Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: CEPLUCH, ALYSSA L

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1722 1771 1772

This examiner grants 63% of resolved cases

Analysis

Alyssa L. Cepluch works in Tech Center 1700 and Art Unit 1722. She has resolved 522 cases with an allowance rate of 63.0 percent. This rate suggests a moderate level of difficulty for applicants. The 522 resolved cases provide a level of experience in processing applications within this technical field, offering a baseline for predicting outcomes.

The interview lift is 24.6 percent, which is a substantial increase over the 63.0 percent baseline. This suggests that interviews are very effective at moving cases toward allowance. Practitioners should prioritize direct communication to leverage this 24.6 percent lift. The data implies that verbal discussion is a successful method for resolving issues and improving the probability of a grant in this docket.

The median days to allowance is 994. This figure represents the timeframe for reaching a positive conclusion in prosecution. The 994-day duration, when paired with the 63.0 percent allowance rate, indicates an efficient pace of examination. Practitioners can use the 24.6 percent lift to help manage this 994-day process and secure a successful outcome.

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

Performance Statistics

63.0%
Allow Rate
-2.0% vs TC avg
570
Total Applications
+24.6%
Interview Lift
994
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 522 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.5%
§101 Eligibility
9.8%
§102 Novelty
56.3%
§103 Obviousness
27.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18264740 RENEWABLE ARCTIC DIESEL PRODUCTION Final Rejection EXXONMOBIL TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING COMPANY
19421858 PROCESS FOR PRODUCING WAX-BASED CHEMICALS AND ALPHA-OLEFINS FROM WASTE PLASTICS BASED ON SELF-HEATING MELT DECHLORINATION Non-Final OA China University of Petroleum (East China)
18434753 METHOD FOR GENERATING ISOBUTENE, CATALYST FOR GENERATING ISOBUTENE, AND ISOBUTENE GENERATION SYSTEM Final Rejection NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
18434760 METHOD FOR GENERATING ISOBUTENE, CATALYST FOR GENERATING ISOBUTENE, AND ISOBUTENE GENERATION SYSTEM Final Rejection NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
18530454 INTEGRATED NAPHTHA REFORMING AND BENZYL TOLUENE PRODUCTION PROCESS Final Rejection Saudi Arabian Oil Company
18623523 Diels-Alder coupling for cycloalkane production for sustainable aviation fuel Final Rejection Massachusetts Institute of Technology
19060173 ENHANCED CIRCULARITY AT ENHANCED ETHYLENE YIELD Non-Final OA Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
18575035 THERMAL DECOMPOSITION METHOD OF USED RUBBER AND RUBBER MATERIAL FOR THERMAL DECOMPOSITION Final Rejection BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
18428349 OLEFIN/PARAFFIN SEPARATION USING RECTIFIED ETS-4 Non-Final OA Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP
18858103 METHOD FOR PRODUCING HYDROCARBONS Non-Final OA ENEOS CORPORATION
18252439 CYCLOHEXYLBENZENE PRODUCTION METHOD AND CYCLOHEXYLBENZENE COMPOSITION USING SAME Final Rejection ENEOS Corporation
18955184 HYDROCARBON CRACKING PROCESS FOR CONVERTING RENEWABLE/CIRCULAR FEEDS TO LOWER OLEFINS Non-Final OA SHELL USA, INC.
18683198 PROCESS FOR DECHLORINATION OF WASTE PLASTICS Final Rejection SABIC Global Technologies B.V.
18683693 CATALYSTS FOR DEHYDROGENATION PROCESS Final Rejection Dow Global Technologies LLC
18683043 CATALYST AND PROCESS FOR THE DEHYDROGENATION OF ALKANES TO OLEFINS Non-Final OA Dow Global Technologies LLC
19001687 METHODS TO PRODUCE HYDROCARBONS FROM CARBON DIOXIDE Non-Final OA West Virginia University Board of Governors on Behalf of West Virginia University
18993315 REMOVAL OF SILICON FROM DEPOLYMERIZED OIL Non-Final OA Neste Oyj
18252565 ELECTROTECHNICAL FLUID AND A METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Final Rejection Neste Oyj
18312898 CO-PROCESSING ROUTE FOR HYDROTREATING POLYMER WASTE-BASED MATERIAL Final Rejection Neste Oyj
18911059 INTEGRATED PROCESS SOLUTION FOR MAXIMIZING CRUDE TO LIGHT OLEFINS AND CHEMICALS Non-Final OA LUMMUS TECHNOLOGY LLC
18041783 METHOD AND PROCESS ARRANGEMENT FOR PRODUCING HYDROCARBONS AND USE Final Rejection TEKNOLOGIAN TUTKIMUSKESKUS VTT OY
18692899 HOT RECYCLED CONTENT PYROLYSIS VAPOR DIRECTLY TO CROSS-OVER SECTION OF CRACKER FURNACE Final Rejection ExxonMobil Product Solutions Company
17755320 PROCESSES AND SYSTEMS FOR MAKING RECYCLE CONTENT HYDROCARBONS THROUGH AN ETHYLENE FRACTIONATOR Final Rejection ExxonMobil Product Solutions Company

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