Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: WALKER, AJA ARYANNA

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1621 1729 1732 1736 1744 1745 1761 1763 3763

This examiner grants 57% of resolved cases

Analysis

Aja Aryanna Walker works within Art Unit 1621 of Tech Center 3700 and has handled 7 resolved cases. The examiner's allowance rate is 57.1 percent, which suggests a selective approach to granting patent applications. This 57.1 percent rate provides a baseline for practitioners to assess the difficulty of prosecution and the need for robust technical arguments to secure a grant.

The median days to allowance for successful applications is 1178. This timeline indicates that reaching a grant may require a significant investment of time and potentially multiple rounds of prosecution. Applicants should be prepared for a cycle that extends beyond the thousand-day mark based on this 1178 day median, requiring patience and persistent engagement with the examiner.

A critical observation is the interview lift of 50.0 percent. This high lift suggests that direct communication with the examiner is exceptionally effective, potentially doubling the chances of success compared to cases where no interview is held. Engaging in an interview appears to be a vital strategy for overcoming rejections and improving the 57.1 percent allowance rate significantly.

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

Performance Statistics

57.1%
Allow Rate
-12.9% vs TC avg
33
Total Applications
+50.0%
Interview Lift
1178
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 7 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.3%
§101 Eligibility
8.0%
§102 Novelty
62.9%
§103 Obviousness
13.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18213154 DRYING PILL FOR PIPELINE OPERATIONS Non-Final OA Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
18779099 HEAT STORAGE SHEET, RESIN PELLET, AND MOLDED PRODUCT Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18360411 LIQUID COMPOSITION, LAMINATED STRUCTURE BODY, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LAMINATED STRUCTURE BODY, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING POWER STORAGE ELEMENT OR POWER GENERATION ELEMENT Non-Final OA RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
18131048 REFRIGERANT-CONTAINING COMPOSITION, USE THEREOF, REFRIGERATOR HAVING SAME, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SAID REFRIGERATOR Final Rejection DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18687546 Method for Preparing Super Absorbent Polymer Particle Non-Final OA LG Chem, Ltd.
18578177 Preparation Method of Super Absorbent Polymer Non-Final OA LG Chem, Ltd.
18733007 HIGH TEMPERATURE CORROSION INHIBITOR FORMULATION Non-Final OA King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals
18127720 THERMALLY CONDUCTIVE COMPOSITION Final Rejection Resonac Corporation
18735400 COMPOSITION FOR WET INDICATOR AND WET INDICATOR Non-Final OA Henkel AG & CO. KGaA
18198606 NONFLAMMABLE REFRIGERANTS HAVING LOW GWP, AND SYSTEMS FOR AND METHODS OF PROVIDING REFRIGERATION Non-Final OA HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
18030266 THERMALLY CONDUCTIVE SILICONE COMPOSITION AND THERMALLY CONDUCTIVE MEMBER Final Rejection DOW TORAY CO., LTD.
18268436 THERMALLY CONDUCTIVE SILICONE COMPOSITION Final Rejection SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
18706383 HEAT CONDUCTIVE SHEET Non-Final OA ZEON CORPORATION
18516361 FRAGRANCE COMPOSITION Non-Final OA TAKASAGO INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
18552042 PICKERING EMULSIONS STABILIZED BY CYCLODEXTRIN Non-Final OA Firmenich SA
18283319 CURABLE POLYOLEFIN COMPOSITION AND CURED PRODUCT Final Rejection DOW SILICONES CORPORATION
18266099 BORON NITRIDE POWDER, HEAT DISSIPATION SHEET, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING HEAT DISSIPATION SHEET Final Rejection DENKA COMPANY LIMITED
18277133 2,6,6-TRIMETHYL-NORPINAN-2-OL AS AN ODORIFEROUS SUBSTANCE Non-Final OA Symrise AG
18260095 THERMALLY STABLE THERMAL BARRIER COATINGS THAT EXHIBIT IMPROVED THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY AND EROSION RESISTANCE Non-Final OA Oerlikon Metco (US) Inc.
18546150 FRAGRANCE DELIVERY COMPOSITIONS Non-Final OA Taminco BV

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