Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: WHEELER, THURMAN MICHAEL

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1619

This examiner grants 45% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

45.4%
Allow Rate
-14.6% vs TC avg
654
Total Applications
+23.6%
Interview Lift
1413
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 613 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.6%
§101 Eligibility
4.9%
§102 Novelty
71.1%
§103 Obviousness
7.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19300145 DURABLE ANTI-FUNGAL AND ALGAE RESISTANT COATINGS Non-Final OA MICROBAN PRODUCTS COMPANY
16623591 COSMETIC COMPOSITION COMPRISING TWO SPECIFIC CATIONIC SURFACTANTS AND A SILICONE EMULSION, AND A COSMETIC TREATMENT PROCESS Non-Final OA L'OREAL
18332101 NON-VIRAL DELIVERY OF SMALL MOLECULE THERAPEUTICS Final Rejection BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE
17535062 PHENYLALANINE FUNCTIONALISED MESOPOROUS SILICA NANOPARTICLES AS DRUG-FREE NANOTHERAPEUTICS OR BIOACTIVE NANOCARRIER FOR ANTI-CANCER APPLICATIONS Final Rejection Nanyang Technological University
18784354 TREATMENT OF LOW-GRADE INTERMEDIATE-RISK NON-MUSCLE-INVASIVE BLADDER CANCER WITH A THERMALLY GELLING PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION CONTAINING MITOMYCIN Non-Final OA UROGEN PHARMA LTD.
17967267 Microemulsion Delivery Systems for A Female Hormone Blend with Alcohol-Soluble Species Including Nonderivatized Hormones Non-Final OA Quicksilver Scientific, Inc.
17672894 Microemulsion Delivery Systems for Alcohol-Soluble Species Including Nonderivatized Hormones Non-Final OA Quicksilver Scientific, Inc.
17370101 DECELLULARIZATION OF TISSUES USING SUPERCRITICAL CARBON DIOXIDE Final Rejection UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
16785549 SEMI-PERMANENT TATTOOS Non-Final OA inkbox ink incorporated
18496799 PROTEIN FUNCTIONALIZED HYALURONIC ACID COATED CHITOSAN NANOPARTICLE AND METHOD OF PREPARATION Final Rejection KING ABDULAZIZ CITY FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
17790805 NITRAPYRIN COMPOSITIONS FOR ENHANCING NITROGEN NUTRIENT USE EFFICIENCY AND IMPROVING PLANT GROWTH Final Rejection Verdesian Life Sciences U.S., LLC
17369620 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS TO DISINFECT, TREAT AND PREVENT MICROBIAL INFECTIONS Non-Final OA WIAB WATER INNOVATION AB
17869477 POLYMER-BASED ANTIMICROBIAL COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Final Rejection eXion labs Inc.
17589422 ETHYL CELLULOSE BASED COATINGS FOR MICROENCAPSULATION OF NICOTINAMIDE RIBOSIDE, NICOTINIC ACID RIBOSIDE, REDUCED NICOTINYL RIBOSIDE COMPOUNDS, AND NICOTINYL RIBOSIDE COMPOUND DERIVATIVES Final Rejection ChromaDex Inc.
17408945 Low-Dose Doxepin Formulations And Methods Of Making And Using The Same Non-Final OA Currax Pharmaceuticals LLC
17345059 C3-C5 N-ALKYL-GAMMA-BUTYROLACTAM-CONTAINING ANTIMICROBIAL COMPOSITIONS AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA Virox Technologies Inc.

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