Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: MCNEIL, JENNIFER C

Tech Center 3900 • Art Units: 1784 1793 3992

This examiner grants 22% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

21.5%
Allow Rate
-38.5% vs TC avg
129
Total Applications
+13.2%
Interview Lift
1052
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 79 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.7%
§101 Eligibility
23.4%
§102 Novelty
46.2%
§103 Obviousness
25.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18296286 Plant-Based Cheese Product Comprising Low Solubility Protein Final Rejection UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH
18298019 VACUUM DRYING A COMESTIBLE CELL-BASED MEAT PRODUCT Non-Final OA Upside Foods, Inc.
18571885 SOLUBLE COFFEE POWDER Non-Final OA SOCIETE DES PRODUITS NESTLE S.A.
18248972 INFANT OR YOUNG CHILD FORMULA Non-Final OA SOCIETE DES PRODUITS NESTLE S.A.
18043141 Pet Food Compositions Non-Final OA Hill's Pet Nutrition, Inc.
18458753 BEVERAGE ADDITIVES AND DELIVERY SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Cirkul, Inc.
18558050 NUTRITIONAL COMPOSITIONS FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION AND METHODS FOR MAKING SAME Non-Final OA Mead Johnson Nutrition Company
18708898 PREMIX FOR FOOD PRODUCTS Non-Final OA MCCAIN FOODS LIMITED
18651720 FOOD COMPONENTS HAVING HIGH PROTEIN CONTENT Non-Final OA SUPERBREWED FOOD INC.
18416155 SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR FRACTIONAL EXTRACTION Non-Final OA Starbucks Corporation
17999482 METHOD FOR PRODUCING LARVAE REARING SUBSTRATE Final Rejection Innovafeed
18264290 COFFEE-BASED FOOD COMPOSITION AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA LA COFFOLATERIE SA
18577275 GEL COMPOSITIONS WITH HIGH THERMAL STABILITY AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME Non-Final OA Minutri Inc.
18255254 FERMENTED BEVERAGES AND PROCESSES OF PREPARING THE SAME Non-Final OA Compagnie Gervais Danone
18565876 USE OF LACTASE AND LAC(-) LACTIC ACID BACTERIA (LAB) FOR PRODUCING A FERMENTED MILK PRODUCT Non-Final OA Chr. Hansen A/S
18572315 Crumble feed formulation for ruminant animals and method for preparing said crumble feed formulation Non-Final OA GrainCorp Limited
18571158 A METHOD FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF A FOAMING COFFEE POWDER AND COFFEE POWDER RESULTING THEREFROM Non-Final OA Koninklijke Douwe Egberts B.V.
18564539 DAIRY PRODUCT AND PROCESS Non-Final OA Fonterra Co-Operative Group Limited
18564269 PROCESSING OF SEEDS OF FRUIT Non-Final OA Ferdinand VAN HEERDEN
18563499 PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF PASTA BY MEANS OF EXTRUSION THROUGH A BRONZE DIE PLATE INSERT WITH GROOVES Non-Final OA BARILLA G. E R. FRATELLI S.P.A.
18271406 SWEETENER COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING MOGROSIDES AND USES THEREOF Final Rejection Firmenich Incorporated
18562311 BEVERAGE AND FOOD PRODUCTION Non-Final OA UGO FOODS GROUP LIMITED
18486869 SOLUBLE AND INSOLUBLE SACCHARIDE COMPOSITIONS AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA Cambridge Glycoscience Ltd
18548735 FUNCTIONALIZED MACROPARTICLES OF MESOPOROUS SILICA FOR PROTEIN STABILIZATION AND METAL REMOVAL FROM A BEVERAGE Final Rejection ESSECO S.R.L.
18264811 Nutritional Plant-Based Foods and Beverages, Methods of Manufacture, and Methods of Treatment Non-Final OA Kiddiwinks Inc.
18366962 CO-ENCAPSULATED PROBIOTICS AND PREBIOTIC DIETARY FIBERS IN FOOD GRADE MULTIPHASE GEL SYSTEM AND USE THEREOF IN FATTY PRODUCTS Non-Final OA Kaunas University of Technology
18262207 PROCESS AND PRODUCT THEREOF Non-Final OA 3F BIO LTD
18222541 PALATABILITY ENHANCER (PALATANT) COMPOSITION FOR USE IN EDIBLE PET PRODUCTS Final Rejection Natural Polymer International Corporation
18247993 MODIFIED PHYSICAL OIL REFINING WITH EMBEDDED ALKALINE TREATMENT Final Rejection Archer Daniels Midland Company
18141109 COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CLEAR BEVERAGES COMPRISING NANOEMULSIONS WITH QUILLAJA SAPONINS Non-Final OA Givaudan S.A.

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