Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: ILLING, CAITLIN NORINE

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1762 1767

This examiner grants 49% of resolved cases

Analysis

Caitlin Norine Illing works in Tech Center 1700 and Art Unit 1767, where she has 44 resolved cases. Her allowance rate is 50.0 percent, meaning 50.0 percent of her resolved cases result in a patent grant. The median days to allowance for these successful outcomes is 1312, which is the duration for applicants to consider. This 1312 median days to allowance highlights the timeline when working in Art Unit 1767.

The data shows an interview lift of 45.5 percent, indicating that interviews are effective at increasing the 50.0 percent allowance rate. This 45.5 percent lift suggests that direct engagement is a tool for overcoming rejections in her docket. With 44 resolved cases, the examiner's metrics provide a picture of her prosecution tendencies. The 44 resolved cases suggest an informative history for practitioners in Tech Center 1700. The 45.5 percent lift is a primary metric for this examiner.

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

Performance Statistics

48.9%
Allow Rate
-16.1% vs TC avg
91
Total Applications
+37.7%
Interview Lift
1331
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 47 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.5%
§101 Eligibility
20.0%
§102 Novelty
54.3%
§103 Obviousness
17.3%
§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.
18357106 COMPOSITE RESIN MOLDED ARTICLE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME Final Rejection Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
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
17917654 CURABLE COMPOSITION, CURED PRODUCT, AND METHODS THEREOF Final Rejection KANEKA CORPORATION
18022783 REINFORCING FIBERS AND MOLDED BODY USING SAME Non-Final OA KURARAY CO., LTD
18437948 Stress-Responsive Composites Non-Final OA ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
18601180 Poly(Glycolic Acid)-Containing Resin Composition and Film Including the Same Non-Final OA SK Innovation Co., Ltd.
18561580 Flame-Retardant Composition Containing 0.040 to 0.095 wt.% of a Flame Retardant Non-Final OA Covestro Deutschland AG
18274746 RESIN-EXTENDED MODIFIED DIENE RUBBER Non-Final OA COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN
17979864 POROUS WET NATURAL FOAMING GEL SOFT MATERIAL, METHOD THEREOF AND APPLICATION THEREOF IN TRANSPORTATION OF FRESH FOOD Non-Final OA Zhejiang University
18052039 PRECIPITATED SILICA PRETREATED WITH A COUPLING AGENT AND POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL FOR A RUBBER COMPOSITION Non-Final OA The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
18698403 PROCESS FOR MAKING MELT PROCESSABLE CELLULOSE ESTER COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING AMORPHOUS BIOFILLER Non-Final OA Eastman Chemical Company
17806741 PHOTOCROSSLINKED HYDROGELS BLENDED COMPOSITION, PREPARATION AND USE THEREOF Final Rejection National Taiwan University
18270563 HEAT RESISTANT AROMATIC POLYCARBONATE - POLYESTER COMPOSITION Final Rejection SABIC Global Technologies B.V.
17925440 POLYMER COMPOSITIONS HAVING REDUCED ODOR EMISSIONS Non-Final OA SABIC Global Technologies B.V.
18017235 FILM MOLDED BODY Final Rejection ZEON CORPORATION
17914656 CONJUGATED-DIENE-BASED POLYMER, COMPOSITION OF CONJUGATED-DIENE-BASED POLYMER, CROSSLINKED RUBBER OBJECT, AND TIRE Final Rejection ZEON CORPORATION
18573735 CURABLE COMPOSITION, CURED FILM, AND ARTICLE Non-Final OA THREEBOND CO., LTD.
18245907 SURFACE-TREATED ULTRAFINE CALCIUM CARBONATE FOR IMPROVING THE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF POLYETHYLENE/POLYPROPYLENE COMPOSITIONS Final Rejection OMYA INTERNATIONAL AG
18359626 POLYMER PARTICLE PRODUCTION METHOD Final Rejection Agency for Science, Technology and Research
18280212 HIGH FLOW, DUAL-TERMINATED POLYAMIDE POLYMERS Non-Final OA AdvanSix Resins & Chemicals LLC
17767299 THERMOPLASTIC RECYCLING MOLDING COMPOSITION BASED ON RECYCLED ACRYLONITRILE-BUTADIENE-STYRENE COPOLYMERS AND PROCESS FOR ITS PREPARATION Non-Final OA INEOS STYROLUTION GROUP GMBH

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