Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: HRANEK, KAREN AMANDA

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3626 3684 3685

This examiner grants 36% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

35.6%
Allow Rate
-16.4% vs TC avg
230
Total Applications
+40.7%
Interview Lift
1225
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 188 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

29.8%
§101 Eligibility
10.4%
§102 Novelty
36.4%
§103 Obviousness
21.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18466903 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PLANNING MEDICAL PROCEDURES Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
17507505 COGNITIVE LOAD PREDICTOR AND DECISION AID Non-Final OA TOYOTA RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.
17462285 AI-ENABLED ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE SERVICES Final Rejection SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18147333 MEDICAL INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, MEDICAL INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
19405926 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING AN INSTRUCTION TO ASSIST A PATIENT Final Rejection ZEMPLEE INC.
17958225 RADIATION THERAPY PLAN GENERATION USING AUTOMATED TREATABLE SECTORS Final Rejection Siemens Healthineers International AG
18104634 BED WITH FEATURES FOR DETERMINING RISK OF CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE Non-Final OA Sleep Number Corporation
19331792 Methods And Systems For Assessing Cumulative Ergonomic Risk Non-Final OA Dassault Systems Americas Corp.
18418953 MEDICATION USAGE DURATION DETERMINATION Final Rejection International Business Machines Corporation
18391460 MAPPING ELECTRONIC MESSAGES TO LABORATORY RESULT IDENTIFIERS TO INFORM PATIENT TREATMENT AND CLINICAL TRIAL DESIGN Final Rejection Flatiron Health, Inc.

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