Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: O'HERN, BRENT T

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1781 1783 1793 1794

This examiner grants 78% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

77.9%
Allow Rate
+12.9% vs TC avg
1602
Total Applications
+20.0%
Interview Lift
1022
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1560 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
14.6%
§102 Novelty
41.2%
§103 Obviousness
37.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18347131 YOGURT SNACK Final Rejection DSM IP ASSETS B.V.
18126692 SMOOTH, SHELF-STABLE PRODUCT AND METHODS OF PRODUCING SAME Non-Final OA SOCIÉTÉ DES PRODUITS NESTLÉ S.A.
18577113 METHOD Final Rejection SOCIETE DES PRODUITS NESTLE S.A.
18254058 SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO PREDICT AN INDIVIDUALS MICROBIOME STATUS AND PROVIDE PERSONALIZED RECOMMENDATIONS TO MAINTAIN OR IMPROVE THE MICROBIOME STATUS Non-Final OA SOCIETE DES PRODUITS NESTLE S.A.
19028965 A METHOD FOR EXTENDING SHELF- LIFE OF FOODS Final Rejection JP Laboratories, Inc.
17786481 UTILIZATION OF A FASTING-MIMICKING DIET TO REDUCE SENESCENT CELLS AND INFLAMMATION Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
18703056 CIRCULAR USE OF FOOD RESIDUES BY MICROBIAL FERMENTATION Non-Final OA TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT MÜNCHEN
18435417 PROCESS FOR MAINTAINING FRESHNESS OF VEGETABLE PIECES Non-Final OA KRAFT FOODS GROUP BRANDS LLC
18898964 SOLVENT COMPOSITION FOR NATURAL MATERIAL EXTRACTION Non-Final OA GS CALTEX CORPORATION
18782701 ACRYLAMIDE CONTROL IN COOKED FOOD PRODUCTS Non-Final OA Kellanova
18641223 Trametes versicolor Designated as Strain M2-101-03 Non-Final OA M2 Ingredients, Inc.
18640550 PROCESS FOR COOKING GRAINS Non-Final OA OSI Industries, LLC
18701894 POWDERED COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING AN EDIBLE OIL AND THEIR USE IN FOOD PRODUCTS Non-Final OA FrieslandCampina Nederland B.V.
18564666 FLAVOUR COMPOSITION Non-Final OA Givaudan SA
18699564 TEXTURED VEGETABLE PROTEIN Non-Final OA Anheuser-Busch InBev S.A.
18573230 PLANT-BASED VEGAN BEATEN EGG COMPOSITION Non-Final OA Float Foods PTE Ltd
18459401 METHOD FOR EXTRACTION AND MULTI-SCENARIO UTILIZATION OF FLAXSEED PROTEIN-POLYSACCHARIDE NATURAL MIXTURE Non-Final OA OIL CROPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, CHINESE ACADEMY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES
18563116 FAT COMPOSITION AND WATER-IN-OIL EMULSION Non-Final OA Bunge SA
18385671 SEASONING BLEND CONTAINING TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL Non-Final OA Tanya Diaz
18373541 DAIRY PROCESSING SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA Memtec LLC
18241044 SWEETENER COMPOSITION Non-Final OA Hapy Sweet Bee Ltd
18042473 A PROCESS FOR MAKING A VEGETABLE FAT COMPOSITION WITH AN INCREASED AMOUNT OF SN2 POSITIONED PALMITIC ACID Final Rejection AAK AB (PUBL)
18330920 EGG REPLACER Final Rejection Allied Blending LP
18331072 BRINE WITHOUT PHOSPHATES AND EITHER SALT FREE OR LOW SALT Final Rejection KEMIN PROTEINS, LLC
18074833 COMPOSITIONS HAVING HIGH POULTRY PROTEIN CONTENT AND METHOD OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL DEHYDRATED FOODS, INC.
18155441 METHOD OF MAKING MONOACYLGLYCERIDE OILS AND FOOD PRODUCTS CONTAINING MONOACYLGLYCERIDE OILS Non-Final OA GlycosBio Inc.
18001657 PROCESS OF PREPARING A FAT COMPOSITION Non-Final OA Bunge Loders Croklaan B.V.
17794643 Aerated Fat Emulsion Final Rejection Bunge Loders Croklaan B.V.
17779036 ORAL COMPOSITIONS OF LIPOPHILIC DIETY SUPPLEMENTS, NUTRACEUTICALS AND BENEFICIAL EDIBLE OILS Non-Final OA KARNAK TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
16462808 CREAMERS COMPOSITIONS Final Rejection NESTEC S.A.

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