Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: DUFFY, CAROLINE TABANCAY

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2662

This examiner grants 80% of resolved cases

Analysis

Caroline Tabancay Duffy works in Art Unit 2662 within Tech Center 2600. The examiner has 96 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 80.2%. This indicates a favorable environment for securing a patent grant. The median days to allowance is 1057, which reflects an efficient timeline for prosecution.

The interview lift is 18.3%, showing that interviews provide a measurable benefit in increasing the chances of allowance compared to the 80.2% baseline. Practitioners should consider this 18.3% lift as part of their overall strategy. The 96 resolved cases provide a baseline for these metrics.

In Tech Center 2600, the 80.2% allowance rate and 1057-day median timeline suggest a steady path to allowance in Art Unit 2662. The 18.3% interview lift is a useful tactical option. These figures offer a data-grounded view of the examiner's history.

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

Performance Statistics

80.2%
Allow Rate
+18.2% vs TC avg
104
Total Applications
+18.3%
Interview Lift
1057
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 96 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

13.6%
§101 Eligibility
7.7%
§102 Novelty
58.9%
§103 Obviousness
17.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18938110 METHOD AND DEVICE WITH MULTI-LEVEL SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER DEFECT DETECTION Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18981234 TOOL NAVIGATION USING A CUSTOMIZED MEDICAL SIMULATION Non-Final OA Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
19030147 IMAGE RENDERING METHOD, APPARATUS, AND DEVICE Non-Final OA HUAWEI CLOUD COMPUTING TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18921304 IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND IMAGING APPARATUS Non-Final OA SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18652731 METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR HYBRID CONE BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC AND INTRAORAL SCAN IMAGE MODELING Non-Final OA Align Technology, Inc.
18565041 IMAGE ANALYSIS TO SWITCH AUDIO DEVICES Non-Final OA Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
18931947 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CYTOLOGICAL ANALYSIS Non-Final OA Mars, Incorporated
18968277 EXPANDING TOKEN LENGTHS IN TRANSFORMER ENCODERS Non-Final OA NEC Laboratories America, Inc.
18677278 DEVICE, DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING DATA Final Rejection KARL STORZ SE & Co. KG
18922208 Harvesting Machine Monitoring Non-Final OA AGCO International GmbH
18920557 LOSSY IMAGE COMPRESSION WITH DIFFUSION MODELS Non-Final OA ETH Zürich (Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich)

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