Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: COUGHLIN, DANIEL F

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1619

This examiner grants 39% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

38.8%
Allow Rate
-21.2% vs TC avg
542
Total Applications
+20.1%
Interview Lift
1376
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 503 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
10.9%
§102 Novelty
59.5%
§103 Obviousness
2.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17637022 AQUEOUS DISPERSIONS INCLUDING POLYMER PARTICLES Final Rejection NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY
17040190 THERMOPLASTIC MATERIALS INCORPORATING BIOACTIVE INORGANIC ADDITIVES Final Rejection Evonik Operations GmbH
17630052 COMPLEMENT ACTIVE FRAGMENT-LOADED THREE-DIMENSIONAL BIOMATERIAL FOR DENTAL AND/OR OTHER TISSUE REGENERATION Final Rejection CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE
17998374 BLONANSERIN-CONTAINING PATCH AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR Final Rejection KANEKA CORPORATION
17904266 EXTRUSION PRINTING OF BIOCOMPATIBLE SCAFFOLDS Non-Final OA William Marsh Rice University
17382666 BONDED POWDERS FOR THE TREATMENT OF BODILY LESIONS Final Rejection Cook Medical Technologies LLC
17755462 CERAMIC SCAFFOLD Final Rejection University of Southern California
17623390 BIOENERGETIC COMBINATIONS AND METHODS OF USING SAME Final Rejection Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
17769713 TRANSDERMAL ABSORPTION-TYPE PATCH Final Rejection KYUSHU UNIVERSITY, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION
18036203 ASENAPINE-CONTAINING PATCH Final Rejection HISAMITSU PHARMACEUTICAL CO., INC.
18035951 METHOD FOR INHIBITING ASENAPINE DEGRADATION Final Rejection HISAMITSU PHARMACEUTICAL CO., INC.
18283587 3D PRINTING BONE-REGENERATION SCAFFOLDS COMPOSED OF BIOLOGICALLY-DERIVED BONE POWDER Non-Final OA COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION
18618600 ANTIMICROBIAL CUPROUS OXIDE-CONTAINING COATINGS Non-Final OA Vapor Technologies, Inc.
17615559 Polyvalent Dosage Forms and Method For Their Production Non-Final OA DiHeSys Digital Health Systems GmbH
18372209 CELLULOSE DERIVATIVE FREE CAPSULE FOR HERBAL EXTRACTS Non-Final OA GAIA HERBS
18000215 Bio-Material Composition and Methods of Use Non-Final OA Bone Solutions, Inc.
18042996 METHODS OF FORMING BONE INTERFACE SCAFFOLDS Non-Final OA SPARTA BIOPHARMA LLC
18071410 ADHESIVE MATRIX WITH HYDROPHILIC AND HYDROPHOBIC DOMAINS AND A THERAPEUTIC AGENT Final Rejection Corium, LLC
17925515 SLOW-RELEASE MEDICAL PLASTER Non-Final OA FIDIA FARMACEUTICI S.P.A.
17560316 BONE REGENERATION MATERIAL Non-Final OA Wishbone
17613645 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DECONTAMINATION/DISINFECTION Final Rejection Aquila Bioscience Limited
17285940 MAMMAL-DERIVED MATRIX AS A SAFE BONE REPLACEMENT Non-Final OA IVORY GRAFT LTD.
15765759 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATMENT OF BONE DEFECTS Final Rejection EMBIOS GMBH

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