Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: PURDY, KYLE A

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1611 1637

This examiner grants 41% of resolved cases

Analysis

Kyle A Purdy has managed 1000 resolved cases within Art Unit 1611 of Tech Center 1600. The examiner maintains an allowance rate of 41.0 percent. This baseline suggests a rigorous examination environment where a majority of applications do not reach allowance. Practitioners should prepare for a detailed prosecution process that requires robust technical arguments to overcome initial rejections in this art unit.

The data highlights a significant interview lift of 35.9 percent. This figure indicates that engaging in direct dialogue with the examiner may substantially improve the probability of securing a patent compared to written responses alone. The median days to allowance of 1519 reflects a lengthy prosecution timeline for successful applications. This duration suggests that applicants must be prepared for multiple rounds of office actions and potentially long wait times before reaching a final disposition.

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
1,069
Total Applications
+35.9%
Interview Lift
1519
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1000 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.5%
§101 Eligibility
13.8%
§102 Novelty
62.7%
§103 Obviousness
14.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17630843 SYNERGISTIC MIXTURES FOR ARTHROPOD TOXICITY AND REPELLENCY Final Rejection University of Florida Research Foundation, Incorporated
18667002 SKIN CARE SERUM COMPOSITION WITH NATURAL POLYMERS Final Rejection The Procter & Gamble Company
17422859 ANTIBACTERIAL COMPOSITION Non-Final OA LG CHEM, LTD.
18703637 IMMUNOTHERAPIES FOR THE TREATMENT OF CANCER Non-Final OA Ohio State Innovation Foundation
18910515 METHOD FOR COLORING HUMAN HAIR, COMPRISING THE APPLICATION OF A DYE HAVING AMINOSILICONE AND PIGMENT AND SUBSEQUENT IRRADIATION WITH UV/VIS RADIATION Non-Final OA Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
18821462 POLYANION COATED LIPID NANOPARTICLES AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Final Rejection Massachusetts Institute of Technology
18706889 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR POINT-OF-CARE SYNTHESIS AND ADMINISTRATION OF PARTICLE-BASED THERAPEUTICS Final Rejection Verily Life Sciences LLC
18592571 ARTIFICIAL BONE IMPLANTS WITH NANOSCAFFOLD FOR SELF-TRIGGERED OSTEOGENIC DIFFERENTIATION OF STEM CELLS Final Rejection City University of Hong Kong
18437576 COMPOSITION FOR PHARMACEUTICAL TABLET, PHARMACEUTICAL TABLET USING THE SAME, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
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.
18806301 SUPPORTED DRUG FORMULATIONS SHOWING CONTROLLED DRUG RELEASE, AND A METHOD FOR THEIR PREPARATION Final Rejection Morgan State University
15551596 COSMETIC PRODUCT COMPRISING A METAL CAN, AND THE CONTENTS OF SAME Final Rejection BEIERSDORF AG
18832510 A Composition Against Osmotic Stress Final Rejection ELC Management LLC
18867060 CONCENTRATED CONDITIONING COMPOSITIONS Non-Final OA Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
18723765 LIQUID COMPOSITION HAVING ENHANCED ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY Non-Final OA Conopco Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
18591613 COSMETIC AEROSOL PRODUCT Final Rejection Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
17273857 METHOD OF PRODUCING METAL NANOPARTICLES AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA RAMOT AT TEL-AVIV UNIVERSITY LTD.
17767783 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR DELIVERING NUCLEIC ACIDS TO CELLS Non-Final OA University of Maryland, Baltimore
18272024 LIPID NANOPARTICLES FOR TARGETED DELIVERY OF MRNA Non-Final OA The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc.
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.
18490294 ENHANCED ANTIMICROBIAL EFFICACY (SYNERGY) OF SILVER AND COPPER COMPOUNDS AND MEDICAL USE OF THEIR COMBINATIONS Final Rejection Nanordica Medical OÜ

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