Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: SIMMONS, CHRIS E

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1612 1622 1629

This examiner grants 34% of resolved cases

Analysis

Chris E Simmons handles a large volume of cases in Art Unit 1612, part of Tech Center 1600. Across 684 resolved cases, the examiner maintains an allowance rate of 34.1%. This suggests a rigorous examination standard. An interview lift of 19.4% indicates that direct engagement can improve the odds of allowance. The median time to allowance is 1508 days, reflecting a prolonged prosecution period.

Practitioners should be prepared for a detailed effort to secure a patent, though interviews provide a 19.4% advantage. The 34.1% allowance rate is the primary baseline for applications in Art Unit 1612. With 684 resolved cases, the examiner has a well-established track record in Tech Center 1600. Successful outcomes typically require 1508 days to reach allowance. Strategy should focus on using the 19.4% lift to overcome rejections during this 1508-day cycle.

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

Performance Statistics

34.1%
Allow Rate
-25.9% vs TC avg
723
Total Applications
+19.4%
Interview Lift
1508
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 684 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.4%
§101 Eligibility
11.9%
§102 Novelty
46.0%
§103 Obviousness
25.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18255518 RESTORATION OF MOTOR FUNCTION POST-NEUROLOGICAL INJURY USING PSYCHEDELICS Non-Final OA THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
17597339 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS USING TRIGONELLINE TO PRODUCE INTRACELLULAR NAD+ Final Rejection SOCIETE DES PRODUITS NESTLE S.A.
17378839 METHOD FOR PREVENTING OR TREATING SKIN DISORDERS AND CONDITIONS Non-Final OA BUDDHIST TZU CHI MEDICAL FOUNDATION
17760621 IDENTIFICATION OF COMPOUNDS THAT INHIBIT STRESS GRANULE FORMATION AND TAU AGGREGATION BY TARGETING TIAI Non-Final OA The Trustees Of Columbia University In The City Of New York
17309435 ANTIVIRAL PRODRUGS AND NANOFORMULATIONS THEREOF Final Rejection Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska
17637004 METHODS FOR ENHANCING DNA DAMAGE AND APOPTOSIS OF LEUKEMIC CELLS Non-Final OA Thomas Jefferson University
18019627 COMPOSITIONS FOR ALTERING A MICROGLIAL CELL, AND METHODS OF USE THEREFORE Non-Final OA The Children's Medical Center Corporation
17614437 A NEUROPILIN ANTAGONIST IN COMBINATION WITH A P38ALPHA-KINASE INHIBITOR FOR THE TREATMENT OF CANCER Final Rejection Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers (CNAM)

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