Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Jennifer C Sawyer, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as SAWYER, JENNIFER C

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1621 1622 1658 1671 1691 1692 1728

This examiner grants 68% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

68.4%
Allow Rate
+3.4% vs TC avg
620
Total Applications
-8.2%
Interview Lift
1022
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 564 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.6%
§101 Eligibility
13.5%
§102 Novelty
49.0%
§103 Obviousness
26.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18240252 LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT AND AMINE COMPOUND FOR THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18377544 METHODS FOR CRYSTALLIZATION OF DRUGS Final Rejection BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
18451579 IODINE LABELED HYDROGELS AND PRECURSORS THEREOF WITH IMPROVED PROPERTIES Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
18279899 SOLIDIFICATION OF HEXYL 2-[4-(DIETHYLAMINO)-2-HYDROXYBENZOYL]BENZOATE Non-Final OA BASF SE
18253178 NEW SYNTHESIS OF L-PHENYLALANINE BUTYRAMIDE Non-Final OA DSM IP ASSETS B.V.
18253175 NEW SYNTHESIS OF L-PHENYLALANINE AMIDE Non-Final OA DSM IP ASSETS B.V.
18588296 RECOVERY OF SILOXANE CYCLES Non-Final OA Evonik Operations GmbH
18447368 Reactivity of Nitrile Hydratase by Aldehyde Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
17802865 METHOD OF MAKING TEREPHTHALIC ACID Non-Final OA SABIC Global Technologies B.V.
18293462 RECOVERING MONO-PROPYLENE GLYCOL BY USING A DISTILLATION SOLVENT Non-Final OA UPM-KYMMENE CORPORATION
18260488 LIGNIN-DEGRADING CATALYST, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME, METHOD FOR DEGRADING LIGNIN, AND METHOD FOR REGENERATING LIGNIN-DEGRADING CATALYST Non-Final OA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY
18681467 PRODUCTION OF PHENOL FROM A BIOMASS Non-Final OA SYENSQO SA

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Jennifer C Sawyer's allowance rate?

68.4% of resolved applications examined by Jennifer C Sawyer were allowed (564 resolved cases), compared with 46.0% across Art Unit 1621 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Jennifer C Sawyer?

This examiner's interview lift is -8.2 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Jennifer C Sawyer take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Jennifer C Sawyer took 1,022 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Jennifer C Sawyer work in?

Jennifer C Sawyer examines applications in Art Unit 1621 in Tech Center 1700 (Chemistry & Materials).

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