Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: COVINGTON, AMANDA R

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 1799 2855 3686

This examiner grants 22% of resolved cases

Analysis

Amanda R. Covington has handled 147 resolved cases in Art Unit 1799 of Tech Center 3600. The examiner has an allowance rate of 21.8 percent and a median days to allowance of 1323. These metrics indicate the prosecution environment in this tech center. The 147 cases provide the current data for this examiner's performance.

The interview lift is 28.5 percent, which is a factor to consider. This suggests that while the base allowance rate is 21.8 percent, interviews are a tool for the 147 cases resolved. Practitioners should use the 1323 median days to allowance to manage expectations for applications. The 28.5 percent lift and the 21.8 percent allowance rate are the key metrics for Art Unit 1799. These data points offer a view of the examination process for this examiner.

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

Performance Statistics

21.8%
Allow Rate
-30.2% vs TC avg
183
Total Applications
+28.5%
Interview Lift
1323
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 147 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

41.0%
§101 Eligibility
6.4%
§102 Novelty
36.1%
§103 Obviousness
14.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18267184 HIGH DIMENSIONAL AND ULTRAHIGH DIMENSIONAL DATA ANALYSIS WITH KERNEL NEURAL NETWORKS Non-Final OA University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
17335738 METHOD OF MONITORING AND ANALYZING SURGICAL PROCEDURES Final Rejection Cilag GmbH International
18188613 MEDICAL INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, MEDICAL INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
17196766 INTELLIGENT SCHEDULING SYSTEM AND METHODS BASED ON PATIENT SPECIFIC DATA AND CLUSTER SIMILARITY Final Rejection CERNER INNOVATION, INC.
18798613 Information Management System and Method Final Rejection CalmWave, Inc.
18632126 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR OBTAINING AND/OR RECONSTRUCTING SENSOR DATA FOR PREDICTING PHYSIOLOGICAL MEASUREMENTS AND/OR BIOMARKERS Final Rejection University of Washington
17764763 MEANS AND METHODS FOR ASSESSING HUNTINGTON'S DISEASE (HD) Final Rejection Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
17596402 MISSED-BOLUS DOSE DETECTION AND RELATED SYSTEMS, METHODS AND DEVICES Final Rejection Bigfoot Biomedical, Inc.
18200797 HEALTHCARE PROFILE CARD INDEXING SYSTEM AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA RedApple Digital Health, Inc.
17971905 COMPUTER IMPLEMENTED PROCESS CONTROL USING A COMPUTER INSTANTIATED MATHEMATICAL MODEL DEFINING SEQUENCE-BASED ANCHORING AND TIME-BASED ANCHORING BETWEEN NODES Non-Final OA Verily Health Inc.

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