Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: MORNHINWEG, JEFFREY P

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1789 1793

This examiner grants 36% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

35.8%
Allow Rate
-29.2% vs TC avg
620
Total Applications
+33.7%
Interview Lift
1447
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 558 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.0%
§101 Eligibility
15.6%
§102 Novelty
48.8%
§103 Obviousness
22.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18035307 OBTAINING HIGHLY CONCENTRATED HMO SOLUTIONS BY REVERSE OSMOSIS Non-Final OA BASF SE
16093025 COMPOUNDS THAT MODULATE CALCIUM-SENSING RECEPTOR ACTIVITY FOR MODULATING KOKUMI TASTE AND PET FOOD PRODUCTS CONTAINING THE SAME Non-Final OA MARS, INCORPORATED
16987395 OIL-IN-WATER TYPE COMPOSITION FOR WHIPPED CREAM Non-Final OA SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
18567883 SWEETENER COMPOSITION Final Rejection SUNTORY HOLDINGS LIMITED
16772487 SWEETENING COMPOSITION INDUCING SWEETNESS RESPONSE THROUGH MOLECULE OTHER THAN SWEET TASTE RECEPTOR (T1R2/T1R3) Final Rejection SUNTORY HOLDINGS LIMITED
18644875 SWEETENING COMPOSITIONS Non-Final OA PepsiCo, Inc.
18621551 PREPARATION FOR PRODUCING PLANT PROTEIN-CONTAINING FOOD Non-Final OA AJINOMOTO CO. , INC.
18597435 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CHEESE ANALOG USING ENZYME Non-Final OA AJINOMOTO CO., INC.
18605409 STEVIA EXTRACTS Final Rejection THE COCA-COLA COMPANY
17600745 Compositions Containing Brazzein Final Rejection The Coca-Cola Company
18604126 Steviol Glycoside Compositions for Oral Ingestion or Use Non-Final OA CARGILL, Incorporated
18593637 Steviol Glycoside Compositions for Oral Ingestion or Use Non-Final OA CARGILL, Incorporated
17707432 Steviol Glycoside Compositions for Oral Ingestion or Use Non-Final OA CARGILL, Incorporated
18607252 FOAMER INGREDIENT IN THE FORM OF A POWDER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA FRIESLANDCAMPINA NEDERLAND B.V.
18554569 METHODS FOR MAKING A YOGURT PRODUCT Non-Final OA fairlife, LLC
18252398 CONTINUOUS LACTOSE HYDROLYSIS IN MILK AND OTHER DAIRY PRODUCTS Final Rejection fairlife, LLC
18690244 YEAST PROTEIN VEGETARIAN MEAT, AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR AND APPLICATION THEREOF Non-Final OA ANGEL YEAST CO., LTD
18251276 FLAVOR COMPOSITIONS FOR BEVERAGE AND PERSONAL CARE APPLICATIONS Final Rejection Firmenich SA
17278072 SWEETNER FORMULATIONS AND USES Final Rejection Firmenich SA
18559720 METHOD OF PRODUCING FERMENTED MILK PRODUCTS WITH IMPROVED TEXTURE AND REDUCED POST-ACIDIFICATION Non-Final OA Chr. Hansen A/S
16697047 PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING A SWEETENER AND USE THEREOF Final Rejection PureCircle Sdn Bhd
18289003 SWEETENER FORMULATIONS Non-Final OA DOUXMATOK LTD.
18552834 SWEETENER AND FLAVORING COMPOSITIONS PREPARED BY GLYCOSYLATED MOGROSIDES OR MONK FRUIT EXTRACTS, METHOD OF MAKING AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF Non-Final OA EPC NATURAL PRODUCTS CO., LTD.
18232955 ALLULOSE SYRUP AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME Non-Final OA SAMYANG CORPORATION
18259677 EXTRACTS FROM OIL SEEDS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING OIL SEEDS Non-Final OA Sunflower Holdco, Inc.
18209527 Zero-Sugar and Zero-Net Carb Dairy Product and Preparation Thereof Non-Final OA Midwest Yogurts, Inc.
16853562 COMPOSITIONS Final Rejection Givaudan, S.A.
16617687 COMPOSITIONS Non-Final OA Givaudan, S.A.
17646718 Fasting Mimicking Diet Final Rejection L-NUTRA INC.
17618570 COMPOSITIONS WITH SUGAR LIKE CHARACTERISTICS Non-Final OA CHROMOCELL CORPORATION

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