Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: EIX, EMILY FAY

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1651 1653 1796

This examiner grants 46% of resolved cases

Analysis

Emily Fay Eix is an examiner in Tech Center 1700 and Art Unit 1651. She has 33 resolved cases, which provide the data for her prosecution profile. Her allowance rate is 45.5 percent, indicating the baseline frequency of granted patents for applications under her review. This 45.5 percent rate suggests an examination environment where success depends on effective negotiation and technical clarity.

The interview lift is 78.3 percent, which is a metric for practitioners to consider. This 78.3 percent lift indicates that conducting an interview has a high impact on the likelihood of reaching an allowance. The data suggests that verbal communication is a component of a successful strategy when working with this examiner in Art Unit 1651.

The median time to reach an allowance is 1295 days for cases that are successfully prosecuted. This 1295-day duration serves as a benchmark for applicants to estimate the total time required to secure a patent. Given the 78.3 percent interview lift, practitioners should prioritize early engagement to navigate the 1295-day process more effectively.

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

Performance Statistics

45.5%
Allow Rate
-19.5% vs TC avg
100
Total Applications
+78.3%
Interview Lift
1295
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 33 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.7%
§101 Eligibility
22.9%
§102 Novelty
37.3%
§103 Obviousness
22.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18012916 NOVEL METHOD OF MEASURING ENZYME ACTIVITY Non-Final OA CJ CHEILJEDANG CORPORATION
18723030 METHOD FOR STORING REDUCED COENZYME Q10 Non-Final OA KANEKA CORPORATION
18708496 MUTANT ACE2 PROTEINS AND METHODS OF USING SAME Non-Final OA Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
18026860 METHOD FOR RECOVERING A PROTEIN FROM A FERMENTATION BROTH COMPRISING A HIGH DEGREE OF LYSED CELLS Final Rejection BASF SE
18173620 WASHING OR CLEANING AGENT COMPRISING A PROTEASE AND AN AMYLASE Non-Final OA BASF SE
18259153 ENZYMATIC RECYCLING OF POLYURETHANES BY A COMBINATION OF CUTINASES AND ESTERASES Non-Final OA SOCIETE DES PRODUITS NESTLE S.A.
18229592 USE OF INTESTINAL PROBIOTIC IN PREPARATION OF MEDICAMENT THAT PROMOTES METABOLISM OF ELLAGIC ACID INTO UROLITHIN A, PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION AND USE THEREOF Final Rejection Zhejiang University
18559244 METHODS FOR DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF CHRONIC PROSTATITIS AND/OR CHRONIC PELVIC PAIN SYNDROME Non-Final OA NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
18005826 ENGINEERED N-GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASES WITH ALTERED SPECIFICITIES Final Rejection Northwestern University
17431813 BEE GUT MICROBIAL FORMULATION FOR USE AS A PROBIOTIC FOR IMPROVED BEE HEALTH AND PATHOGEN RESISTANCE Non-Final OA Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
17915405 CELL CAPSULATING LAYER, CAPSULATED CELLS, CELL CAPSULATING COMPOSITION AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR Final Rejection SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY R&DB FOUNDATION
18267958 Microbial Cells Possessing a Reduced Lactose Internalization For Producing an Oligosaccharide Final Rejection Chr. Hansen A/S
18553310 CHONDROITIN-PRODUCING RECOMBINANT CELL Non-Final OA GIVAUDAN SA
18029224 ENGINEERED STABLE LACTATE OXIDOREDUCTASES, COMPOSITIONS, DEVICES, KITS AND USES THEREOF Final Rejection National University Corporation Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
18288797 Pharmaceutical Composition for Improving and Treating Leukotrichia and/or Alopecia and Preparation Method Thereof Non-Final OA Beijing University of Chemical Technology
18253585 METHODS OF IMPROVING PRODUCTION OF MORPHINAN ALKALOIDS AND DERIVATIVES Non-Final OA ANTHEIA, INC.
17995352 METHOD FOR PRODUCING HEPAROSAN AND BACTERIUM OF GENUS ESCHERICHIA HAVING HEPAROSAN-PRODUCING ABILITY Non-Final OA KIRIN BIOMATERIALS CO., LTD.

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