Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: CLARKE, TRENT R

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1651 1657 1678

This examiner grants 42% of resolved cases

Analysis

Trent R Clarke works in Tech Center 1600 and Art Unit 1651. He has 436 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 42.0 percent. This rate indicates the frequency of successful outcomes in this environment. The median days to allowance is 1382, suggesting the prosecution period for applications in this unit.

The interview lift is 24.0 percent. This figure shows that the 42.0 percent allowance rate can be improved through direct communication. In Tech Center 1600, where the 1382 days median to allowance is the observed timeline, the 24.0 percent lift offers a path to different outcomes.

The 436 resolved cases provide a foundation for these metrics. The 42.0 percent allowance rate and the 1382 days median to allowance highlight the conditions in Art Unit 1651. The 24.0 percent interview lift suggests that practitioners have a mechanism to influence the final result. The combination of these metrics defines the current prosecution landscape for this examiner.

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

Performance Statistics

42.0%
Allow Rate
-18.0% vs TC avg
480
Total Applications
+24.0%
Interview Lift
1382
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 436 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.1%
§101 Eligibility
11.6%
§102 Novelty
43.0%
§103 Obviousness
27.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18190660 Using Water Ponds for Capturing Dioxide and Growing Algae Non-Final OA Saudi Arabian Oil Company
18657413 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR THE TREATMENT OF PULMONARY ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of Michigan
18003570 CONTROLLING OPERATION OF A BIOREACTOR VESSEL Non-Final OA IPSEN BIOPHARM LIMITED
18889325 Methods and Compositions for Preserving Tissues and Organs Non-Final OA The General Hospital Corporation
17205910 COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING UMBILICAL CORD LINING STEM CELLS CONDITIONED MEDIUM Final Rejection RESTEM LLC
18015207 COMPOSITION FOR PREDICTING OR DIAGNOSING EARLY-STAGE DIFFUSE GASTRIC CANCER, COMPRISING PREPARATION FOR MEASURING LEVEL OF PEPSINOGEN II Final Rejection Seoul National University Hospital
18614071 Fetal Microchimeric Cells and EVs for Regenerative Medicine in Women's Health Non-Final OA University of Vermont and State Agricultural College
18684262 METHODS COMPRISING THERAPEUTIC COMPOUNDS AND IN VITRO MAMMALIAN SKIN Non-Final OA AMGEN INC.
17923679 FUNCTIONALIZED POLY(GLYCEROL SEBACATE)S AND USES THEREOF Final Rejection CORNELL UNIVERSITY
17494690 MODULATING ISCHEMIC INJURY Final Rejection Noveome Biotherapeutics, Inc.

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