Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: UNDERDAHL, THANE E

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1651 1657 1699

This examiner grants 59% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

59.0%
Allow Rate
-1.0% vs TC avg
573
Total Applications
+50.0%
Interview Lift
1361
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 542 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.7%
§101 Eligibility
10.2%
§102 Novelty
61.2%
§103 Obviousness
9.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17797252 ANGIOGENESIS DEVICE Non-Final OA TOHOKU UNIVERSITY
17797241 ANGIOGENESIS DEVICE Non-Final OA TOHOKU UNIVERSITY
19089115 Microbial Conversion of CO2 and Other C1 Substrates to Vegan Nutrients, Fertilizers, Biostimulants, and Systems for Accelerated Soil Carbon Sequestration Non-Final OA Kiverdi, Inc.
19089124 Microbial Conversion of CO2 and Other C1 Substrates to Vegan Nutrients, Fertilizers, Biostimulants, and Systems for Accelerated Soil Carbon Sequestration Non-Final OA Kiverdi, Inc.
17866522 Microbial Conversion of CO2 and Other C1 Substrates to Vegan Nutrients, Fertilizers, Biostimulants, and Systems for Accelerated Soil Carbon Sequestration Final Rejection Kiverdi, Inc.
18549792 METHOD FOR PRODUCING HYPOIMMUNOGENIC RETINAL PIGMENT EPITHELIAL CELLS Non-Final OA RIKEN
17915067 RADIATION SENSITIVITY DIAGNOSIS METHOD Final Rejection SAMSUNG LIFE PUBLIC WELFARE FOUNDATION
18153476 USE OF CYANOBACTERIA AS A COVER CROP Final Rejection BIODEL AG INC.
17796436 METHOD OF TREATING PANCREATIC CANCER Final Rejection CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER
18067732 Decontamination of Environmental Water Sources Using Living Engineered Biofilm Materials Non-Final OA ShanghaiTech University
17921553 STEM CELL DRUG FOR TREATING DIABETES Non-Final OA SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY
17912394 USE OF MITOCHONDRIAL EXTRACT TO TREAT AND/OR PREVENT KIDNEY INJURY-RELATED DISEASE Non-Final OA Taiwan Mitochondrion Applied Technology Co., Ltd.
17365027 ECONOMIC SUGAR STREAM, PROCESSES AND SYSTEMS OF PRODUCING SAME Final Rejection POET Research, Inc.
18536601 FEED SUPPLEMENT BOLUS WITH ACTIVE YEAST Non-Final OA TECHMIX, LLC
18504080 PLATELET DERIVATIVES FOR TREATING COAGULOPATHY Non-Final OA Cellphire, Inc.
18015209 TARGETED DRUG DELIVERY TO SITES OF INTRAVASCULAR OCCLUSION Final Rejection Children's Medical Center Corporation
18252254 THERAPEUTIC APPLICATION OF CELL-FREE FAT EXTRACT TO ARTHRITIS Non-Final OA SHANGHAI SEME CELL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18040466 Therapeutic Use of Cell-free Fat Extract Solution for Pulmonary Diseases Final Rejection SHANGHAI SEME CELL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18031793 USE OF MICROORGANISMS AND CALCIUM FOR IMPROVED PLANT HELATH AND/OR RESILIENCE AGAINST PLANT PATHOGENS Final Rejection Valibiotics GmbH
17927714 BIOMARKER COMPOSITION FOR PREDICTING PROGNOSIS OF BRAIN DISEASE CAUSED BY MICROPLASTIC EXPOSURE AND METHOD FOR PREDICTING PROGNOSIS USING SAME Non-Final OA KOREA INSTITUTE OF RADIOLOGICAL & MEDICAL SCIENCES
17835208 METHODS OF TREATING CANCER PATIENTS WITH RAS NODE OR RTK TARGETED THERAPEUTIC AGENTS Non-Final OA Celcuity Inc.
17402535 METHODS FOR USING ANTIMICROBIAL COMPOSITIONS Non-Final OA Next Science IP Holdings Pty Ltd

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