Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: EVANS, BOONE ALEXANDER

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1737

This examiner grants 66% of resolved cases

Analysis

Boone Alexander Evans has 241 resolved cases in Tech Center 1700 and Art Unit 1737. His allowance rate is 66.0 percent. The median time to allowance for these cases is 1007 days. This 1007 days figure is a useful indicator of the typical timeline for successful prosecution with this examiner.

The interview lift is 23.3 percent. This suggests that interviews are quite effective at increasing the probability of an allowance. With 241 resolved cases, the 23.3 percent lift is a reliable trend that practitioners should consider when developing their prosecution strategy. The 66.0 percent allowance rate indicates a generally favorable environment for patent grants. The 23.3 percent lift provides a significant statistical advantage for those who choose to engage the examiner directly. The 1007 days median pendency is a key benchmark for practitioners to manage during the prosecution of their cases. Oral advocacy appears to be a productive way to improve the 66.0 percent baseline.

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

Performance Statistics

66.0%
Allow Rate
+1.0% vs TC avg
250
Total Applications
+23.3%
Interview Lift
1007
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 241 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
16.1%
§102 Novelty
56.6%
§103 Obviousness
19.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18826403 TONER SET FOR ELECTROSTATIC IMAGE DEVELOPMENT, ELECTROSTATIC IMAGE DEVELOPER SET, TONER CARTRIDGE SET, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
18679471 PRODUCTION METHOD OF RESIN PARTICLE DISPERSION AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE IMAGE DEVELOPING TONER Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
18615200 TRANSFER DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Final Rejection FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
18593996 ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR FOR CONTACT CHARGING WITH DC VOLTAGE, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
18586945 TONER SET, ELECTROSTATIC IMAGE DEVELOPER SET, TONER CARTRIDGE SET, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING METHOD, AND PRINTED MATERIAL Non-Final OA FUJIFILM BUSINESS INNOVATION CORP.
18443216 ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
18432038 PROCESS CARTRIDGE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
18448964 ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Final Rejection FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
18613267 RESIN PARTICLES, TONER, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING RESIN PARTICLES, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF FORMING IMAGE Non-Final OA RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
18439850 TWO-COMPONENT DEVELOPING AGENT, DEVELOPING AGENT ACCOMMODATING UNIT, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD Final Rejection RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
18402929 RESIN PARTICLES, METHOD FOR PRODUCING RESIN PARTICLES, TONER, DEVELOPER, TONER STORAGE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Non-Final OA RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
18778594 ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC MEMBER, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18678255 ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18646545 PROCESS CARTRIDGE AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18646436 PROCESS CARTRIDGE AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18609744 ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTOSENSITIVE MEMBER, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18516690 TONER Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18742587 ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR, PROCESS CARTRIDGE AND IMAGE-FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR Non-Final OA SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18776488 ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE IMAGE DEVELOPING TONER, IMAGE FORMING METHOD, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Konica Minolta, Inc.
18893376 IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Non-Final OA KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
18772053 ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTOSENSITIVE MEMBER, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Non-Final OA KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
18676173 IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Non-Final OA KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
18659754 TONER Non-Final OA KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
18497963 TONER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Final Rejection KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
18703540 ELECTROGRAPHIC TONERS Non-Final OA Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
18576598 EXTERNAL ADDITIVE FOR TONER Final Rejection Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.p.
18849661 TONER Non-Final OA ZEON CORPORATION
18720368 ELECTROSTATIC IMAGE DEVELOPMENT TONER Non-Final OA KAO CORPORATION

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