Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: MAUPIN, HUGH H

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 1687 2884

This examiner grants 87% of resolved cases

Analysis

Hugh H. Maupin has resolved 993 cases in Art Unit 1687, achieving an allowance rate of 87.4%. The median days to allowance is 735, which is relatively fast for Tech Center 2800. This combination of a high allowance rate and efficient pendency is very favorable for applicants. The 735-day timeline offers a clear path to rapid patent issuance. The 87.4% rate indicates that most applications are likely to reach a grant.

The interview lift is 6.4%, providing a small but positive boost to the 87.4% baseline. With nearly a thousand cases resolved, the data is very robust and provides a reliable look at his practices. Practitioners can expect a straightforward prosecution process in Art Unit 1687. The 6.4% lift shows that direct communication can still be beneficial for resolving minor issues.

In Tech Center 2800, the 735-day median is an attractive metric for budgeting and planning. The 87.4% allowance rate is a strong indicator of success. Applicants can rely on the 735-day median as a benchmark for pendency. This profile suggests a consistent and predictable path to allowance under Hugh H. Maupin. The 993 resolved cases ensure these metrics are statistically representative.

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

Performance Statistics

87.4%
Allow Rate
+19.4% vs TC avg
1,005
Total Applications
+6.4%
Interview Lift
735
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 993 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.6%
§101 Eligibility
19.0%
§102 Novelty
67.1%
§103 Obviousness
11.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19071034 MEDICAL IMAGE DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS, MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND METHOD Non-Final OA Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
19069508 RADIATION IMAGING SYSTEM, IMAGING CONTROL APPARATUS, RADIATION IMAGING APPARATUS, RADIATION IMAGING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19024693 OPERATION METHOD OF RADIATION IMAGING APPARATUS AND RADIATION IMAGING APPARATUS Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18984556 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING A PLURALITY OF TIME WINDOWS USED IN SIGNAL INTEGRATION PROCESSING Non-Final OA Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
18829772 RADIATION IMAGING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, RADIATION IMAGING SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19031166 CAVITY OF MEDICAL DEVICE AND MEDICAL SYSTEM INCLUDING THE MEDICAL DEVICE Non-Final OA SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
19088046 METHOD FOR SCATTERED-RADIATION CORRECTION AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA Siemens Healthineers AG
18330566 INTEGRATED COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY ROTATING BASE WITH AN INTEGRATED DRIVE SYSTEM Non-Final OA GE Precision Healthcare LLC
19078520 MEASUREMENT APPARATUS, MEASUREMENT METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Yokogawa Electric Corporation
18881290 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REALIZING ULTRA-HIGH-SPEED STRUCTURED ILLUMINATION MICROSCOPY Non-Final OA ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY
19106975 IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD USING ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK MODEL Non-Final OA Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
19190264 Clustered Wavelength Division Light Detection Systems And Methods of Using The Same Non-Final OA Becton, Dickinson and Company
18866490 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COUNTING PARTICLES ON A DETECTOR DURING INSPECTION Non-Final OA ASML Netherlands B.V.
18874331 METHOD OF VERIFYING THE DETECTION CAPABILITY OF AN X-RAY INSPECTION APPARATUS Non-Final OA Mettler-Toledo, LLC
18914388 DETECTION METHOD Non-Final OA THE UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND

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