Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Mary Evangeline Barr, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as BARR, MARY EVANGELINE

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3626 3682 3683 3686

This examiner grants 36% of resolved cases

Analysis

BARR, MARY EVANGELINE works in Tech Center 3600 and Art Unit 3626. The profile includes 291 resolved cases, with a 36.1% allowance rate and a 32.5% interview lift. The positive interview association is significant enough to support deliberate interview preparation and follow-up.

The median time to allowance is 1353 days, indicating extended prosecution in the available record. The leading companies are Cerner Innovation Inc., Apple Inc., and Google LLC. The listed firms are Invoke, Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP, and Athorus, PLLC.

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

Performance Statistics

36.1%
Allow Rate
-15.9% vs TC avg
338
Total Applications
+32.5%
Interview Lift
1353
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 291 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

34.0%
§101 Eligibility
7.0%
§102 Novelty
37.3%
§103 Obviousness
18.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19359460 MULTIDEVICE NOTIFICATION SYNCHRONIZATION Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
19000209 System and Method for Summarizing Health Data for Use By Large Language Models Non-Final OA Google LLC
19319416 RARE INSTANCE ANALYTICS FOR DIVERSION DETECTION Non-Final OA CareFusion 303, Inc.
18568827 METHOD AND SYSTEMS FOR MONITORING ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD DATA ENTRY AND OVERFLOW Final Rejection KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
19114638 SUGGESTION DEVICE, SUGGESTION METHOD, SUGGESTION SYSTEM, PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM FOR SUGGESTING FACTOR PARAMETERS FOR ESTIMATING TARGET LABEL Final Rejection RIKEN
18833375 SYSTEM, METHOD, AND PROGRAM FOR QUANTIFYING EFFECTS OF CONDITION CHANGE PERTAINING TO SUBJECT Final Rejection RIKEN
19228640 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATED ASSESSMENT OF HOSPITAL QUALITY MEASURES Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of California
18365461 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTELLIGENT IDENTIFICATION OF FALL EVENTS Final Rejection Optum, Inc.
18859511 MODEL GENERATION APPARATUS FOR THERAPEUTIC PREDICTION AND ASSOCIATED METHODS AND MODELS Final Rejection Vanderbilt University
19027834 Dynamic Assessment For Decision Support Final Rejection Cerner Innovation, Inc.
19028080 Dynamic Assessment For Decision Support Final Rejection Cerner Innovation, Inc.
18894685 MEDICAL DEVICE REPAIR SUPPORT Non-Final OA Olympus Corporation
18750980 REMOTE PATIENT MANAGEMENT AND MONITORING SYSTEMS AND METHODS Final Rejection Masimo Corporation
18901161 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE MODEL DEVICE OF ESTIMATING SURVIVAL RATES OF CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT Final Rejection Kaohsiung Medical University
18893368 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE BASED (AI-BASED) CANCER DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING CANCER IN PRECANCEROUS PHASES Non-Final OA Solstara, LLC

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Mary Evangeline Barr's allowance rate?

36.1% of resolved applications examined by Mary Evangeline Barr were allowed (291 resolved cases), compared with 24.6% across Art Unit 3626 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Mary Evangeline Barr?

This examiner's interview lift is +32.5 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Mary Evangeline Barr take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Mary Evangeline Barr took 1,353 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Mary Evangeline Barr work in?

Mary Evangeline Barr examines applications in Art Unit 3626 in Tech Center 3600 (Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems).

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