Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: SAWYER, JENNIFER C

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

This examiner grants 69% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

68.6%
Allow Rate
+3.6% vs TC avg
611
Total Applications
-8.4%
Interview Lift
1022
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 563 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.6%
§101 Eligibility
13.1%
§102 Novelty
49.0%
§103 Obviousness
26.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18681405 MONOMER COMPOSITION FOR SYNTHESIZING RECYCLED PLASTIC, PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF, RECYCLED PLASTIC, AND MOLDED PRODUCT USING THE SAME Non-Final OA LG CHEM, LTD.
18279899 SOLIDIFICATION OF HEXYL 2-[4-(DIETHYLAMINO)-2-HYDROXYBENZOYL]BENZOATE Non-Final OA BASF SE
18554920 METHOD FOR CHLORINATING BENZALDEHYDE OXIMES Non-Final OA BAYER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
18253175 NEW SYNTHESIS OF L-PHENYLALANINE AMIDE Non-Final OA DSM IP ASSETS B.V.
18253178 NEW SYNTHESIS OF L-PHENYLALANINE BUTYRAMIDE Non-Final OA DSM IP ASSETS B.V.
17936189 RUBBER - FORMING ADDITIVES FROM BIOMASS THROUGH SYNGAS PRODUCTION Non-Final OA The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
18588296 RECOVERY OF SILOXANE CYCLES Non-Final OA Evonik Operations GmbH
18447368 Reactivity of Nitrile Hydratase by Aldehyde Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
18441209 MODULATORS OF THE PROSTACYCLIN (PGI2) RECEPTOR USEFUL FOR THE TREATMENT OF DISORDERS RELATED THERETO Non-Final OA Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
18511588 POSITRON IMAGING TOMOGRAPHY IMAGING AGENT COMPOSITION ADN METHOD FOR BACTERIAL INFECTION Final Rejection The Research Foundation for the State University of New York
17802865 METHOD OF MAKING TEREPHTHALIC ACID Non-Final OA SABIC Global Technologies B.V.
18276365 TOTAL SYNTHESIS METHOD FOR VITAMIN A AND DERIVATIVE THEREOF AND DEUTERATED COMPOUND THEREOF Non-Final OA FUDAN UNIVERSITY
18275291 PREPARATION METHOD FOR TETRA-SUBSTITUTED ALLENOIC ACID COMPOUND BASED ON PALLADIUM CATALYTIC SYSTEM Non-Final OA FUDAN UNIVERSITY
17995011 REVAMPING OF AMMONIA-UREA PLANTS Final Rejection CASALE SA
18036515 METHOD OF SYNTHESIS Non-Final OA University of Durham
18253619 PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF ACETIC ACID AND ACRYLIC ACID FROM WASTE CARBON CONTAINING MATERIALS WITH REDUCED CARBON FOOTPRINT Final Rejection ENERKEM INC.
18264127 PROCESSES FOR PURIFYING ORGANIC AMINES Non-Final OA Dow Chemical Korea Limited
18182089 POST-SYNTHETIC FUNCTIONALIZATION OF POROUS MATERIALS Non-Final OA Mosaic Materials, Inc.

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