Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: PIERCE, JEREMY R

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1742 1749 1759 1789 1798 3732

This examiner grants 57% of resolved cases

Analysis

Jeremy R. Pierce is an examiner in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 1742. The examiner has 590 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 56.8 percent. This indicates a moderate level of difficulty for applicants. The median days to allowance is 1399, suggesting a longer prosecution timeline. With 590 resolved cases, the examiner's performance metrics are well-defined.

The interview lift for this examiner is 43.2 percent. This is an exceptionally high figure, suggesting that an interview is highly effective when compared to the 56.8 percent baseline. Practitioners should make interviews a central part of their strategy to leverage this 43.2 percent lift. The 1399 median days to allowance is a significant time factor in Art Unit 1742. Given the 590 resolved cases, the 43.2 percent interview lift is a powerful tool for improving the 56.8 percent allowance rate.

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

Performance Statistics

56.8%
Allow Rate
-13.2% vs TC avg
620
Total Applications
+43.2%
Interview Lift
1399
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 590 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
12.5%
§102 Novelty
53.6%
§103 Obviousness
19.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18726591 COMPOSITE MATERIAL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA KURARAY CO., LTD.
18252199 ELECTRETS COMPRISING A SUBSTITUTED CYCLOTRIPHOSPHAZENE COMPOUND AND ARTICLES THEREFROM Non-Final OA 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
18712820 COMPOSITE FIBER, MULTIFILAMENT, AND FIBER PRODUCT Final Rejection TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.
18000550 METHOD FOR CONSOLIDATING A FIBROUS MATERIAL WITH A BIO-BASED BINDER POLYMER, A CONSOLIDATED FIBROUS MATERIAL AND AN AQUEOUS BINDER SOLUTION Non-Final OA Essity Hygiene and Health Aktiebolag
18517043 FABRICS INCLUDING A NON-FLUORINATED BARRIER COATING Final Rejection Berry Global, Inc.
18285133 SPINDLE-SHAPED CARBON FIBER-CONTAINING AGGREGATE, MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR SAME, CARBON FIBER-REINFORCED THERMOPLASTIC RESIN PELLETS CONTAINING RECYCLED CARBON FIBERS, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR SAME Non-Final OA TEIJIN LIMITED

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