Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: KERSHAW, KELLY P

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1791 1792

This examiner grants 18% of resolved cases

Analysis

Kelly P Kershaw serves in Tech Center 1700 and Art Unit 1791. She has 220 resolved cases. The allowance rate pct is 17.7. This 17.7 allowance rate pct provides a measure of the outcomes for applications on her docket. The 220 resolved cases are a foundation for this analysis.

The interview lift pct is 16.0. This 16.0 interview lift pct indicates the correlation between conducting an interview and the probability of an allowance. Practitioners can use the 16.0 figure when deciding whether to engage in verbal advocacy with the examiner. This metric is a component of the data for Tech Center 1700.

The median days to allowance is 1250. This 1250 median days to allowance represents the time required for an application to reach a grant. The 1250 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 1791.

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

Performance Statistics

17.7%
Allow Rate
-47.3% vs TC avg
292
Total Applications
+16.0%
Interview Lift
1250
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 220 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.8%
§101 Eligibility
17.3%
§102 Novelty
47.9%
§103 Obviousness
22.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18682772 LAVER SNACK HAVING CHEWY TEXTURE, AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR Final Rejection CJ CHEILJEDANG CORPORATION
18779671 PALATABLE EXTENSIVELY HYDROLYSED WHEY PROTEIN HYDROLYSATES Non-Final OA Arla Foods amba
16691997 EDIBLE CHEW FOR A HUMAN CHILD AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE EDIBLE CHEW Final Rejection Société des Produits Nestlé S.A.
17415515 DETERMINATION AND QUANTIFICATION OF PROTEOSE PEPTONE CONTENT AND/OR BETA-CASEIN CONTENT AND NUTRITIONAL COMPOSITION WITH REDUCED BETA-CASEIN DERIVED PROTEOSE PEPTONE CONTENT Final Rejection SOCIETE DES PRODUITS NESTLE S.A.
18654503 DRY PET FOOD COMPRISING A PALATABILITY ENHANCING COATING Non-Final OA MARS, INCORPORATED
17423774 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATING INTESTINAL DYSBIOSIS Non-Final OA MARS, INCORPORATED
17118945 OIL-IN-WATER PICKERING EMULSION Final Rejection MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
18852025 BEER TASTE BEVERAGE Non-Final OA SUNTORY HOLDINGS LIMITED
18682721 ANTI-CAKING COMPOSITION FOR SALT Non-Final OA Cargill, Incorporated
19107214 FROZEN FOOD FOR MICROWAVE COOKING AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME Final Rejection NISSIN FOODS HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
18792084 ANTI-OXIDANT COMPOSITION Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL N&H DENMARK APS
18291463 POWDERED COMPOSITION Final Rejection Firmenich SA
18352393 EASILY SPOONABLE PROTEIN-RICH SUPPLEMENT PASTE Non-Final OA Florida Research Group, LLC
17962208 FERMENTED ONION COMPOSITION Final Rejection Purac Biochem B.V.
18681639 METHOD OF MITIGATING OFF-ODORS Final Rejection GIVAUDAN SA
18443775 CHEWING GUMS AND CONFECTIONS HAVING INCLUSIONS OF STABILIZED PLANT PIECES Non-Final OA WM. WRIGLEY JR. COMPANY
17435777 MIXTURE COMPRISING D-ALLULOSE AND TASTE MODIFYING COMPOUNDS Non-Final OA SYMRISE AG
17138004 INSECT PRODUCTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS Final Rejection INSECTERGY, LLC
17953248 Food Compounds Infused Consumables Non-Final OA TLCO Holdings Inc.
17969606 PROCESS AND SYSTEM FOR COOKING AGAVE PIÑAS TO PRODUCE DISTILLED BEVERAGES Non-Final OA POZZI LEOPOLDO S.R.L.

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