Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: DESTEFANO, AUDRA JEAN

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 1625 1742 1766 2881 2893

This examiner grants 56% of resolved cases

Analysis

Audra Jean Destefano examines applications in Art Unit 1625 within Tech Center 2800. Her profile includes 38 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 55.3 percent. This rate suggests the examination process for her docket. Additionally, the median days to allowance is 1246, indicating the time investment required for a grant. Tech Center 2800 is the administrative home for these 38 resolved cases and sets the stage for her work.

The interview lift of 60.4 percent suggests that personal interaction is a factor for success with this examiner. This 60.4 percent lift implies that an interview can shift the odds of an allowance from the 55.3 percent baseline. The data supports the use of interviews to navigate the 1246-day median pendency and secure a patent grant in Art Unit 1625. Practitioners should consider these metrics when managing their expectations for prosecution in this art unit.

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

Performance Statistics

56.4%
Allow Rate
-11.6% vs TC avg
71
Total Applications
+61.2%
Interview Lift
1260
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 39 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
14.8%
§102 Novelty
54.0%
§103 Obviousness
19.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18688288 CURABLE COMPOSITION AND ADHESIVE Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18577001 METHOD OF PREPARING POLYMER FILM, POLYMER FILM, SUBSTRATE FOR DISPLAY DEVICE, AND OPTICAL DEVICE USING THE SAME Non-Final OA LG CHEM, LTD.
18711143 THERMOPLASTIC MIXTURES Final Rejection BASF SE
18688889 THERMO-SENSITIVE COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR PREPARATION THEREOF Non-Final OA BASF SE
18019630 Thermoplastic Mixtures Non-Final OA BASF SE
17783790 METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A POLYESTER CARBONATE Non-Final OA COVESTRO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY GMBH & CO. KG
17907696 ULTRA-SMALL NANO METAL ORGANIC FRAMEWORK MATERIAL AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Zhejiang University
18010048 Polyphosphonate Resin Composition and Molded Product Manufactured Therefrom Final Rejection LOTTE CHEMICAL CORPORATION
18689929 MANNICH BASE WITH HIGH CONTENT IN RENEWABLE CARBON Non-Final OA SIKA TECHNOLOGY AG
17564997 POLYIMIDE, FILM COMPOSITION, AND FILM PREPARED FROM THE SAME Non-Final OA INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
17914233 FUNCTIONALIZED POLY(ARYLENE ETHER) COPOLYMER, METHOD OF MAKING AND ARTICLES OBTAINED THEREFROM Non-Final OA SHPP GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES B.V.
17766309 METHOD FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF A MODIFIED POLYCARBONATE Non-Final OA SABIC GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES B.V.
18257111 Polyester-based Resin Composition Non-Final OA KOLON INDUSTRIES, INC.
18549402 CONJUGATED ANTHRADITHIOPHENE TERPOLYMERS AND PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES CONTAINING THEM Non-Final OA ENI S.P.A.
18704979 POLYAMIC ACID VARNISH, POLYIMIDE COMPOSITION, AND ADHESIVE Non-Final OA MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
17997051 UPCYCLING OF POLYSTYRENE REINFORCED 3D PRINTABLE PHOTOPOLYMER NANOCOMPOSITES AND RING OPENING COPOLYMERIZATION Final Rejection Ohio University
18568727 APPLICATION OF METALLO-SUPRAMOLECULAR BRANCHED POLYMERS IN CRYO-ELECTRON MICROSCOPY SAMPLE PREPARATION Non-Final OA VERSITECH LIMITED
18020881 LOW MELT COPOLYETHERESTER Non-Final OA ESTER INDUSTRIES LIMITED

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