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Last updated: October 27, 2026

Andrew Terry Moehlman, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as MOEHLMAN, ANDREW TERRY

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1628 1655

This examiner grants 67% of resolved cases

Analysis

MOEHLMAN, ANDREW TERRY works in tech center 1600 and art unit 1628. The profile covers 100 resolved cases and shows an allowance rate of 67.0%. The median time to allowance is 1193 days. Interview lift is 59.7%, associating interviews with a substantial improvement over the overall allowance result.

The principal companies are University of Florida Research Foundation Inc., Genentech Inc., and Nestlé S.A. The principal firms are BAKER BOTTS L.L.P., Berg Hill Greenleaf & Ruscitti LLP, and BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH, LLP. Interview preparation is a material planning consideration, particularly where claim issues can be addressed through focused discussion.

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

Performance Statistics

67.0%
Allow Rate
+7.0% vs TC avg
143
Total Applications
+59.7%
Interview Lift
1193
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 100 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

7.3%
§101 Eligibility
15.0%
§102 Novelty
33.1%
§103 Obviousness
31.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18031505 SELF-ASSEMBLING URICASE FUSION PEPTIDES Final Rejection University of Florida Research Foundation, Incorporated
18820925 PRODUCTION OF PROTEINS IN GLUTAMINE-FREE CELL CULTURE MEDIA Non-Final OA Genentech, Inc.
18843065 USE OF A COMPOSITION FOR MANAGING POSTPRANDIAL GLUCOSE RESPONSE AND ASSOCIATED DISORDERS Non-Final OA SOCIETE DES PRODUITS NESTLE S.A.
17788239 BACTERIAL CONSORTIUM COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE BACILLUS AND LACTOBACILLUS STRAIN FOR GLUTEN DEGRADATION Non-Final OA Evonik Operations GmbH
18346095 SURFACE DISPLAYED ENDOGLYCOSIDASES Non-Final OA Clara Foods Co.
18262338 Gut Microbiome as a Predictive Biomarker of Outcomes for Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-Cell Therapy Non-Final OA BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
17433904 COMPOSITION CONTAINING PLANT-DERIVED EXTRACT AND/OR PLANT-DERIVED PROCESSED PRODUCT Non-Final OA OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
18401960 Method for Secretory Production of Unnatural-Amino-Acid-Containing Protein Non-Final OA AJINOMOTO CO., INC.
17277617 PLANT PROTEIN AND ITS METHOD OF PREPARATION Non-Final OA ROQUETTE FRERES
18547679 Polypeptide Variants Final Rejection Novozymes A/S
17801033 DEVICE FOR EVALUATING STATE OF SAMPLE, SYSTEM CONTAINING SAME, METHOD FOR EVALUATING STATE OF SAMPLE AND LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE USED THEREFOR Final Rejection KIKKOMAN CORPORATION
18688617 METHODS OF PRODUCING HUMAN MILK OLIGOSACCHARIDES AND COMPOSITIONS THEREOF Non-Final OA Amyris, Inc.
18527564 AGAR HYDROLYSIS PRODUCT HAVING HYALURONIDASE INHIBITORY ACTIVITY AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA KOREA INSTITUTE OF OCEAN SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
18030883 TETRAMERIC ALPHA/BETA HYDROLASE VARIANTS WITH INCREASED TEMPERATURE STABILITY AND METHODS OF USING AND PRODUCING THEREOF Final Rejection DSM Austria GmbH

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Andrew Terry Moehlman's allowance rate?

67.0% of resolved applications examined by Andrew Terry Moehlman were allowed (100 resolved cases), compared with 26.0% across Art Unit 1628 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Andrew Terry Moehlman?

This examiner's interview lift is +59.7 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Andrew Terry Moehlman take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Andrew Terry Moehlman took 1,193 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Andrew Terry Moehlman work in?

Andrew Terry Moehlman examines applications in Art Unit 1628 in Tech Center 1600 (Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals).

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