Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Claire Adrienne Cornelius, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as CORNELIUS, CLAIRE ADRIENNE

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1600 1618 1632 1671 1672

This examiner grants 71% of resolved cases

Analysis

CORNELIUS, CLAIRE ADRIENNE is assigned to Tech Center 1600 and Art Unit 1600. The profile includes 7 resolved cases, a 71.4% allowance rate, and a 1056-day median to allowance. The interview lift is 0.0%, so the available data does not show an interview-associated change in allowance outcomes.

The listed companies are CJ CheilJedang Corporation, Zoetis LLC, and Dyno Therapeutics Inc. The listed firms are Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (WA), Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C., and Biospark Intellectual Property Law. Because the case volume is limited, practitioners should rely on application-specific prosecution analysis rather than broad examiner inferences.

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

Performance Statistics

71.4%
Allow Rate
+11.4% vs TC avg
40
Total Applications
+0.0%
Interview Lift
1056
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 7 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

18.7%
§101 Eligibility
12.7%
§102 Novelty
28.0%
§103 Obviousness
33.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18277873 NOVEL BACTERIOPHAGE HAVING CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS-SPECIFIC BACTERICIDAL EFFECT AND ANTIBACTERIAL COMPOSITION COMPRISING SAME Final Rejection CJ CheilJedang Corporation
18278878 NOVEL BACTERIOPHAGE HAVING CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS-SPECIFIC BACTERICIDAL EFFECT AND ANTIBACTERIAL COMPOSITION COMPRISING SAME Final Rejection CJ CHEILJEDANG CORPORATION
18721713 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR EXPRESSING ANTIGENS ON CELL MEMBRANE Non-Final OA Zoetis Services LLC
18511416 Virus-like Particles with Programmable Tropism and Methods of Use Thereof for Delivery to Cells Non-Final OA The General Hospital Corporation
18727308 CIRCULAR RNA VACCINES AGAINST SARS-COV-2 VARIANTS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Non-Final OA Peking University
19000508 ANTIBODIES FOR TREATMENT OF CORONAVIRUS DISEASE Non-Final OA The Texas A&M University System
18277425 NOVEL DRUGGABLE REGIONS IN THE HUMAN CYTOMEGALOVIRUS GLYCOPROTEIN B POLYPEPTIDE AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Non-Final OA Pfizer Inc.
18301542 TREATMENT OF INFLAMMATORY CONDITIONS Non-Final OA Kyoto University
18350357 FOAM VACCINATION OF AVIANS Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE
18262073 Therapeutic Viral Vaccine Final Rejection GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals SA

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Claire Adrienne Cornelius's allowance rate?

71.4% of resolved applications examined by Claire Adrienne Cornelius were allowed (7 resolved cases), compared with 37.3% across Art Unit 1600 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Claire Adrienne Cornelius?

This examiner's interview lift is +0.0 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Claire Adrienne Cornelius take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Claire Adrienne Cornelius took 1,056 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Claire Adrienne Cornelius work in?

Claire Adrienne Cornelius examines applications in Art Unit 1600 in Tech Center 1600 (Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals).

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