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Last updated: October 26, 2026

Caitlin Norine Illing, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as ILLING, CAITLIN NORINE

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1762 1767

This examiner grants 48% of resolved cases

Analysis

ILLING, CAITLIN NORINE works in tech center 1700 and art unit 1762. The record shows 48 resolved cases, an allowance rate of 47.9%, and a median of 1331 days to allowance. The 38.9% interview lift is strongly positive, indicating that interviews may materially improve prospects in a record with a lower allowance outcome and longer median timing.

Zeon Corporation, LG Electronics Inc., and Panasonic Holdings Corporation are the leading companies. OLIFF PLC, THE WEBB LAW FIRM, P.C., and BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH, LLP are the listed firms. Practitioners may benefit from early interviews supported by focused claim charts, while preparing amendment alternatives that address the cited art without conceding more scope than necessary.

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

Performance Statistics

47.9%
Allow Rate
-17.1% vs TC avg
102
Total Applications
+38.9%
Interview Lift
1331
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 48 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.5%
§101 Eligibility
20.5%
§102 Novelty
54.4%
§103 Obviousness
19.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18276398 THERMAL BONDING FILM, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND WATER TANK ADHESION STRUCTURE USING SAME FOR AIR-TO-WATER SOURCE HEAT PUMP Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
17660645 COMPOSITE RESIN MOLDED BODY HAVING SUSTAINED RELEASE PROPERTY OF MEDICINAL AGENT, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME Final Rejection Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18448580 USE OF SPECIAL THIOL COMPOUNDS TO IMPROVE THE STORAGE STABILITY OF COMPOSITIONS BASED ON EPOXY RESINS CONTAINING AMINE COMPOUNDS Non-Final OA Hilti AKtiengesellschaft
17979864 POROUS WET NATURAL FOAMING GEL SOFT MATERIAL, METHOD THEREOF AND APPLICATION THEREOF IN TRANSPORTATION OF FRESH FOOD Non-Final OA Zhejiang University
18554862 INK COMPOSITION FOR AQUEOUS BALLPOINT PEN Final Rejection MITSUBISHI PENCIL COMPANY, LIMITED
18270563 HEAT RESISTANT AROMATIC POLYCARBONATE - POLYESTER COMPOSITION Final Rejection SABIC Global Technologies B.V.
18698403 PROCESS FOR MAKING MELT PROCESSABLE CELLULOSE ESTER COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING AMORPHOUS BIOFILLER Non-Final OA Eastman Chemical Company

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Caitlin Norine Illing's allowance rate?

47.9% of resolved applications examined by Caitlin Norine Illing were allowed (48 resolved cases), compared with 61.2% across Art Unit 1762 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Caitlin Norine Illing?

This examiner's interview lift is +38.9 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Caitlin Norine Illing take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Caitlin Norine Illing took 1,331 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Caitlin Norine Illing work in?

Caitlin Norine Illing examines applications in Art Unit 1762 in Tech Center 1700 (Chemistry & Materials).

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