Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: MCNEIL, JENNIFER C

Tech Center 3900 • Art Units: 1784 1793 3992

This examiner grants 24% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

23.5%
Allow Rate
-36.5% vs TC avg
131
Total Applications
+13.2%
Interview Lift
1165
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 81 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.9%
§101 Eligibility
5.1%
§102 Novelty
83.6%
§103 Obviousness
7.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18034528 METHOD FOR PREPARING AMINO ACID MIXED SOLID AND APPARATUS FOR PREPARING AMINO ACID MIXED SOLID Final Rejection CJ CHEILJEDANG CORPORATION
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.
18568090 A HYDROLYZED WHOLE COCONUT PRODUCT, USEFUL FOR EXAMPLE, AS A BEVERAGE OR AS A POWDER FOR DESERTS AND COOKING Final Rejection SOCIETE DES PRODUITS NESTLE S.A.
18248972 INFANT OR YOUNG CHILD FORMULA Non-Final OA SOCIETE DES PRODUITS NESTLE S.A.
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.
17999482 METHOD FOR PRODUCING LARVAE REARING SUBSTRATE Final Rejection Innovafeed
18565876 USE OF LACTASE AND LAC(-) LACTIC ACID BACTERIA (LAB) FOR PRODUCING A FERMENTED MILK PRODUCT Non-Final OA Chr. Hansen A/S
18588823 COLLAGEN-RICH FOOD OR BEVERAGE PRODUCT Non-Final OA MORINAGA & CO., LTD
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.
18572315 Crumble feed formulation for ruminant animals and method for preparing said crumble feed formulation Non-Final OA GrainCorp Limited
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.
18562311 BEVERAGE AND FOOD PRODUCTION Non-Final OA UGO FOODS GROUP LIMITED
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
18296286 Plant-Based Cheese Product Comprising Low Solubility Protein Final Rejection UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH
18222541 PALATABILITY ENHANCER (PALATANT) COMPOSITION FOR USE IN EDIBLE PET PRODUCTS Final Rejection Natural Polymer International Corporation
18353026 ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND METHODS FOR MAKING THE SAME Non-Final OA VALHALLA SPIRITS, LLC
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.
18133724 POWDERED OIL BASED ON OLESOME EMUSION AND PREPARATION METHOD AND APPLICATION THEREOF Final Rejection Sericultural & Agri-Food Research Institute Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences
18296681 STABILIZED VITAMIN A AND METHOD OF PRODUCTION Non-Final OA PARTICLES FOR HUMANITY, PBC

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