Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Winston Rahul Furtado, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as FURTADO, WINSTON RAHUL

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3626 3683 3686 3687

This examiner grants 19% of resolved cases

Analysis

FURTADO, WINSTON RAHUL is assigned to tech center 3600 and art unit 3626. The record contains 164 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 18.9%, showing that allowance was not the outcome for most matters in this dataset. The median days to allowance is 1190. Interviews correspond to a 22.9% lift, so applicants may have a useful prosecution lever when an interview can focus the issues and clarify claim scope.

The principal companies are Canon Inc., Cilag GmbH International, and Fujifilm Corporation. Their presence points to work involving established imaging, medical, and technology portfolios. The leading firms are Ascent Intellectual Property Law, BakerHostetler, and Condo Roccia Koptiw LLP. Practitioners can use these names to locate comparable prosecution experience, but the relatively low allowance rate makes early claim analysis and a deliberate response strategy especially relevant.

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

Performance Statistics

18.9%
Allow Rate
-33.1% vs TC avg
201
Total Applications
+22.9%
Interview Lift
1190
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 164 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

39.3%
§101 Eligibility
10.4%
§102 Novelty
34.7%
§103 Obviousness
11.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18907594 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM INVOLVING ACQUIRING A MEDICAL DOCUMENT Final Rejection FUJIFILM CORPORATION
18983668 MEDICAL INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, MEDICAL INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM Final Rejection Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
17686837 SURGICAL NETWORK, INSTRUMENT, AND CLOUD RESPONSES BASED ON VALIDATION OF RECEIVED DATASET AND AUTHENTICATION OF ITS SOURCE AND INTEGRITY Non-Final OA Cilag GmbH International
19066786 DEPLOYMENT AND USE OF A CONTINUOUS ANALYTE MONITORING SYSTEM FOR IMPROVED HOME MONITORING AND READMISSION OPTIMIZATION Non-Final OA Abbott Diabetes Care Inc.
18432577 MULTI-ARMED BANDIT WITH OPTIMUM EXPLORATION-EXPLOITATION DISTRIBUTION PARAMETER Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18996125 METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM, AND APPARATUS FOR AUGMENTING BIO-SIGNAL DATA Non-Final OA MEDICAL AI CO., LTD.
18997364 A COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD OF DETERMINING IF A FUNDUS IMAGE REQUIRES REFERRAL FOR INVESTIGATION FOR A DISEASE Final Rejection AI SIGHT LIMITED

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Winston Rahul Furtado's allowance rate?

18.9% of resolved applications examined by Winston Rahul Furtado were allowed (164 resolved cases), compared with 24.6% across Art Unit 3626 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Winston Rahul Furtado?

This examiner's interview lift is +22.9 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Winston Rahul Furtado take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Winston Rahul Furtado took 1,190 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Winston Rahul Furtado work in?

Winston Rahul Furtado examines applications in Art Unit 3626 in Tech Center 3600 (Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems).

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