Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: CARR, DEBORAH D

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1621 1622 1623 1671 1672 1691 1692 1699 1765

This examiner grants 82% of resolved cases

Analysis

Deborah D Carr works in Tech Center 1700 and Art Unit 1621. The examiner has a large dataset of 1073 resolved cases. The allowance rate is 81.8 percent, which is very high. This 81.8 percent rate suggests that the examiner frequently finds allowable subject matter and that applicants have a high probability of success.

The median days to allowance is 873. This is a fast timeline, with cases typically being allowed in a predictable period. The interview lift is 2.7 percent. This low lift suggests that interviews do not significantly change the outcome, likely because the allowance rate is already so high.

Practitioners in Art Unit 1621 can expect an efficient process given the 873 days to allowance. The 1073 resolved cases provide a robust statistical foundation for these metrics. While the 2.7 percent interview lift is minimal, the overall 81.8 percent allowance rate makes this a very favorable docket for patent applicants in Tech Center 1700.

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

Performance Statistics

81.8%
Allow Rate
+16.8% vs TC avg
1,113
Total Applications
+2.7%
Interview Lift
873
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1073 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.0%
§101 Eligibility
23.0%
§102 Novelty
32.6%
§103 Obviousness
27.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18434869 METHOD FOR PRODUCING 1,3-DISUBSTITUTED BICYCLO[1.1.1]PENTANE BY PHOTOREACTION Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18551704 BRANCHED TAIL LIPID COMPOUNDS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR INTRACELLULAR DELIVERY OF THERAPEUTIC AGENTS Non-Final OA ModernaTX, Inc.
18700153 METHOD FOR TREATING WASTEWATER OF NEOPENTYL GLYCOL Non-Final OA LG CHEM, LTD.
18699478 METHOD FOR PREPARING NEOPENTYL GLYCOL Non-Final OA LG CHEM, LTD.
18689591 METHOD FOR PRODUCING ACRYLIC ACID Non-Final OA LG CHEM, LTD.
18292365 PROCESS FOR THE CONTINUOUS DISTILLATION OF ACRYLATES Non-Final OA BASF SE
18039501 INTEGRATED PROCESS FOR THE PARALLEL PRODUCTION OF ALKALI METAL METHOXIDES Final Rejection BASF SE
18697491 METHOD OF PRODUCING ALKOXYLATED ETHER AMINES AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA HUNTSMAN PETROCHEMICAL LLC
18491438 SYNERGISTIC ANTIFOULANT COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME Non-Final OA ECOLAB USA Inc.
18348074 SYNERGISTIC ANTIFOULANT COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME Non-Final OA Ecolab USA Inc.
18256961 PROCESS FOR PRODUCING PHOSGENE BY REACTION OF POLYCHLORINE ANIONS AND CARBON MONOXIDE Non-Final OA Covestro Deutschland AG
18276314 METHOD FOR PRODUCING ALKALI METAL/ALKALINE EARTH METAL HYDROXIDE AND APPLICATION OF SAID PRODUCTION METHOD TO CARBOXYLATE WASTE RECYCLING TECHNOLOGY Non-Final OA TOHOKU UNIVERSITY
18259792 METHOD FOR PREPARING ISOCYANATE COMPOUND Final Rejection Hanwha Solutions Corporation
18419693 METHOD FOR THE PREPARATION OF ALKENYL HALIDES Non-Final OA Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP
18284962 STABILIZED BORON ANIONS Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA PATENT FOUNDATION
18513001 DISILYLAMINE PRECURSORS AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA ENTEGRIS, INC.
18551619 METHODS FOR PRODUCING OF LIPIDS Non-Final OA Pfizer Inc.
18794166 DERMATOLOGIC TOPICAL APPLICATIONS OF ROR GAMMA AND ROR GAMMA-T INHIBITORS FOR THE PREVENTION OF SKIN CANCER DEVELOPMENT Non-Final OA Yale University
18558447 RECYCLED CONTENT DIOCTYL TEREPHTHALATE Final Rejection Eastman Chemical Company
18546868 REMOVAL OF UNWANTED MINERAL OIL HYDROCARBONS Final Rejection CARGILL, INCORPORATED
18698828 PROCESS FOR METHYL METHACRYLATE PRODUCTION FROM ETHANOL Non-Final OA Rohm and Haas Company
18265366 IONIZABLE LIPIDS Non-Final OA Universiteit Gent
17777402 Processes for the Preparation of Alpha-Hydroxy Esters via Grignard Coupling and Thiolation Reactions Non-Final OA Kemin Industries, Inc.
18270843 METHODS OF PRODUCING LOW-ACETAL ETHANOL Non-Final OA SUPERBREWED FOOD, INC.
18016909 POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL CONJUGATE DRUG, AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA CHONGQING UPGRA BIOTECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.

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