Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: KELLY-O'NEILL, YOLANDA LYNNETTE

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1633 1692 1715 1758 1764

This examiner grants 33% of resolved cases

Analysis

Yolanda Lynnette Kelly-O'Neill is an examiner in Tech Center 1700 and Art Unit 1633. She has 42 resolved cases. Her allowance rate is 33.3 percent. This indicates the portion of cases she reviews that result in an allowance. The interview lift is 29.9 percent. This is a significant boost, suggesting that interviews are an effective way to improve the odds of success. Given the 33.3 percent allowance rate, an interview can be a key strategic move for practitioners.

The median days to allowance is 1312. This timeline reflects a significant prosecution period. With 42 resolved cases, the data provides a clear picture of the challenges in Art Unit 1633. Practitioners should use the 33.3 percent allowance rate and the 1312-day median to set expectations, while leveraging the 29.9 percent interview lift to advance their cases. This lift is a vital tool for overcoming the baseline difficulty of this docket.

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

Performance Statistics

33.3%
Allow Rate
-31.7% vs TC avg
100
Total Applications
+29.9%
Interview Lift
1312
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 42 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.0%
§101 Eligibility
9.7%
§102 Novelty
50.8%
§103 Obviousness
19.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17580655 METHOD OF PRODUCING CARBONYL COMPOUND AND FLOW TYPE REACTION SYSTEM OF PRODUCING CARBONYL COMPOUND Final Rejection FUJIFILM Corporation
18505611 ALCOHOL PRODUCTION METHOD AND COMPOSITION Non-Final OA DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
17789093 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING 1,3-BUTYLENE GLYCOL Non-Final OA DAICEL CORPORATION
17915054 METHOD FOR PRODUCING CATALYST FOR DEHYDROGENATION OF 3-HYDROXYPROPIONIC ACID, CATALYST FOR DEHYDROGENATION OF 3-HYDROXYPROPIONIC ACID, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING ACRYLIC ACID USING SAME Final Rejection LG CHEM, LTD.
18712271 PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF C6-C12-ALKYL (METH)ACRYLIC ESTERS Non-Final OA BASF SE
18265699 BICYCLIC AROMA CHEMICALS Non-Final OA BASF SE
17916063 METHOD FOR THE HYDROFORMYLATION OF OLEFINS Final Rejection BASF SE
18696188 METHOD FOR PRODUCING PHOSGENE Non-Final OA Covestro Deutschland AG
18264520 PROTEIN FOLDING AGENT Final Rejection TOHOKU UNIVERSITY
18200156 Methods and Compositions for the Treatment of Steatosis-Associated Disorders Final Rejection National University of Singapore
17789456 METHOD FOR PREPARING 1,4-CYCLOHEXANEDIMETHANOL Non-Final OA HANWHA SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
17789450 METHOD FOR PRODUCING 1,4-CYCLOHEXANE DICARBOXYLIC ACID Final Rejection HANWHA SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18075936 CONTINUOUS PROCESS TO MAKE TRIFLUOROACETYL IODIDE FROM TRIFLUOROACETYL CHLORIDE AND HYDROGEN IODIDE BY REACTIVE DISTILLATION Final Rejection Honeywell International Inc.
18107855 ORGANOMETALLIC PRECURSORS AND RELATED METHODS Final Rejection ENTEGRIS, INC.
17766456 METHOD FOR PREPARING MERCAPTANS BY SULFHYDROLYSIS OF SULFIDES Final Rejection Arkema France
17811118 METHOD FOR PRODUCING CATALYST, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING ACRYLIC ACID Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
18392766 HYDROPHILIC EPOXY RESIN AND AQUEOUS COATING MATERIAL Non-Final OA INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
18695145 PROCESS FOR METHYL METHACRYLATE PRODUCTION Non-Final OA Rohm and Haas Company
17753239 SOLVENT FREE CONTINUOUS PROCESS FOR THE SYNTHESIS OF METFORMIN HYROCHLORIDE Non-Final OA COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH
18269150 ANTIBACTERIAL ESTER-FREE MONOMERS FOR DENTAL ADHESIVES Non-Final OA OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY
18429813 CONVERSION OF BETA-HYDROXY CARBONYL SPECIES AND PREPARATION OF AMINO ALCOHOL PRECURSOR USING BIFUNCTIONAL CATALYSTS DERIVED FROM LAYERED DOUBLE HYDROXIDES Non-Final OA Academia Sinica
17913534 Reverse Water-Gas Shift Catalyst, Electrolytic Reaction System, Hydrocarbon Production System, and Production Method and Use Method Therefor Non-Final OA Osaka Gas Co., Ltd.
18266039 Branching Technology Final Rejection SCION Holdings LLC

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