Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: HYTREK, ASHLEY LYNN

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2665

This examiner grants 90% of resolved cases

Analysis

Ashley Lynn Hytrek is an examiner in Tech Center 2600 and Art Unit 2665. The examiner has 94 resolved cases, which result in an allowance rate of 89.4 percent. This rate provides a benchmark for the likelihood of success for applications assigned to this examiner. The median days to allowance is 1036, indicating the typical duration of the prosecution process for granted patents.

The interview lift is 12.4 percent, suggesting that direct communication is a beneficial tool for applicants. This lift indicates that applications involving an interview have a higher probability of allowance compared to the 89.4 percent overall rate. Given the 1036-day median pendency, practitioners should consider the 12.4 percent lift as a strategy for ensuring a positive outcome. In Art Unit 2665, the 94 resolved cases suggest that utilizing an interview can further improve the already high 89.4 percent allowance rate.

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

Performance Statistics

89.6%
Allow Rate
+27.6% vs TC avg
105
Total Applications
+12.2%
Interview Lift
1034
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 96 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

11.6%
§101 Eligibility
13.7%
§102 Novelty
53.3%
§103 Obviousness
17.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18969694 APPARATUS AND METHOD WITH IMAGE PROCESSING Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18961457 VEHICLE SEAT Non-Final OA Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
18969244 MEDICAL INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
18500185 IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18898763 MULTI-MODAL MULTI-TASK FOUNDATIONAL MODELS FOR MEDICAL IMAGE MANIPULATION AND INFORMATION RETRIEVAL Non-Final OA Siemens Healthineers AG
18868332 VIDEO PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18964272 LIQUID LEAKAGE DETECTION METHOD, APPARATUS, AND DEVICE, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
18801300 STACKING COLOR AND MOTION SIGNAL TO DETECT TINY OBJECTS Non-Final OA Epirus, Inc.

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