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Last updated: October 27, 2026

Sarah C Wright, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as WRIGHT, SARAH C

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1615 1619

This examiner grants 42% of resolved cases

Analysis

WRIGHT, SARAH C works in Tech Center 1600 and Art Unit 1615. Across 573 resolved cases, the allowance rate is 42.1%, the interview lift is 45.6%, and the median time to allowance is 1259 days. The allowance figure indicates a challenging outcome pattern in the recorded matters. At the same time, the strong positive interview measure supports using interviews to clarify rejections and develop amendments that respond directly to the examiner’s concerns.

The leading companies are Colgate-Palmolive Company, Mölnlycke Health Care AB, and L'Oréal. The leading firms are BALLARD SPAHR LLP, Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP, and BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH, LLP. The matters span consumer, personal-care, and healthcare products. Practitioners should prepare technically detailed interviews and preserve the reasoning for any amendment in the written record.

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

Performance Statistics

42.1%
Allow Rate
-17.9% vs TC avg
630
Total Applications
+45.6%
Interview Lift
1259
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 573 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.2%
§101 Eligibility
9.5%
§102 Novelty
56.0%
§103 Obviousness
16.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18807099 GELS AND RELATED METHODS FOR TREATING FISTULAS Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
17980199 PERSONAL CARE COMPOSITION PRESERVATIVES LEVEL OPTIMIZATION Final Rejection The Procter & Gamble Company
18716721 DIAMINO LIPID (DAL) COMPOUNDS AND PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING AN IMMUNOTHERAPEUTIC AGENT Non-Final OA Ohio State Innovation Foundation
17419516 ORAL ARTICLES AND METHODS OF USE Non-Final OA Solventum Intellectual Properties Company
18810852 COMPOSITION COMPRISING GLYCOLIPID, TAURATE SURFACTANT, AND AMINO ACID SURFACTANT Non-Final OA L'OREAL
18552336 EMULSION WITH NEUTRALIZED WATER-SOLUBLE SCREENING AGENT, NONVOLATILE NONPHENYLATED SILICONE OIL, FILM-FORMING POLYMER AND LINEAR POLYOXYALKYLENATED POLYDIMETHYLMETHYLSILOXANE EMULSIFIER Final Rejection L'OREAL
17853128 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR STYLING HAIR Final Rejection L'Oreal
17601252 EMULSION COMPOSITION COMPRISING ULTRAVIOLET WAVELENGTH CONVERSION SUBSTANCE AND ORGANIC OILY PHASE THICKENER Non-Final OA Shiseido Company, Ltd.
18318100 Sunscreen Compositions and Methods of Use Non-Final OA Colgate-Palmolive Company
18194527 Skin Care Compositions Non-Final OA Colgate-Palmolive Company
18042484 Personal Care Compositions Final Rejection Colgate-Palmolive Company
17697935 METHOD FOR PREPARING ZONAL LAYERED CHONDROCYTE SHEETS AND TREATING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY
17747569 TEMPLATE PARTICLES WITH MICROPORES AND NANOPORES Non-Final OA ILLUMINA, INC.
18746146 FORMULATION AND METHOD FOR INCREASING ORAL BIOAVAILABILITY OF DRUGS Non-Final OA Yissum Research Development Company of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem Ltd.
18052224 COMPOSITIONS, KITS AND METHODS FOR STYLING HAIR FIBERS Final Rejection LANDA LABS (2012) LTD.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Sarah C Wright's allowance rate?

42.1% of resolved applications examined by Sarah C Wright were allowed (573 resolved cases), compared with 43.4% across Art Unit 1615 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Sarah C Wright?

This examiner's interview lift is +45.6 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Sarah C Wright take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Sarah C Wright took 1,259 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Sarah C Wright work in?

Sarah C Wright examines applications in Art Unit 1615 in Tech Center 1600 (Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals).

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