Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: HUSON, MONICA ANNE

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 1742 1783 1791 2858 3611 3635

This examiner grants 80% of resolved cases

Analysis

Monica Anne Huson has a large track record with 1383 resolved cases in Art Unit 1742. She maintains an allowance rate of 79.6 percent in Tech Center 3600. This 79.6 percent rate indicates that a majority of applications reach issuance, making this a favorable environment for applicants. The 1383 resolved cases provide a very stable statistical basis for this profile.

Interviews are beneficial, providing an interview lift of 13.4 percent. This 13.4 percent lift suggests that direct communication can help resolve issues and potentially streamline the prosecution process. The median days to allowance is 1089. This 1089-day timeline offers a benchmark for the duration of the process from filing to grant. With a 79.6 percent allowance rate and a 1089-day median, practitioners have a good chance of success. The 13.4 percent lift from interviews is a useful tactical option for resolving outstanding issues in Art Unit 1742.

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

Performance Statistics

79.6%
Allow Rate
+27.6% vs TC avg
1,414
Total Applications
+13.5%
Interview Lift
1089
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1383 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.5%
§101 Eligibility
20.0%
§102 Novelty
45.5%
§103 Obviousness
19.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19027428 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING MATERIALS USING EXPANDABLE TOOLING Non-Final OA The Boeing Company
18624541 METHOD FOR PURIFYING RECLAIMED POLYMERS Non-Final OA The Procter & Gamble Company
19036416 IMPRINT METHODS FOR FORMING A PATTERN OF AN IMPRINT MATERIAL ON A SUBSTRATE-SIDE PATTERN REGION OF A SUBSTRATE BY USING A MOLD, AND RELATED DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHODS Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18911580 IMPRINT APPARATUS, IMPRINT METHOD, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF ARTICLE Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18688291 METHOD FOR PRODUCING ACRYLIC ACID AND/OR GLYCOLIDE Non-Final OA LG CHEM, LTD.
19096244 DENTAL APPLIANCE DYNAMIC THERMOFORMING SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Align Technology, Inc.
18694279 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A BOTTLE Non-Final OA SOCIETE DES PRODUITS NESTLE S.A.
18954128 OSCILLATORY STRAIN-ASSISTED VOXEL SHAPING AND JOINING FOR 3D-PRINTING Non-Final OA ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
18437864 METHOD FOR RECYCLING AND REPROCESSING OF POLYURETHANE FOAMS BASED ON ACETOXIME Non-Final OA ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY
18695210 CASCADE DEGRADATION AND UPCYCLING OF POLYSTYRENE WASTE TO HIGH VALUE CHEMICALS Non-Final OA Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties, Inc.
18406699 PLASTIC PRODUCT MANUFACTURED WITH SHREDDED PLASTIC PARTICLES Non-Final OA Honeywell Safety Products USA, Inc.
18724417 Method for regulating a heating unit in a facility for producing containers Final Rejection SIDEL PARTICIPATIONS
18782175 METHOD FOR PREPARING A COMPOSITE CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL Final Rejection The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
18968341 CONVEYOR SYSTEM, MANUFACTURING SYSTEM, AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURE Non-Final OA Lear Corporation
18790311 CUSHION, MANUFACTURING APPARATUS, AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURE Final Rejection Lear Corporation
18703842 PROCESSES FOR RECOVERING DIALKYL TEREPHTHALATES FROM FEEDSTOCKS Non-Final OA Eastman Chemical Company
18692918 RECYCLED FOAM Non-Final OA Dow Global Technologies LLC
18942075 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING TRANSMISSION COVER FOR LIDAR SENSOR Final Rejection Ecoplastic Corporation
18722254 SOLUTION ELECTROSPUN FIBERS, COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING THE SAME AND A PROCESS OF MANUFACTURING THEREOF Non-Final OA UNIVERSITEIT GENT
18901005 CERAMIC PART WITH A COLOUR GRADIENT AND ITS MANUFACTURING METHOD Final Rejection Omega SA
18800208 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FILLING CONTAINERS WITH LINERS Non-Final OA STARK, JUSTIN PAUL

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