Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: CARR, DEBORAH D

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

This examiner grants 82% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

81.8%
Allow Rate
+16.8% vs TC avg
1,105
Total Applications
+2.8%
Interview Lift
871
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1069 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.2%
§101 Eligibility
23.6%
§102 Novelty
32.5%
§103 Obviousness
27.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18274614 NOVEL SYNTHESIS OF SALCAPROZIC ACID BY AMIDE FORMATION Non-Final OA Novo Nordisk A/S
18434869 METHOD FOR PRODUCING 1,3-DISUBSTITUTED BICYCLO[1.1.1]PENTANE BY PHOTOREACTION Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
19397818 COMPOUNDS FOR USE IN ORGAN PRESERVATION AND ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION Non-Final OA ABREXA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
18292365 PROCESS FOR THE CONTINUOUS DISTILLATION OF ACRYLATES Non-Final OA BASF SE
18348074 SYNERGISTIC ANTIFOULANT COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME Non-Final OA Ecolab USA Inc.
18278329 HYDROXYLATION OF ALKANES USING OZONE Non-Final OA University of Kansas
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
18121303 PROCESS FOR PRODUCING CHLORIDE DEPLETED FEEDSTOCK FROM CHLORIDE CONTAINING CRUDE OIL OR FAT FEEDSTOCK Non-Final OA L'Air Liquide Société Anonyme pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procédés Georges Claude
18569160 ALICYCLIC ALCOHOL, ALICYCLIC ALCOHOL COMPOSITION, AND PERFUME COMPOSITION Non-Final OA MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.
18350092 METHOD FOR PRODUCING CARBONYL HALIDE Non-Final OA MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.
18272851 A PROCESS FOR EXTRACTION OF BIOMOLECULES FROM BIOMASS Final Rejection COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH
18558339 Functionalization of Lightly Branched Olefin Oligomers Non-Final OA ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.
18566447 METHOD FOR PRODUCING INTERNAL OLEFIN, METHOD FOR PRODUCING INTERNAL OLEFIN SULFONATE, AND LOW-TEMPERATURE STABILIZATION METHOD Non-Final OA KAO CORPORATION

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