Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: KELLEY, HEIDI RIVIERE

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 1734 1765 1767 1773 1783 1797 3689 4112

This examiner grants 16% of resolved cases

Analysis

Heidi Riviere Kelley is an examiner in Tech Center 4100 and Art Unit 1734. She has 272 resolved cases. The allowance rate pct is 16.2. This 16.2 allowance rate pct provides a measure of the outcomes for applications on her docket. The 272 resolved cases are a foundation for this analysis.

The interview lift pct is 21.4. This 21.4 interview lift pct indicates the correlation between conducting an interview and the probability of an allowance. Practitioners can use the 21.4 figure when deciding whether to engage in verbal advocacy with the examiner. This metric is a component of the data for Tech Center 4100.

The median days to allowance is 1496. This 1496 median days to allowance represents the time required for an application to reach a grant. The 1496 figure is a timeline for the prosecution process from filing to resolution. These metrics provide a view of the examiner's history in Art Unit 1734.

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

Performance Statistics

16.2%
Allow Rate
-43.8% vs TC avg
312
Total Applications
+21.4%
Interview Lift
1496
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 272 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

12.0%
§101 Eligibility
19.9%
§102 Novelty
41.4%
§103 Obviousness
22.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18569821 Polyester Resin and Preparation Method Thereof Non-Final OA LG Chem, LTD.
18516918 INKJET INK AND INJKET INK PRODUCTION METHOD Non-Final OA KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
18456128 METHOD FOR PRODUCING FLUORINE-CONTAINING COMPOUND AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SURFACE TREATMENT AGENT Non-Final OA AGC Inc.
18944607 MOLDED ARTICLE HAVING REDUCED BIREFRINGENCE Non-Final OA Lotte Chemical Corporation
17630965 METHOD OF MAKING GLYCEROL CARBONATE (METH)ACRYLATE AND CURABLE COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON Final Rejection Arkema France
18257714 POLYESTER COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING TETRAMETHYL-CYCLOBUTANEDIOL HAVING AN IMPROVED CATALYST SYSTEM COMPRISING LITHIUM AND GALLIUM ATOMS Final Rejection Eastman Chemical Company
18257729 POLYESTER COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING TETRAMETHYL CYCLOBUTANEDIOL HAVING AN IMPROVED CATALYST SYSTEM COMPRISING LITHIUM AND ALUMINUM Final Rejection Eastman Chemical Company
18551213 METHOD FOR PRODUCING POLYIMIDE RESIN POWDER Final Rejection MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.
18013632 MULTIPLY FUSED PORPHYRIN POLYMER FILM COATED ON A SUBSTRATE Final Rejection LUXEMBOURG INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (LIST)
18277203 RESIN COMPOSITION AND USE THEREOF Final Rejection MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.

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