Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: O'HERN, BRENT T

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1781 1783 1793 1794

This examiner grants 77% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

77.3%
Allow Rate
+12.3% vs TC avg
1,323
Total Applications
+20.4%
Interview Lift
996
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1290 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
5.1%
§102 Novelty
70.0%
§103 Obviousness
16.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19347189 METHOD OF PREPARING GRANULAR FEED ADDITIVE Non-Final OA CJ CHEILJEDANG CORPORATION
18347131 YOGURT SNACK Final Rejection DSM IP ASSETS B.V.
18577113 METHOD Final Rejection SOCIETE DES PRODUITS NESTLE S.A.
19028965 A METHOD FOR EXTENDING SHELF- LIFE OF FOODS Final Rejection JP Laboratories, Inc.
18126692 SMOOTH, SHELF-STABLE PRODUCT AND METHODS OF PRODUCING SAME Non-Final OA SOCIÉTÉ DES PRODUITS NESTLÉ S.A.
17786481 UTILIZATION OF A FASTING-MIMICKING DIET TO REDUCE SENESCENT CELLS AND INFLAMMATION Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
18898964 SOLVENT COMPOSITION FOR NATURAL MATERIAL EXTRACTION Non-Final OA GS CALTEX CORPORATION
18624587 PROTECTIVE COATING FOR PLANTS AND POSTHARVEST PLANT MATTER Non-Final OA Yissum Research Development Company of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem Ltd
18254644 EDIBLE COATING COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING PRECIPITATED CALCIUM CARBONATE Non-Final OA IMERTECH SAS
18564666 FLAVOUR COMPOSITION Non-Final OA Givaudan SA
18498183 PHLORETIN Non-Final OA Firmenich SA
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
18285169 METHOD FOR PRODUCING FROZEN PROCESSED COOKED RICE FOOD Non-Final OA NICHIREI FOODS INC.
18373541 DAIRY PROCESSING SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA Memtec LLC
18551144 EDIBLE SPRAY OR COATING COMPOSITION FOR EXTENDING LIFE OF PERISHABLE GOODS AND METHODS OF PRODUCTION AND USE THEREOF Final Rejection Ryp Labs, Inc.
18244176 SWEETENER COMPOSITION Non-Final OA Hapy Sweet Bee Ltd
18241044 SWEETENER COMPOSITION Non-Final OA Hapy Sweet Bee Ltd
18042471 A PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF A VEGETABLE OIL COMPOSITION HAVING AT LEAST 50% PALMITIC ACID PRESENT IN THE SN2-POSITION OUT OF TOTAL PALMITIC ACID IN THE TRIGLYCERIDES OF THE VEGETABLE OIL COMPOSITION Final Rejection AAK AB (PUBL)
18331072 BRINE WITHOUT PHOSPHATES AND EITHER SALT FREE OR LOW SALT Final Rejection KEMIN PROTEINS, LLC
18206510 SHELF-STABLE LIQUID COFFEE ADDITIVE Non-Final OA The Folger Coffee Company
18074833 COMPOSITIONS HAVING HIGH POULTRY PROTEIN CONTENT AND METHOD OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL DEHYDRATED FOODS, 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.
16462808 CREAMERS COMPOSITIONS Non-Final OA NESTEC S.A.

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