Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: BARR, MARY EVANGELINE

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3626 3682 3683 3686 3792

This examiner grants 36% of resolved cases

Analysis

Mary Evangeline Barr is an examiner in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 3626. She has 286 resolved cases. Her allowance rate is 35.7 percent. The median days to allowance for her cases is 1357. This 1357-day figure provides a timeline for applicants to expect when their cases are granted.

The interview lift for this examiner is 32.1 percent. This 32.1 percent lift is an increase when compared to the 35.7 percent baseline. It suggests that cases involving an interview have a higher probability of allowance than those that do not. For practitioners in Art Unit 3626, this data point indicates that direct communication is an effective strategy.

With 286 resolved cases, the data for this examiner is established. The allowance rate and median pendency describe the typical outcome and timing for her docket. The interview lift is a significant metric, showing a statistical benefit to conducting an interview during the prosecution process.

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

Performance Statistics

35.8%
Allow Rate
-34.2% vs TC avg
334
Total Applications
+32.6%
Interview Lift
1355
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 288 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

33.9%
§101 Eligibility
6.8%
§102 Novelty
37.8%
§103 Obviousness
18.4%
§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
19417870 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREDICTING MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS BASED ON PASSIVE PROCESSING OF CONVERSATIONAL SPEECH AND LANGUAGE Non-Final OA Ellipsis Health, Inc.
18568827 METHOD AND SYSTEMS FOR MONITORING ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD DATA ENTRY AND OVERFLOW Final Rejection KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
19228640 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATED ASSESSMENT OF HOSPITAL QUALITY MEASURES Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of California
19319416 RARE INSTANCE ANALYTICS FOR DIVERSION DETECTION Non-Final OA CareFusion 303, Inc.
18894685 MEDICAL DEVICE REPAIR SUPPORT Non-Final OA Olympus Corporation
19027834 Dynamic Assessment For Decision Support Final Rejection Cerner Innovation, Inc.
19028080 Dynamic Assessment For Decision Support Final Rejection Cerner Innovation, Inc.
18492202 Dynamic Assessment For Decision Support Non-Final OA Cerner Innovation, Inc.
19084269 MEDICAL PROFILE EMERGENCY INFORMATION SHARING Non-Final OA Alarm.com Incorporated
18750980 REMOTE PATIENT MANAGEMENT AND MONITORING SYSTEMS AND METHODS Final Rejection Masimo Corporation
18924533 Machine-Learned Model Architecture for Generating Individual-Specific Instructions Final Rejection OPTUM, INC.
18833375 SYSTEM, METHOD, AND PROGRAM FOR QUANTIFYING EFFECTS OF CONDITION CHANGE PERTAINING TO SUBJECT Final Rejection RIKEN
18525739 FITTING SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF FITTING A HEARING DEVICE Non-Final OA GN Hearing A/S
18729821 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERRING VIRAL TRANSMISSION USING NEURAL NETWORKS Non-Final OA TRUSTEES OF DARTMOUTH COLLEGE

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