Examiner: HRANEK, KAREN AMANDA

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3626 3684 3685

This examiner grants 34% of resolved cases

Analysis

Karen Amanda Hranek works in Art Unit 3626 within Tech Center 3600. She has 194 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 34.5%. This allowance rate suggests a challenging path to grant for many applications. The median days to allowance is 1232, indicating the timeline for those cases that succeed. With 194 resolved cases, the data points to a clear and established pattern of examination.

The interview lift is 39.9%, which is higher than the overall allowance rate of 34.5%. This suggests that conducting an interview significantly increases the likelihood of reaching an allowance. The 1232 median days to allowance highlights the importance of using available tools to advance prosecution. Given the 34.5% allowance rate, practitioners should strongly consider the 39.9% lift provided by interviews to improve their chances of overcoming rejections and securing a patent.

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

Performance Statistics

34.5%

Allow Rate

-17.5% vs TC avg

233

Total Applications

+39.9%

Interview Lift

1232

Avg Prosecution Days

Based on 194 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

29.7%

§101 Eligibility

10.2%

§102 Novelty

37.1%

§103 Obviousness

21.2%

§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #	Title	Status	Assignee
18466903	SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PLANNING MEDICAL PROCEDURES	Non-Final OA	Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
18104634	BED WITH FEATURES FOR DETERMINING RISK OF CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE	Non-Final OA	SNBR INC.
18426154	SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A NEONATAL DISORDER NOURISHMENT PROGRAM	Final Rejection	KPN INNOVATIONS, LLC.
17062710	SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRESENTING A MONITORING DEVICE IDENTIFICATION	Final Rejection	KPN INNOVATIONS, LLC.
18696634	FEDERATED LEARNING OF MEDICAL VALIDATION MODEL	Non-Final OA	Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.
18556849	INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE FOR PROVIDING REFERENCE INFORMATION RELATING TO DIAGNOSIS OF THYROID DISEASE	Final Rejection	Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.
19169272	MACHINE LEARNING TO PREDICT PATIENT OUTCOMES BASED ON POSITIONING	Final Rejection	MatrixCare, Inc.

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