Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: HELM, CARALYNNE E

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1615

This examiner grants 29% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

28.9%
Allow Rate
-31.1% vs TC avg
857
Total Applications
+49.4%
Interview Lift
1666
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 778 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.3%
§101 Eligibility
9.7%
§102 Novelty
44.0%
§103 Obviousness
28.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
16963285 FUNCTIONALLY GRADED POLYMER KNEE IMPLANT FOR ENHANCED FIXATION, WEAR RESISTANCE, AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES AND THE FABRICATION THEREOF Non-Final OA Evonik Operations GmbH
17675334 MEDICAL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME Non-Final OA TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18602424 PROCESS FOR COLOURING A BASE COSMETIC COMPOSITION Non-Final OA L'Oreal
18580525 COMPOSITION COMPRISING A SPECIFIC COMBINATION OF SURFACTANTS AND A CATIONIC POLYMER Non-Final OA L'Oreal
18543756 COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING BIS-ETHYLHEXYLOXYPHENOL METHOXYPHENYL TRIAZINE AND AVOBENZONE Non-Final OA L'OREAL
17595159 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS USING A COMBINATION OF CALCIUM AND AT LEAST ONE OF OLEUROPEIN OR METABOLITE THEREOF Final Rejection SOCIETE DES PRODUITS NESTLE S.A.
18423951 SURGICAL SYSTEM AND METHODS OF USE Non-Final OA Medtronic, Inc.
18140510 ANTIMICROBIAL CATHETER COATINGS WITH PASSIVE ANTIFUNGAL PROPERTIES Final Rejection Becton, Dickinson and Company
17892436 SURFACTANT FORMULATIONS FOR INHALATION Non-Final OA Merz Pharmaceuticals, LLC
17621236 FORMULATIONS USING LITHIUM TO TREAT GOUT ARTHROPATHY Non-Final OA THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AS REPRESENTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
18009665 PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION FOR PREVENTING OR TREATING SEPSIS CONTAINING FUNCTIONALIZED TRANSITION METAL DICHALCOGENIDE Non-Final OA INDUSTRY-UNIVERSITY COOPERATION FOUNDATION HANYANG UNIVERSITY ERICA CAMPUS
18010219 BIODEGRADEABLE MULTI-CAVITY MICROPARTICLES AND THEIR USE IN TREATMENT Final Rejection OXFORD UNIVERSITY INNOVATION LIMITED
18122661 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING MICELLES FOR DRUG DELIVERY Final Rejection Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
18822019 Metal Oxide Compounds with Enhanced Reactivity Non-Final OA NANOIONIX, LLC
18700528 A personal care composition comprising vitamin K2 and hydroxystearic acid Non-Final OA Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
17587667 ANTIBODY-POLYMER CONJUGATES Final Rejection BOGAZICI UNIVERSITESI
17629639 WATER BASED COMPOSITION Final Rejection Shiseido Company, Ltd.
18407371 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR INHIBITING INFLAMMATION AND DISEASES USING AN ALGINIC ACID-BASED ANTIMICROBIAL COMPOUND Non-Final OA Evofem, Inc.
18700823 Tooth Surface Treating Agent and Tooth Surface Treating Kit Non-Final OA Nishio Co. Ltd.
18629598 DEPOT ADMINISTRATION OF ILOPERIDONE Non-Final OA Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc.
14774102 COMPOSITIONS OF ALKYLAMIDOTHIAZOLES AND UV-FILTER SUBSTANCES Non-Final OA BEIERSDORF AG
18607759 MODULATION OF SOLUBILITY, PALATABILITY, ABSORPTION, AND BIOAVAILABILITY OF MITRAGYNA SPECIOSA-DERIVED COMPOUNDS FOR ORAL AND BUCCAL DELIVERY Final Rejection Syncotrance, LLC
18688918 OPHTHALMIC FORMULATION FOR PREVENTING AND/OR TREATING CATARACTS BY EYE DROP ADMINISTRATION Non-Final OA CHENGDU RUIMU BIOPHARMACEUTICALS CO., LTD.
18688439 PERCUTANEOUS ABSORPTION PREPARATION FOR TREATING DEMENTIA COMPRISING MEMANTINE ENANTHATE Non-Final OA DONG-A ST CO., LTD.
16765775 WATER-SOLUBLE POLYMER ADHESIVE LAYERS Final Rejection LTS LOHMANN THERAPIE-SYSTEME AG
18442766 PARTICLE-BASED MULTI-LAYER THERAPEUTIC DELIVERY DEVICE AND METHOD Non-Final OA Privo Technologies, Inc.
18681804 Antimicrobial, Antiviral and Antifungal Articles and Methods of Producing Such Articles Non-Final OA Cupron, Inc.
18426299 SUBCUTANEOUS BIODEGRADABLE NALTREXONE IMPLANT AND ACCOMPANYING BEHAVIORAL PROGRAM FOR WEIGHT LOSS IN A PATIENT Final Rejection Biocorrx
18418053 INTRAVENOUS INFUSION DOSAGE FORM FOR PEMETREXED Final Rejection SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES LTD.
18545548 SOLID DRUG RELEASING BIOABSORBABLE PROSTATE IMPLANT FOR BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA Non-Final OA Resurge Therapeutics Inc.

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