Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: HAWTHORNE, OPHELIA ALTHEA

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3732 3772 3786

This examiner grants 72% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

71.7%
Allow Rate
+1.7% vs TC avg
1322
Total Applications
+30.3%
Interview Lift
1178
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1273 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.3%
§101 Eligibility
25.0%
§102 Novelty
38.9%
§103 Obviousness
22.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18370141 ADJUSTABLE ORAL APPLIANCE FOR TREATING SLEEP APNEA Final Rejection SprintRay, Inc.
19226332 Male Condom and Ring Kit Non-Final OA Edward Bae
19076982 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AN EARPIECE Non-Final OA JMJ Holdings, LLC
17864675 LOAD DISTRIBUTION DEVICE FOR PREVENTING ORTHOSIS MIGRATION Final Rejection Icarus Medical, LLC
19066842 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCING VULVOVAGINAL PAIN Non-Final OA Pelva Health Corporation
19030146 URETHRA CONDOM AND KIT HAVING THE SAME Non-Final OA Duplicent, LLC
19030448 PELVIC BINDING APPARATUS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS Non-Final OA Alphapointe
17589830 PELVIC BINDING APPARATUS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS Non-Final OA Alphapointe
19021951 IUD INSERTION DEVICES WITH STRING CONTROL Non-Final OA MEDICINES360
18994180 SOCK FOR TREATING ANKLE PAIN Non-Final OA FIXTOE DEVICE S.L.
18982834 INTRAVENOUS EXTREMITY SUPPORT Non-Final OA I.V. House, Inc.
18983331 SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR DESIGNING AND MANUFACTURING CUSTOM RESPIRATOR MASKS Non-Final OA The Algorithmic Design Corporation
18972616 ORTHOPEDIC WALKING BOOT HAVING A MECHANICALLY ADJUSTABLE RAMP INSERT Non-Final OA DJO, LLC
18452376 ACTUATOR PUSH STRUCTURE WITH MASSAGING ELEMENTS Non-Final OA Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
18912904 UPPER ARM SPLINT Non-Final OA Safe Splints, LLC
18850908 Attachment System for Orthopedic Supports Non-Final OA Cast21, Inc.
18836280 BRACE FOR MANAGEMENT OF AN ANATOMICAL STRUCTURE Non-Final OA EXO360 APS
18776503 METHODS FOR PREPARING COMPOUNDED POLYMER LATEX COMPOSITIONS AND CONDOMS FORMED THEREFROM EXHIBITING IMPROVED MECHANICAL PROPERTIES Non-Final OA Church & Dwight Co., Inc.
18176938 GARMENT-BASED SPLINT SYSTEM Final Rejection TRITON SYSTEMS, INC.
18257505 VENTILATION THERAPY DEVICE Non-Final OA BMC MEDICAL CO., LTD.
18431408 SUPPORT PLATFORM FOR BODY TREATMENT Final Rejection Oakworks, Inc.
18485566 INDIRECT HOMOGENEOUS MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAYS FOR THE DETECTION OF BIOLOGICS IN PATIENT SAMPLES Non-Final OA Prometheus Laboratories Inc.

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