Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: HOERNER, PAUL ELLSWORTH

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1611

This examiner grants 50% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

50.0%

Allow Rate

-10.0% vs TC avg

111

Total Applications

+62.7%

Interview Lift

1328

Avg Prosecution Days

Based on 80 resolved cases, 2023–2026

1.7%

§101 Eligibility

11.4%

§102 Novelty

48.3%

§103 Obviousness

20.5%

§112 Clarity

App #	Title	Status	Assignee
17751512	SUSPENSION COMPRISING A PROTEIN PARTICLE SUSPENDED IN A NON-AQUEOUS VEHICLE	Non-Final OA	NOVALIQ GMBH
17286151	MAGNETICALLY RESPONSIVE COMPOSITE MICROPARTICLES FOR TRIGGERED DELIVERY OF BIOLOGICALLY ACTIVE AGENTS	Non-Final OA	UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION
17819268	DRY LIPOSOME FORMULATIONS AND RELATED METHODS THEREOF	Non-Final OA	BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
17956278	POROUS BIOCIDAL FILTER	Final Rejection	TECHNION RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION LIMITED

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