Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: MORNHINWEG, JEFFREY P

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1789 1792 1793

This examiner grants 36% of resolved cases

Analysis

Jeffrey P. Mornhinweg is in Tech Center 1700 and Art Unit 1789, with 578 resolved cases. The allowance rate is 36.3%, and the median days to allowance is 1408. The interview lift is 32.1%, which is a significant factor in his profile.

The 36.3% allowance rate and the 1408-day median pendency indicate a challenging docket. However, the 32.1% interview lift suggests that interviews are an effective way to overcome rejections. For the 578 resolved cases, the interview has been a critical tool for success. Practitioners should consider requesting an interview to improve the 36.3% odds, as the examiner seems responsive to direct dialogue, which is a documented way to navigate the 1408-day timeline.

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

Performance Statistics

36.3%
Allow Rate
-28.7% vs TC avg
631
Total Applications
+32.1%
Interview Lift
1408
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 578 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.6%
§101 Eligibility
11.7%
§102 Novelty
57.1%
§103 Obviousness
18.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18714505 COLOR-ENHANCED BREADCRUMBS AND FROZEN FOOD INCLUDING SAME Final Rejection CJ CHEILJEDANG CORPORATION
17542279 ACIDIFIED PROTEINACEOUS BEVERAGES AND COMPOSITIONS Final Rejection MARS, INCORPORATED
18710341 BEER-FLAVORED BEVERAGE Final Rejection SUNTORY HOLDINGS LIMITED
18567883 SWEETENER COMPOSITION Non-Final OA SUNTORY HOLDINGS LIMITED
18843752 PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A STRUCTURED PROTEIN PRODUCT Non-Final OA CONOPCO, INC., D/B/A UNILEVER
17707432 Steviol Glycoside Compositions for Oral Ingestion or Use Non-Final OA CARGILL, Incorporated
18715727 POWDERY OIL OR FAT CONTAINING HIGHLY UNSATURATED FATTY ACID Non-Final OA FUJI OIL HOLDINGS INC.
18850160 A FAT COMPOSITION COMPRISING A VEGETABLE FAT PHASE WHICH IS FREE FROM PALM OIL AND/OR FRACTIONS THEREOF Non-Final OA AAK AB (PUBL)
18728192 PLANT-BASED BUTTER Non-Final OA AAK AB (publ)
18251276 FLAVOR COMPOSITIONS FOR BEVERAGE AND PERSONAL CARE APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA Firmenich SA
17278072 SWEETNER FORMULATIONS AND USES Non-Final OA Firmenich SA
18559720 METHOD OF PRODUCING FERMENTED MILK PRODUCTS WITH IMPROVED TEXTURE AND REDUCED POST-ACIDIFICATION Final Rejection Chr. Hansen A/S
17058803 SIMPLE METHOD FOR THE PURIFICATION OF A SIALYLLACTOSE Final Rejection Chr. Hansen A/S
15780346 SUBSTANCE MIXTURES Non-Final OA SYMRISE AG
18247424 DAIRY PRODUCT AND PROCESS Non-Final OA Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited
17906103 REBAUDIOSIDE M SWEETENER COMPOSITIONS Non-Final OA Corn Products Development, Inc
18474373 MODIFICATION OF STEVIOL GLYCOSIDES BY GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASE ENZYMES Non-Final OA DuPont Nutrition Biosciences ApS
18554569 METHODS FOR MAKING A YOGURT PRODUCT Non-Final OA fairlife, LLC
18252398 CONTINUOUS LACTOSE HYDROLYSIS IN MILK AND OTHER DAIRY PRODUCTS Non-Final OA fairlife, LLC
18368599 COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING AND METHODS OF USING 1,3-PROPANEDIOL, TO IMPROVE SWEETNESS AND/OR REDUCE BITTERNESS OF SWEETENERS Non-Final OA Primient Covation LLC

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