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Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: AFRIFA-KYEI, ANTHONY D

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2117 2612 2682 2685 2686

This examiner grants 65% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

65.1%

Allow Rate

+3.1% vs TC avg

592

Total Applications

+13.0%

Interview Lift

1073

Avg Prosecution Days

Based on 558 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.1%

§101 Eligibility

10.1%

§102 Novelty

77.9%

§103 Obviousness

6.0%

§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #	Title	Status	Assignee
18629533	DETECTION OF AUDIBLE ALERTS	Non-Final OA	Medtronic MiniMed, Inc.
19181526	ALERT CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR A VEHICLE	Non-Final OA	TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19181517	A METHOD FOR TIRE CHANGE ADAPTION OF A VEHICLE HAVING TIRES, A SYSTEM FOR TIRE CHANGE ADAPTION OF A VEHICLE HAVING TIRES AND A VEHICLE COMPRISING THE SYSTEM	Non-Final OA	Volvo Truck Corporation
18377039	Traceable Medical Vials	Final Rejection	Genentech, Inc.
19084670	PROVIDING CONTEXTUAL INFORMATION FOR PASSIVE DEVICES	Non-Final OA	QUALCOMM Incorporated
18807888	INTELLIGENT LOCK BOX FOR INFUSION DEVICE	Final Rejection	CareFusion 303, Inc.
18635337	LEARNING DEVICE, PREDICTION DEVICE, LEARNING PREDICTION DEVICE, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM, LEARNING METHOD, PREDICTION METHOD, AND LEARNING PREDICTION METHOD	Non-Final OA	Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
17154044	System and Device for Drug Preparation	Final Rejection	Becton, Dickinson and Company

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