Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: REDDY, KARUNA P

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1744 1763 1764 1796

This examiner grants 42% of resolved cases

Analysis

Karuna P. Reddy is an examiner in Tech Center 1700 and Art Unit 1744. She has 851 resolved cases in her record. The allowance rate for these cases is 42.5 percent. This 42.5 percent rate provides a baseline for applicants to understand the frequency of patent grants in her docket. With 851 resolved cases, the data offers a perspective on her examination history.

The interview lift is 10.4 percent. This 10.4 percent figure shows the increase in the likelihood of allowance when an interview is conducted compared to the overall allowance rate. Practitioners in Art Unit 1744 can use this lift to inform their strategy. The median days to allowance is 1288. This 1288-day period represents the time typically required to reach a grant. Stakeholders can use the 1288-day metric and the 42.5 percent allowance rate to plan their prosecution timelines in Tech Center 1700.

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

Performance Statistics

42.5%
Allow Rate
-22.5% vs TC avg
906
Total Applications
+10.4%
Interview Lift
1288
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 851 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.6%
§101 Eligibility
13.0%
§102 Novelty
52.9%
§103 Obviousness
24.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18240635 MICROPARTICLES AND MICROPARTICLE DISPERSION Non-Final OA DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18450567 FLUORINE-CONTAINING COPOLYMER Final Rejection DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
17280554 POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE PRODUCTION METHOD Non-Final OA DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18968679 Super Absorbent Polymer Final Rejection LG Chem, Ltd.
18683590 Multi-Block Copolymer and Method for Preparing the Same Non-Final OA LG Chem, Ltd.
18293084 Super Absorbent Polymer and Preparation Method Thereof Non-Final OA LG Chem, Ltd.
17612388 Olefin-Based Polymer Non-Final OA LG Chem, Ltd.
17629684 STABILIZER COMPOSITION Non-Final OA BASF SE
16766199 AN ADDITIVE COMPOSITION AND APPLICATION THEREOF Final Rejection BASF SE
17493641 FLEXIBLE PHOTOCURABLE CYANOACRYLATE COMPOSITIONS Non-Final OA Henkel IP & Holding GmbH
18548377 METHOD FOR PRODUCING POLYMER, COMPOSITION FOR RADICAL POLYMERIZATION, AND RADICAL POLYMERIZATION INHIBITOR Non-Final OA KURARAY CO., LTD.
17795968 CURING COMPOSITION AND CURED OBJECT USING SAME Final Rejection KURARAY CO., LTD.
18606280 CAPPED BLOCK COPOLYMERS, THEIR SYNTHESIS, MANUFACTURE, AND METHODS OF USE Non-Final OA ECOLAB USA INC.
18704201 Block Copolymer, Asphalt Composition, and Modified Asphalt Mixture Non-Final OA Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha
18692905 ULTRAHIGH-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE POWDER AND MOLDED ARTICLE PREPARED BY MOLDING SAME Final Rejection Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha
18682467 Crosslinked Rubber Composition, and Method for Producing Crosslinked Rubber Composition Non-Final OA Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha
18483352 CURABLE FORMULATIONS FOR POLISHING PADS Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18572573 PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVES PREPARED USING POLYETHER-CONTAINING MACROMER Non-Final OA 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
18546814 PHOTOCURABLE LIQUID COMPOSITION, CURED PRODUCT, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING CURED PRODUCT Final Rejection TOKYO OHKA KOGYO CO., LTD.
17588677 WATER/OIL REPELLENT COMPOSITION, METHOD FOR ITS PRODUCTION AND ARTICLE Final Rejection AGC Inc.
18441376 RESIN COMPOSITION, MOLDED ARTICLE, MODIFIER FOR ABS RESIN, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING RESIN COMPOSITION, AND METHOD FOR MODIFYING ABS RESIN Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
18512500 MONOMER COMPOSITION, METHACRYLIC RESIN COMPOSITION AND RESIN MOLDED BODY Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
17072092 CURABLE COMPOSITION, CURED PRODUCT, AND STACKED BODY Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
18139852 METHODS FOR COATING FOOD AND BEVERAGE CONTAINERS AND OTHER ARTICLES Final Rejection SWIMC LLC
18406542 FLUORORESIN, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME Final Rejection NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
18694106 HYDROXYALKYL GROUP-CONTAINING POLYSILOXANE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME Non-Final OA Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
18001511 PROCESS FOR REDUCING ETHYLENE VOLATILES DURING LDPE POLYMERIZATION Final Rejection Dow Global Technologies LLC
17600658 BIMODAL POLY(ETHYLENE-CO-1-ALKENE) COPOLYMER Final Rejection Dow Global Technologies LLC
18187131 Nanocomposite Films And Methods For Producing The Same Final Rejection The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
17997539 RESIN CONTAINING UNSATURATED GROUP, METHOD FOR PREPARING SAME, AND COMPOSITION COMPRISING SAME Non-Final OA KOLON INDUSTRIES, INC.

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