Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: RUNYAN, SILVANA C

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 1616 1768 3674 3676 3678

This examiner grants 82% of resolved cases

Analysis

Silvana C Runyan operates in Art Unit 1616 within Tech Center 3600. She has a high volume of 1061 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 82.5%. The interview lift is 16.9%, and the median days to allowance is 797. The data suggests an efficient prosecution process with a high probability of success.

The 82.5% allowance rate and the 797-day median timeline make this one of the more favorable and efficient profiles for applicants. The 16.9% interview lift further enhances the chances of a grant, providing a clear path for resolving rejections. Practitioners should focus on maintaining high-quality filings to take advantage of the examiner's efficient 797-day median pendency. With 1061 cases resolved, these metrics are highly stable and predictive for future prosecution in Art Unit 1616.

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

Performance Statistics

82.4%
Allow Rate
+30.4% vs TC avg
1,117
Total Applications
+16.9%
Interview Lift
796
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1064 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.2%
§101 Eligibility
25.8%
§102 Novelty
45.1%
§103 Obviousness
19.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19544108 METHOD FOR MODIFYING THE PERMEABILITY OF A GEOLOGICAL FORMATION ZONE Non-Final OA IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES
18526114 BIODEGRADABLE SURFACTANT FLUID LOSS CONTROL ADDITIVE Final Rejection Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
19214877 METHOD FOR WELL STIMULATION USING NANOBUBBLES Non-Final OA Saudi Arabian Oil Company
19013793 DUAL-POLYMER HYDRAULIC FRACTURING FLUID AND METHOD FOR PUMPING THE SAME INTO SUBTERRANEAN FORMATIONS Final Rejection SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
18670749 FOAMED WETTABILITY ALTERATION TREATMENT FOR DEEP CONDENSATE AND WATER BLOCKAGE IN GAS RESERVOIRS Final Rejection SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
18642279 ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY PROCESS WITH POLYMER FLOODING USING TREATED PRODUCED WATER Non-Final OA Saudi Arabian Oil Company
18619515 BIOLOGICAL SLICKWATER FLUIDS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF IN CONJUNCTION WITH SUBTERRANEAN OPERATIONS Non-Final OA SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
18418047 HEAT-ACTIVATED GELLABLE FLUIDS IN ENHANCED HYDROCARBON RECOVERY Non-Final OA SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
18407947 PREPARATION OF METAL OXIDE NANOPARTICLES FROM CATHODES OF LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES Non-Final OA Saudi Arabian Oil Company
19269899 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING THERMAL AND BRINE STABILITY OF NANOPARTICLES Final Rejection ChampionX LLC
18543198 PARAFFIN WAX DISPERSANT Final Rejection ChampionX LLC
16585272 COTTON SEED PROCESSING Non-Final OA Monsanto Technology LLC
18844951 Chemical Production Inside a Well Tubular/Casing Final Rejection Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC
18649632 FORMULATIONS AND METHODS FOR INHIBITING ENVIRONMENTAL CRACKING Non-Final OA Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC
19101147 SUNSCREEN COMPOSITION Non-Final OA DSM IP Assets B.V.
18352014 POLYESTER NETWORKS FROM STRUCTURALLY SIMILAR MONOMERS: RECYCLABLE-BY-DESIGN AND UPCYCLABLE TO PHOTOPOLYMERS Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY OF UTAH RESEARCH FOUNDATION
18260105 A METHOD OF RECYCLING POLY(VINYL BUTYRAL) FROM MULTILAYER POLY(VINYL BUTYRAL) SHEETS Final Rejection SOLUTIA INC.
19000130 Method and Process for Plugging Orphaned and Abandoned Wells Final Rejection Rebellion Energy Solutions, LLC

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