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Last updated: October 26, 2026

Renee E Robinson, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as ROBINSON, RENEE E

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1771 1772 1774 1779 1797

This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases

Analysis

ROBINSON, RENEE E is assigned to USPTO Tech Center 1700 and art unit 1771. Her record contains 1060 resolved cases, providing a broad basis for evaluating prosecution outcomes. The allowance rate is 73.7%, and interviews are associated with a 24.2% lift. The median time to allowance is 1012 days, so favorable allowance outcomes still occur over a materially extended prosecution period.

The listed companies are IFP Energies nouvelles, Saudi Arabian Oil Company, and King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals. The listed firms are MILLEN, WHITE, ZELANO & BRANIGAN, P.C., Leason Ellis LLP, and NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC. Practitioners handling matters in this docket can draw on a comparatively large record and may consider interviews as one part of prosecution planning.

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

Performance Statistics

73.7%
Allow Rate
+8.7% vs TC avg
1,096
Total Applications
+24.2%
Interview Lift
1012
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1060 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.8%
§101 Eligibility
13.1%
§102 Novelty
46.2%
§103 Obviousness
30.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18469261 DESALINATION AND COOLING SYSTEM INTEGRATING SWEEPING GAS MEMBRANE DISTILLATION AND EJECTOR COOLING CYCLE Non-Final OA KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS
19099062 METHOD FOR CONVERTING MELTED OR DISSOLVED WASTE PLASTIC IN A FLUIDIZED CATALYTIC CRACKER AND/OR IN A HYDROCRACKING UNIT Non-Final OA Eastman Chemical Company
18975577 ISOTHERMAL PROCESS FOR CONVERTING NAPHTHA TO LIGHT PARAFFINS Non-Final OA UOP LLC

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Renee E Robinson's allowance rate?

73.7% of resolved applications examined by Renee E Robinson were allowed (1,060 resolved cases), compared with 53.8% across Art Unit 1771 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Renee E Robinson?

This examiner's interview lift is +24.2 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Renee E Robinson take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Renee E Robinson took 1,012 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Renee E Robinson work in?

Renee E Robinson examines applications in Art Unit 1771 in Tech Center 1700 (Chemistry & Materials).

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