Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: GEBRESLASSIE, WINTA

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2668 2677 2872

This examiner grants 77% of resolved cases

Analysis

Winta Gebreslassie works in Tech Center 2800 and Art Unit 2668, with 157 resolved cases. The examiner's allowance rate is 77.1%, which is quite high and favorable for applicants. This rate indicates that the majority of applications are successful under this examiner's review, providing a streamlined path to patent issuance.

The interview lift is 23.6%, showing that interviews are a very effective tool for further increasing the chances of an allowance. This high lift suggests the examiner is responsive to direct communication and that oral advocacy can resolve issues more efficiently than written correspondence alone. Practitioners should consider an interview as a key part of their strategy.

The median days to allowance is 946. This is a relatively efficient timeline, indicating that the examiner moves cases to allowance in under three years on average. The combination of a high allowance rate, strong interview lift, and efficient timeline makes this a very favorable prosecution environment for applicants.

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

Performance Statistics

77.1%
Allow Rate
+9.1% vs TC avg
199
Total Applications
+23.6%
Interview Lift
946
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 157 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.3%
§101 Eligibility
15.0%
§102 Novelty
72.1%
§103 Obviousness
4.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18396864 IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection NEC Corporation
18288689 IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection NEC Corporation
18164536 ENDOSCOPIC IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, ENDOSCOPIC IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, ENDOSCOPIC IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM, AND ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM Final Rejection FUJIFILM Corporation
18823919 CODE RECOGNITION METHOD, INSPECTION DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA TOSHIBA ELECTRONIC DEVICES & STORAGE CORPORATION
18782284 FLIGHT PREPARATION EVENT DETECTION Final Rejection THE BOEING COMPANY
18398081 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION Non-Final OA SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
18305371 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMAGE FUSION Final Rejection SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
18678221 BLIND FACE RESTORATION WITH CONSTRAINED GENERATIVE PRIOR Final Rejection ADOBE INC.
18096097 MANAGEMENT DEVICE, EXAMINATION IMAGE EVALUATION METHOD, AND MEDICAL SYSTEM Non-Final OA OLYMPUS CORPORATION
19205753 MACHINE-LEARNING-ENABLED PREDICTIVE BIOMARKER DISCOVERY AND PATIENT STRATIFICATION USING STANDARD-OF-CARE DATA Non-Final OA Insitro, Inc.
19177402 MACHINE-LEARNING-ENABLED PREDICTIVE BIOMARKER DISCOVERY AND PATIENT STRATIFICATION USING STANDARD-OF-CARE DATA Non-Final OA Insitro, Inc.
18900131 METHODS FOR GENERATION OF SYNTHETIC SV2A PET FROM MRI IMAGES Non-Final OA YALE UNIVERSITY

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