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Last updated: October 27, 2026

Jennifer M.H. Tichy, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as TICHY, JENNIFER M.H.

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1653 3791

This examiner grants 65% of resolved cases

Analysis

TICHY, JENNIFER M.H. examines in USPTO tech center 3700 and art unit 1653. The record contains 618 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 64.6% and a median of 1088 days to allowance. The interview lift is 34.4%, indicating that interviews are associated with a meaningful improvement in allowance outcomes in the available record.

The principal companies are The Fynder Group, Inc., The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, and Osaka University. The firms most frequently listed are BAKER BOTTS L.L.P., FOLEY & LARDNER LLP, and WENDEROTH, LIND & PONACK, L.L.P. The profile is relevant to practitioners handling university, research, and technology matters who are considering interviews as part of a broader prosecution plan.

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

Performance Statistics

64.6%
Allow Rate
-5.4% vs TC avg
706
Total Applications
+34.4%
Interview Lift
1088
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 618 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.2%
§101 Eligibility
16.7%
§102 Novelty
39.4%
§103 Obviousness
30.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17906279 DESIGNER EXTRACELLULAR VESICLES FOR TREATING EXCITOTOXICITY Non-Final OA OHIO STATE INNOVATION FOUNDATION
17816924 C. NOVYI FOR THE TREATMENT OF SOLID TUMORS IN HUMANS Final Rejection THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
18018383 NEW AGROCHEMICAL FORMULATIONS FOR FUSARICIDIN PRODUCING BACTERIA Non-Final OA BASF SE
18014194 AUTOMATED SAMPLE PREPARATION PLATFORM FOR CELLULAR ANALYSIS Final Rejection Beckman Coulter, Inc.
18583042 METHYLOBACTERIUM COMPOSITIONS FOR FUNGAL DISEASE CONTROL Non-Final OA NewLeaf Symbiotics, Inc.
18693429 BACTERIOLYSIS METHOD AND BACTERIA DETECTION METHOD Non-Final OA ASAHI KASEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18006413 IN VIVO SCREENING ARRAY Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
18115402 Wearable Engineered Human Skin and Systems and Methods for Making the Same Final Rejection The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
18739556 CELL SAMPLE MEASUREMENT METHOD AND CELL SAMPLE MEASUREMENT APPARATUS Non-Final OA Hamamatsu Photonics K.K.
16755226 METHODS FOR INCREASING THE TOLERANCE OF MICROBIAL CELLS TOWARDS ANTHRANILIC ACID BY LIMITING THE AMOUNT OF AMMONIA IN THE CULTURE MEDIUM Final Rejection Covestro Deutschland AG
17783097 Freeze-Dried Preparations Comprising Megakaryocytes and Platelets Final Rejection Kyoto University
17905088 DIBORIDE MICROPATTERNED SURFACES FOR CELL CULTURE Non-Final OA University of Houston System
17801959 TISSUE CULTURE MEDIA FOR SURVIVAL AND ENGRAFTMENT OF HUMAN PANCREATIC ISLETS Non-Final OA THE TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
16753634 Tissue Engineered "Axon Fusion" for Immediate Recovery Following Axon Transection Final Rejection THE TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
18282450 PERICYTE HAVING BASIC FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR (BFGF) GENE INTRODUCED THEREIN Non-Final OA Osaka University
17386776 DIFFERENTIATION-INDUCED CELL POPULATION FROM WHICH UNDIFFERENTIATED CELLS HAVE BEEN REMOVED, USE OF SAME, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME Final Rejection Osaka University
18162777 CELL LINES, SYSTEMS, KITS, AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING THE SPECIFICITY AND/OR POTENCY OF CERAMIDASE INHIBITORS Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.
17906464 CARDIOSPHERE-DERIVED CELL (CDC) THERAPY FOR THE TREATMENT OF VIRAL INFECTIONS Final Rejection Capricor, Inc.
18286954 COMPOSITION CONTAINING MESENCHYMAL STEM CELL AND VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL PROGENITOR CELL AS ACTIVE INGREDIENT FOR PREVENTION OR TREATMENT OF OCCLUSIVE VASCULAR DISEASE OR COMPLICATION THEREOF Final Rejection ELPHIS CELL THERAPEUTICS

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Jennifer M.H. Tichy's allowance rate?

64.6% of resolved applications examined by Jennifer M.H. Tichy were allowed (618 resolved cases), compared with 23.5% across Art Unit 1653 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Jennifer M.H. Tichy?

This examiner's interview lift is +34.4 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 M.H. Tichy take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Jennifer M.H. Tichy took 1,088 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Jennifer M.H. Tichy work in?

Jennifer M.H. Tichy examines applications in Art Unit 1653 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).

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