Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Celeste A Roney, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as RONEY, CELESTE A

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1612 1615 1618

This examiner grants 63% of resolved cases

Analysis

RONEY, CELESTE A works in tech center 1600 and art unit 1612. The record includes 775 resolved cases, a 63.0% allowance rate, and a median of 1106 days to allowance. The 17.4% interview lift indicates that interviews are associated with improved allowance outcomes in the reported cases.

The listed companies are L'Oréal, University of Connecticut, and National University Corporation Hokkaido University. The listed firms are FOLEY HOAG, LLP (General), WOLF GREENFIELD & SACKS, P.C., and AMIN, TUROCY & WATSON, LLP. The median timing calls for planning beyond a short prosecution cycle, while the allowance and interview figures support combining substantive claim work with targeted examiner engagement.

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

Performance Statistics

63.0%
Allow Rate
+3.0% vs TC avg
824
Total Applications
+17.4%
Interview Lift
1106
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 775 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.3%
§101 Eligibility
4.0%
§102 Novelty
55.7%
§103 Obviousness
20.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18182733 LIPID COMPOSITION Final Rejection FUJIFILM Corporation
18563898 HALLUCINOGEN-FATTY ACID COMBINATION Non-Final OA Mindset Pharma Inc.
17917233 MANUFACTURING OF SYNTHETIC EXOSOMES FOR CNS AND NON-CNS DELIVERY OF THERAPEUTICS Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of California
18571747 FABRICATION AND APPLICATION OF FIBER-BASED HYDROGEL USING ALL-AQUEOUS FORMULATIONS Non-Final OA THE TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITY
18283406 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TARGETED DELIVERY TO CELLS Non-Final OA The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System
18264347 PARTICLES FUNCTIONALIZED WITH THERAPEUTIC RADIOISOTOPES AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USE THEREOF Final Rejection University of Virginia Patent Foundation
19066812 HAIR TREATMENT COMPOSITION Non-Final OA L'OREAL
18716488 COMPOSITION FOR KERATIN FIBERS Non-Final OA L'Oreal
18731085 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR CARING FOR KERATIN MATERIALS Final Rejection L'Oreal
18690391 MAKEUP KIT COMPRISING AN AQUEOUS MAKEUP COMPOSITION AND A CONTINUOUS OILY-PHASE FIXING COMPOSITION WITH A HYDROPHOBIC FILM-FORMING POLYMER Final Rejection L'OREAL
18301661 Particle Modifiers for Multi-Drug Loaded Nanoparticles Final Rejection UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT
18041811 NANODRUGS FOR TARGETED DRUG DELIVERY AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT
18252597 COMPOUNDS FOR THE DETECTION OF HEME OXYGENASE 1 (HO-1), AND METHODS AND USES INVOLVING THE SAME Non-Final OA IMPERIAL COLLEGE INNOVATIONS LIMITED
18561555 LIPID NANOPARTICLES Final Rejection NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY
17989260 LIPID MEMBRANE STRUCTURE FOR DELIVERY INTO SIRNA CELL Non-Final OA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY
18291944 BIOCONTROL AGENT AND METHOD FOR REDUCING THE OCCURRENCE AND IMPACTS OF APHANOMYCES EUTEICHES Non-Final OA DANSTAR FERMENT AG
18996093 LOADED EXTRACELLULAR VESICLE Non-Final OA Oxford University Innovation Limited
18886316 GENOTYPE-AGNOSTIC RESCUE OF CYSTIC FIBROSIS WITH SMALL MOLECULE BICARBONATE CHANNELS Non-Final OA University of Iowa Research Foundation
18886318 GENOTYPE-AGNOSTIC RESCUE OF CYSTIC FIBROSIS WITH SMALL MOLECULE BICARBONATE CHANNELS Non-Final OA University of Iowa Research Foundation

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Celeste A Roney's allowance rate?

63.0% of resolved applications examined by Celeste A Roney were allowed (775 resolved cases), compared with 40.7% across Art Unit 1612 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Celeste A Roney?

This examiner's interview lift is +17.4 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Celeste A Roney take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Celeste A Roney took 1,106 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Celeste A Roney work in?

Celeste A Roney examines applications in Art Unit 1612 in Tech Center 1600 (Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals).

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