Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: HURST, JONATHAN M

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1631 1651 1653 1775 1796 1797 1798 1799

This examiner grants 54% of resolved cases

Analysis

Jonathan M. Hurst has resolved 687 cases in Art Unit 1631. He maintains an allowance rate of 53.6 percent in Tech Center 1700. This 53.6 percent rate indicates that more than half of the applications he reviews reach issuance. The 687 resolved cases provide a robust sample for understanding his historical patterns.

Interviews are a helpful strategy, providing an interview lift of 18.7 percent. This 18.7 percent lift suggests that direct engagement can improve the chances of success beyond the base allowance rate. The median days to allowance for these cases is 1472. This 1472-day timeline provides a baseline for practitioners managing client expectations regarding the duration of prosecution. With a 53.6 percent allowance rate and an 18.7 percent lift, practitioners have a reasonable probability of success. The 1472-day median serves as a useful reference for planning in Art Unit 1631.

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

Performance Statistics

53.6%
Allow Rate
-11.4% vs TC avg
716
Total Applications
+18.7%
Interview Lift
1472
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 687 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.4%
§101 Eligibility
18.3%
§102 Novelty
55.1%
§103 Obviousness
18.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18127694 CULTURING METHOD AND CULTURING DEVICE Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18319697 LAUNDRY COMPOSITION COMPRISING SPORES Non-Final OA The Procter & Gamble Company
17786558 CLEANING COMPOSITION COMPRISING A DISPERSIN AND A CARBOHYDRASE Final Rejection Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
18250066 ENZYMATIC RECYCLING OF POLYURETHANES BY CUTINASES Non-Final OA SOCIETE DES PRODUITS NESTLE S.A.
18293676 UNIFORM CELL CULTURE SUBSTRATE FOR FIXED BED BIOREACTOR Non-Final OA CORNING INCORPORATED
18039360 PACKED BED BIOREACTORS WITH CONTROLLED ZONAL POROSITY Non-Final OA CORNING INCORPORATED
18563134 FED-BATCH FERMENTATION PROCESS Non-Final OA DSM IP ASSETS B.V.
18014876 CELL CULTURE SYSTEM Non-Final OA SHIMADZU CORPORATION
16763515 METHODS FOR PRODUCING PROTEIN PRODUCTS Final Rejection AMGEN INC.
17764491 USE OF CELLULASE FOR IMPROVEMENT OF SUSTAINABILITY OF DETERGENTS Final Rejection Novozymes A/S
18249380 CELL CULTURE SYSTEM AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME Non-Final OA Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc.
18042478 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETECTING WATER FLOW THROUGH AT LEAST ONE LAYER OF BIOLOGICAL CELLS Non-Final OA UNIVERSITÄT REGENSBURG
18482725 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR COLLECTION OF SPERM SAMPLES Final Rejection RSI Technology Group, LLC

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