Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: SAWYER, JENNIFER C

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1621 1622 1671 1691 1692

This examiner grants 69% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

68.8%
Allow Rate
+8.8% vs TC avg
590
Total Applications
-10.6%
Interview Lift
1026
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 545 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
19.4%
§102 Novelty
43.9%
§103 Obviousness
24.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18268115 PROCESS FOR MAKING A SOLID ALKALI METAL SALT OF AN AMINOCARBOXYLATE COMPLEXING AGENT 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.
18330874 INHIBITORS OF THE INTERACTION BETWEEN TRIP8B AND HCN CHANNELS AND USES THEREOF FOR TREATING NEUROLOGICAL DISEASES AND DISORDERS Non-Final OA Northwestern University
18304567 POLYHYDROXY MULTI-IONIC COMPOUNDS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA ECOLAB USA INC.
18276365 TOTAL SYNTHESIS METHOD FOR VITAMIN A AND DERIVATIVE THEREOF AND DEUTERATED COMPOUND THEREOF Non-Final OA FUDAN UNIVERSITY
19005858 ANTI-TUMOR COMPOUNDS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF AND SYNTHESIS THEREOF Non-Final OA Atossa Therapeutics, Inc.
17963165 ARTIFICIAL SYNTHETIC MACROCYCLE MOLECULAR NANOPORE STRUCTURES AND PREPARATION METHODS AND APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA Zhejiang University
18511588 POSITRON IMAGING TOMOGRAPHY IMAGING AGENT COMPOSITION ADN METHOD FOR BACTERIAL INFECTION Non-Final OA The Research Foundation for the State University of New York
17559470 AMINO ACID COMPOSITION HAVING CO-AMORPHOUS STRUCTURE Final Rejection AJINOMOTO CO., INC.
17995011 REVAMPING OF AMMONIA-UREA PLANTS Non-Final OA CASALE SA
18003402 A DEUTERATED COMPOUND, AND PREPARATION METHOD AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA ASCENTAWITS PHARMACEUTICALS, LTD.
17905096 POLYSULFIDE STABILIZATION Non-Final OA Bio-Xcelerator, Inc.
18304403 DMF RECYCLING METHOD Non-Final OA ANHUI JINHE INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
18207057 METHOD FOR SYNTHESIS OF MONOMER FOR SINGLE-ION BATTERY Non-Final OA CAPACITOR SCIENCES INCORPORATED
18303200 GAMMA-HYDROXYBUTYRATE DELIVERING COMPOUNDS AND PROCESSES FOR MAKING AND USING THEM Non-Final OA Zevra Therapeutics, Inc.
18255119 IODOTYROSINE DERIVATIVES AND PROCESS FOR PREPARING IODOTYROSINE DERIVATIVES Non-Final OA ABX ADVANCED BIOCHEMICAL COMPOUNDS - BIOMEDIZINISCHE FORSCHUNGSREAGENZIEN GMBH
18034113 AMINATION CATALYST AND PREPARATION AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA BEIJING RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL INDUSTRY, CHINA PETROLEUM & CHEMICAL CORPORATION
18034101 AMINATION CATALYST AND PREPARATION AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA BEIJING RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL INDUSTRY, CHINA PETROLEUM & CHEMICAL CORPORATION
18035144 METHOD FOR PRODUCING SECONDARY AND TERTIARY AMINES Non-Final OA HUNTSMAN PETROCHEMICAL LLC
17906475 METHOD FOR PREPARING INTERMEDIATE FOR USE IN SYNTHESIS OF FLORFENICOL AND COMPOUNDS PREPARED THEREBY Non-Final OA HEADING (NANJING) PHARMTECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
17905877 ORGANIC AMINE PURIFICATION METHOD Final Rejection Dow Chemical Korea Limited
17289443 COMPOSITIONS FOR TRANSFECTING mRNA INTO A CELL AND THEIR APPLICATIONS Final Rejection POLYPLUS TRANSFECTION

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