Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: EPPERT, LUCY CLARE

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3791

This examiner grants 60% of resolved cases

Analysis

Lucy Clare Eppert examines applications in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 3791, with 35 resolved cases. She has an allowance rate of 60.0 percent. The median time to allowance for these applications is 1322 days. This 1322 days figure indicates that successful prosecution typically takes several years with this examiner.

The data indicates an interview lift of 31.0 percent. This suggests that interviews are a very effective tool for increasing the probability of an allowance. With a 60.0 percent baseline allowance rate, the 31.0 percent lift provides a strong statistical reason to engage in direct discussion with the examiner. For the 35 resolved cases, the 31.0 percent lift is a significant factor that practitioners can use to advance their applications. The 60.0 percent allowance rate suggests a moderate level of difficulty that is substantially mitigated by conducting an interview. The 1322 days median pendency is a key benchmark for planning.

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

Performance Statistics

60.0%
Allow Rate
-10.0% vs TC avg
73
Total Applications
+31.0%
Interview Lift
1322
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 35 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

20.1%
§101 Eligibility
11.1%
§102 Novelty
39.7%
§103 Obviousness
28.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18288547 INTELLIGENT ARTICULATION MANAGEMENT FOR ENDOLUMINAL DEVICES Non-Final OA Covidien LP
18714289 BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
17531934 COGNITIVE STATES Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18822583 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REAL-TIME CALIBRATION OF EAR-EEG DEVICE Non-Final OA Tata Consultancy Services Limited
18421457 ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS FOR HEART FAILURE RISK STRATIFICATION Final Rejection Medtronic, Inc.
18000212 HIGH DENSITY EEG SYSTEM FOR PRECISION PSYCHIATRY Non-Final OA New York University
18851433 A COMPUTING DEVICE, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PREDICTING ACNE PROPOERTIES FOR KERATIN MATERIAL OF A HUMAN SUBJECT Non-Final OA L'OREAL
17823710 Information Processing Method, Computer Program, Information Processing Device, and Information Processing System Final Rejection TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18578900 FLEXIBLE PIEZOELECTRIC ARRAY FOR WEARABLE BLOOD PRESSURE SENSING Non-Final OA TRUSTEES OF DARTMOUTH COLLEGE
18684114 Aptamer Sensors with Temperature Correction Non-Final OA University of Cincinnati
18039777 SPECTROMETRY SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc.
17995540 DAILY LIVING MONITORING AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Final Rejection Baylor College of Medicine

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