Examiner: MCCAIG, BRIAN A

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 1772 1774 1797 4100

This examiner grants 80% of resolved cases

Analysis

Brian A Mccaig is an examiner in Tech Center 4100 and Art Unit 1772. He has a high volume of 1353 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 80.4 percent. This high rate indicates a very positive environment for applicants, with a strong likelihood of securing a patent grant. The median days to allowance is 874, which is a standard and relatively efficient timeframe for prosecution.

The interview lift is 13.3 percent. This indicates that interviews are effective at further improving the already high baseline allowance rate of 80.4 percent. For practitioners, the 13.3 percent lift suggests that direct engagement is a productive strategy for resolving any outstanding issues. The combination of a high volume of 1353 resolved cases and an 874 day pendency makes this examiner's performance metrics highly reliable for planning prosecution strategy.

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

Performance Statistics

80.4%

Allow Rate

+20.4% vs TC avg

1,362

Total Applications

+13.3%

Interview Lift

874

Avg Prosecution Days

Based on 1353 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.5%

§101 Eligibility

15.7%

§102 Novelty

43.1%

§103 Obviousness

31.7%

§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #	Title	Status	Assignee
18649910	PAN FIBER-BASED GOLD ADSORPTION MATERIAL AND ITS MANUFACTURING METHOD AND GOLD RECOVERY METHOD USING THE SAME	Non-Final OA	KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
18699407	Super Absorbent Polymer Composition and Preparation Method Thereof	Non-Final OA	LG Chem, Ltd.
18682813	ABSORBENT COMPOUNDS FOR CAPTURING CARBON DIOXIDE	Non-Final OA	The Regents of the University of California
18290917	CATALYST FOR MAKING DICARBOXYL ACID AROMATIC HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUND, AND METHOD FOR PREPARING DICARBOXYL ACID AROMATIC HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUND	Non-Final OA	KOLON INDUSTRIES, INC.
18410773	SABRE CATALYSTS CONTAINING FLUORINATED CARBON CHAINS FOR DELIVERY OF METAL-FREE MRI CONTRAST AGENTS	Non-Final OA	The U.S.A., as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services
18641668	SELECTIVE HYDROGENATION COPPER-BASED CATALYST WITH EXCELLENT THERMAL STABILITY AND ITS PREPARATION METHOD	Non-Final OA	Quzhou Resource and Chemical Innovation Research Institute

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