALE INHIBITION FOR PULP DIGESTERS Non-Final OA Ecolab USA Inc.
18633316 METHODS OF INCREASING FORMABILITY OF A PALM SHEATH MATERIAL, METHODS OF PRODUCING A PALM SHEATH-BASED PRODUCT, AND PALM SHEATH FOODWARE PRODUCED THEREBY Final Rejection Purdue Research Foundation
16613037 VAPOR PROVISION SYSTEMS Final Rejection NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED
18864250 ALTERNATIVE FIBERS AND MICRO-FIBRILLATED CELLULOSE COATED PACKAGING PAPERS, AND FILMS AND SUBSTRATES Non-Final OA NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY
18712988 SUBAMBIENT DAYTIME COOLING ENABLED BY HIERARCHICALLY ARCHITECTED ALL-INORGANIC METAPAPER WITH ENHANCED THERMAL DISSIPATION Non-Final OA Northeastern University
18597787 PROCESS TO OBTAIN FULLY OXIDIZED WHITE LIQUOR FOR USE IN THE FIBERLINE OF A KRAFT PULP PROCESS Non-Final OA L'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme pour l'Etude et l’Exploitation des Procedes Georges Claude
18739523 Coating Agent for Paper Base Material Non-Final OA Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
18511020 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCTION OF STARCH-LOADED FIBRILLATED FIBERS Final Rejection Domtar Paper Company, LLC

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