Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: ZINGARELLI, SANDRA

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1653

This examiner grants 7% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

7.4%
Allow Rate
-52.6% vs TC avg
72
Total Applications
+46.0%
Interview Lift
1252
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 27 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.8%
§101 Eligibility
13.8%
§102 Novelty
42.6%
§103 Obviousness
29.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18300640 RAPID ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITY TESTING Non-Final OA IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.
17792582 BACILLUS STRAINS WITH THE ABILITY TO DEGRADE INORGANIC NITROGEN COMPOUNDS Non-Final OA EVONIK OPERATIONS GMBH
18043330 SYNTHETIC HYBRID SPIDROIN-AMYLOID-MUSSEL FOOT PROTEIN FOR UNDERWATER ADHESION OF DIVERSE SURFACES Non-Final OA Washington University
18584973 METHOD FOR DETECTING THE MICROBIAL GROWTH POTENTIAL OF AN ANTISCALANT COMPOSITION IN NATURAL SEAWATER Non-Final OA King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
18260858 NEEDLE AND ROD PROTEINS AS INFLAMMASOME AGONISTS FOR AUGMENTING IMMUNE RESPONSES Non-Final OA Cornell University
17714537 Modified Phenylalanine Dehydrogenase Non-Final OA AJINOMOTO CO., INC.
17770902 VARIANT MALTOPENTAOSE/MALTOHEXAOSE-FORMING ALPHA-AMYLASES Non-Final OA DANISCO US INC

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