Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Kyle A Purdy, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as PURDY, KYLE A

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1611 1637

This examiner grants 41% of resolved cases

Analysis

PURDY, KYLE A works in Tech Center 1600 and Art Unit 1611, with 1001 resolved cases. The allowance rate is 41.0%, the interview lift is 35.7%, and the median time to allowance is 1520 days. The combination suggests that interviews may be a particularly important prosecution tool in this docket, even though the overall allowance rate is lower.

Textile-Based Delivery Inc., Conopco, Inc. d/b/a Unilever, and University of Florida Research Foundation Inc. are the leading companies. NEO IP, Abel Schillinger, LLP, and ALSTON & BIRD LLP are the leading firms. Practitioners may want to integrate interview planning early when managing cases in this art unit.

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

Performance Statistics

41.0%
Allow Rate
-19.0% vs TC avg
1,085
Total Applications
+35.7%
Interview Lift
1520
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1001 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.4%
§101 Eligibility
13.8%
§102 Novelty
62.9%
§103 Obviousness
14.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17630843 SYNERGISTIC MIXTURES FOR ARTHROPOD TOXICITY AND REPELLENCY Final Rejection University of Florida Research Foundation, Incorporated
18821462 POLYANION COATED LIPID NANOPARTICLES AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Final Rejection Massachusetts Institute of Technology
18667002 SKIN CARE SERUM COMPOSITION WITH NATURAL POLYMERS Final Rejection The Procter & Gamble Company
18703637 IMMUNOTHERAPIES FOR THE TREATMENT OF CANCER Non-Final OA Ohio State Innovation Foundation
18700612 PLANT DISEASE RESISTANCE INDUCING METHOD, PLANT DISEASE RESISTANCE INDUCING DEVICE, AND PLANT DISEASE RESISTANCE INDUCING AGENT Final Rejection TOHOKU UNIVERSITY
17056797 MICROBIAL MICROCAPSULE COMPOSITIONS, METHODS AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA NEWLEAF SYMBIOTICS, INC.
18706889 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR POINT-OF-CARE SYNTHESIS AND ADMINISTRATION OF PARTICLE-BASED THERAPEUTICS Final Rejection Verily Life Sciences LLC
18256655 EXTRACT OF AT LEAST ONE PLANT OF THE CROCUS SATIVUS SPECIES COMPRISING A HIGH CONTENT OF CROCINS AND A LOW CONTENT OF SAFRANAL, AND COSMETIC USE THEREOF AS ANTIOXIDANT Final Rejection L'OREAL
18396092 Multicolored Oral Care Compositions and Methods for the Same Final Rejection Colgate-Palmolive Company
17989516 OIL-BASED INSECTICIDAL AND INSECT REPELLENT COMPOSITIONS Non-Final OA S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
17422859 ANTIBACTERIAL COMPOSITION Non-Final OA LG CHEM, LTD.
19001161 COSMETIC COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING A CYCLODEXTRIN HAVING A PARTICLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION Non-Final OA ROQUETTE FRERES
18873090 PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION CONTAINING PIMITESPIB Non-Final OA TAIHO PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
18178041 COMPOSITION FOR IMPROVING THE APPEARANCE OF AGEING SKIN Non-Final OA MERZ PHARMA GMBH & CO. KGAA
18633246 LIGHT-ACTIVATED CHLORINE DIOXIDE-RELEASING POWDER Final Rejection PHIEX TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
18227116 DELIVERY SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Textile-Based Delivery, Inc.
18215445 DELIVERY SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Textile-Based Delivery, Inc.
18137744 DELIVERY SYSTEMS Final Rejection Textile-Based Delivery, Inc.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Kyle A Purdy's allowance rate?

41.0% of resolved applications examined by Kyle A Purdy were allowed (1,001 resolved cases), compared with 35.0% across Art Unit 1611 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Kyle A Purdy?

This examiner's interview lift is +35.7 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Kyle A Purdy take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Kyle A Purdy took 1,520 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Kyle A Purdy work in?

Kyle A Purdy examines applications in Art Unit 1611 in Tech Center 1600 (Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals).

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