Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: KELLY-O'NEILL, YOLANDA LYNNETTE

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1633 1692 1758 1764

This examiner grants 31% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

31.4%
Allow Rate
-33.6% vs TC avg
97
Total Applications
+32.1%
Interview Lift
1314
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 35 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.1%
§101 Eligibility
10.0%
§102 Novelty
48.2%
§103 Obviousness
21.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18505611 ALCOHOL PRODUCTION METHOD AND COMPOSITION Non-Final OA DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
17580655 METHOD OF PRODUCING CARBONYL COMPOUND AND FLOW TYPE REACTION SYSTEM OF PRODUCING CARBONYL COMPOUND Final Rejection FUJIFILM Corporation
18293259 METHOD FOR PREPARING ACRYLIC ACID Non-Final OA LG CHEM, LTD.
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.
18265699 BICYCLIC AROMA CHEMICALS Non-Final OA BASF SE
18021570 PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF C6-12 SATURATED ALIPHATIC CARBOXYLIC ACIDS Final Rejection BASF SE
17916063 METHOD FOR THE HYDROFORMYLATION OF OLEFINS Final Rejection BASF SE
18566164 METHOD FOR PRODUCING EASILY POLYMERIZABLE COMPOUND Non-Final OA NIPPON SHOKUBAI CO., LTD.
17928506 METHOD FOR PRODUCING EASILY POLYMERIZABLE COMPOUND Non-Final OA NIPPON SHOKUBAI CO., LTD.
18075936 CONTINUOUS PROCESS TO MAKE TRIFLUOROACETYL IODIDE FROM TRIFLUOROACETYL CHLORIDE AND HYDROGEN IODIDE BY REACTIVE DISTILLATION Final Rejection Honeywell International Inc.
18264520 PROTEIN FOLDING AGENT Final Rejection TOHOKU UNIVERSITY
17857528 CATALYST FOR CARBONYLATION OF DIMETHYL ETHER AND METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME Non-Final OA RESEARCH & BUSINESS FOUNDATION SUNGKYUNKWAN UNIVERSITY
17789456 METHOD FOR PREPARING 1,4-CYCLOHEXANEDIMETHANOL Non-Final OA HANWHA SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18264200 METHODS OF TREATING A SUBJECT EXPOSED TO A TOXIC INHALED CHEMICAL WITH MESNA Non-Final OA THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, A BODY CORPORATE
18107855 ORGANOMETALLIC PRECURSORS AND RELATED METHODS Final Rejection ENTEGRIS, INC.
17811118 METHOD FOR PRODUCING CATALYST, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING ACRYLIC ACID Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
17753239 SOLVENT FREE CONTINUOUS PROCESS FOR THE SYNTHESIS OF METFORMIN HYROCHLORIDE Non-Final OA COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH
18392766 HYDROPHILIC EPOXY RESIN AND AQUEOUS COATING MATERIAL Non-Final OA INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE

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