Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: CARREIRO, CAITLIN ANN

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3772 3786 3792

This examiner grants 46% of resolved cases

Analysis

Caitlin Ann Carreiro is an examiner in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 3772. She has 695 resolved cases. The allowance rate for these cases is 46.0%, and the interview lift is 38.4%. This 38.4% lift indicates that interviews are associated with a significant increase in the probability of allowance. Practitioners can use the 38.4% lift to improve their chances of securing a grant in her docket.

The median days to allowance is 1408 for the 695 resolved cases. This 1408-day figure provides a timeline for applications that reach a grant. The 38.4% interview lift suggests that direct communication is a useful tool for reaching the 46.0% allowance rate. With 695 cases resolved, these metrics offer a basis for managing expectations regarding both the outcome and the 1408-day duration of prosecution in Art Unit 3772.

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

Performance Statistics

46.0%
Allow Rate
-24.0% vs TC avg
737
Total Applications
+38.4%
Interview Lift
1408
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 695 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.2%
§101 Eligibility
20.5%
§102 Novelty
49.2%
§103 Obviousness
22.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18687845 Nonwoven with Bio Particles and Methods of Making the Same Final Rejection SOLVENTUM INTELLECTUAL PROPERTIES COMPANY
17917306 MEDICAL ADHESIVE ARTICLES HAVING A LOW EFFECTIVE MODULUS OF ELASTICITY Non-Final OA Solventum Intellectual Properties Company
19205890 HEAD SUPPORT AND METHOD FOR USE OF THE HEAD SUPPORT FOR POSITIONING A PATIENT RELATIVE TO A SURGICAL FRAME Non-Final OA Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
17911496 Barrier Mask Final Rejection Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
18698986 DEVICE FOR COVERING AN AREA OF THE BODY OF A PATIENT Final Rejection Cook Medical Technologies LLC
17747480 Multi-Layer Wound Care Device Having Absorption and Fluid Transfer Properties Non-Final OA Milliken & Company
19108416 ORAL USE OF AN IN-MOUTH WEARABLE DEVICE IN THE TREATMENT OF DYSPHAGIA Final Rejection NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY
18424612 MEDICAL BANDAGE Non-Final OA Changzhou Beifei Non-Woven Fabric Technology Co., Ltd.

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