Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: PACKARD, BENJAMIN J

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1612 1615

This examiner grants 66% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

66.0%
Allow Rate
+6.0% vs TC avg
1361
Total Applications
+16.1%
Interview Lift
1071
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1317 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.1%
§101 Eligibility
18.6%
§102 Novelty
44.2%
§103 Obviousness
14.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18642098 STABLE BIOACTIVE GLASS FORMULATIONS Non-Final OA CORNING INCORPORATED
18663231 BONE-REGENERATION-PROMOTING MATERIAL, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING BONE-REGENERATION-PROMOTING MATERIAL Non-Final OA TOHOKU UNIVERSITY
18469762 CROSSLINKED RADIOPAQUE NETWORKS FOR MEDICAL APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
17757090 COMPOSITIONS FOR USE IN THE REDUCTION OF NOCICEPTION AND OTHER HEALTH BENEFITS IN INFANTS AND YOUNG CHILDREN Final Rejection SOCIETE DES PRODUITS NESTLE S.A.
18699799 REFILLABLE TISSUE ENGINEERED SCAFFOLDS Non-Final OA Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska
19005154 PHARMACEUTICAL FORMULATION Non-Final OA Cutting Edge Technology, LLC
18190517 DENDRON-POLYMER HYBRIDS AS TAILORABLE CORONAE OF SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA Ramot at Tel-Aviv University Ltd.
18006072 SILICON-CONTAINING LIGAND COMPOUNDS Non-Final OA Technische Universität München
18672288 ANTICOAGULANT COMPOUNDS COMPRISING CHELATING AGENTS AND CATIONIC ANTI-COAGULATION ENHANCERS AND METHODS AND DEVICES FOR THEIR USE Non-Final OA Elixir Medical Corporation
18371625 TREATING SKIN IRRITATION FROM APPLICATION OF AN ALTERNATING ELECTRIC FIELD Non-Final OA Novocure GmbH
17925582 TARGETING THE CHOLECYSTOKININ-B RECEPTOR FOR IMAGING AND EARLY DETECTION OF PANCREATIC CANCER AND PRE-CANCEROUS LESIONS Non-Final OA The USA as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services
18018132 TRANS-CROCETIN COMPOSITIONS AND TREATMENT REGIMENS Non-Final OA L.E.A.F. HOLDINGS GROUP LLC
17919952 LIPID COMPOSITIONS FOR DELIVERY OF STING AGONIST COMPOUNDS AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
18731515 INDIGENOUS AND IMPROVED BACTERIALLY FERMENTED CBD, CBG AND RELATED CANNABINOID ORAL DOSAGE FORMS Non-Final OA Fermented Farmer, LLC
18700818 ZWITTERIONIC FUNCTIONALIZED POLY(BETA-AMINOESTER) POLYMERS AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA INSTITUT QUIMIC DE SARRIA CETS FUNDACIO PRIVADA
18634819 Methods For and Products From Encapsulation of Drugs in Nanoparticles in a Microgravity Environment Non-Final OA Aphios Corporation
18700454 WATER-IN-OIL EMULSION COSMETIC Non-Final OA IWASE COSFA CO., LTD.
18629882 TOPICAL OCULAR THERAPY Non-Final OA Moxicaine, LLC
18698144 AQUEOUS SUSPENSION AGROCHEMICAL COMPOSITION, DISEASE CONTROL METHOD, AND USEFUL PLANT SEEDS Non-Final OA KUMIAI CHEMICAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
18697608 AQUEOUS SUSPENSION AGROCHEMICAL COMPOSITION, METHOD FOR PREVENTING CROP DAMAGE, AND USEFUL PLANT SEEDS Non-Final OA KUMIAI CHEMICAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
16945830 SYNTHETIC, MUCUS-LIKE HYDROGEL AND METHOD OF PREPARATION, AND SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING MICRORHEOLOGY ON HYDROGELS AND OTHER COMPLEX FLUIDS Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK
18686004 LYOTROPIC LIQUID CRYSTALLINE NANOSYSTEMS WITH ENCAPSULATED BIOACTIVE MACROMOLECULES Non-Final OA Uni-Pharma Kleon Tsetis Pharmaceutical Laboratories S.A.
18531322 Method For Cleaning Surfaces And Treatment Solution For Same Non-Final OA epitome GmbH
18560451 A WATER SOLUBLE OR WATER DISPERSIBLE BOLUS ARTICLE Non-Final OA BIMEDA ANIMAL HEALTH LIMITED
18284214 SEED COATING COMPOSITION COMPRISING AN ORGANIC ACID Non-Final OA Yara UK Limited
18254366 DOUBLE LAYERED DELAYED-RELEASE HARD CAPSULES Final Rejection Capsugel Belgium NV
18279528 GADOLINIUM CHELATE, PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR, AND APPLICATION THEREOF Non-Final OA SOUTH MEDICAL UNIVERSITY
18232351 METHOD OF DELIVERING NUCLEIC ACIDS INTO CELLS Non-Final OA GUANGZHOU LIDE BIOMEDICINE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18038338 Bioactive complexes Non-Final OA Ceradis Patent B.V.
18210977 FLAVOR BANDING OF CAPSULES Non-Final OA L. PERRIGO COMPANY

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