Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: HAWTHORNE, OPHELIA ALTHEA

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3732 3772 3786

This examiner grants 72% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

71.9%
Allow Rate
+1.9% vs TC avg
1,326
Total Applications
+30.2%
Interview Lift
1087
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1284 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.4%
§101 Eligibility
11.7%
§102 Novelty
61.9%
§103 Obviousness
10.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18370141 ADJUSTABLE ORAL APPLIANCE FOR TREATING SLEEP APNEA Final Rejection SprintRay, Inc.
19234661 BRACKET ASSEMBLIES INCLUDING RESTRAINT BRACKETS FOR PERSON SUPPORT APPARATUSES AND PERSON SUPPORT APPARATUSES COMPRISING THE SAME Non-Final OA Hill-Rom Services, Inc.
19076982 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AN EARPIECE Non-Final OA JMJ Holdings, LLC
19066842 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCING VULVOVAGINAL PAIN Non-Final OA Pelva Health Corporation
19030448 PELVIC BINDING APPARATUS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS Non-Final OA Alphapointe
17589830 PELVIC BINDING APPARATUS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS Non-Final OA Alphapointe
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
18912904 UPPER ARM SPLINT Non-Final OA Safe Splints, LLC
18836280 BRACE FOR MANAGEMENT OF AN ANATOMICAL STRUCTURE Non-Final OA EXO360 APS
18176938 GARMENT-BASED SPLINT SYSTEM Non-Final OA TRITON SYSTEMS, INC.

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