Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: NELSON, CHRISTINE L

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3772 3774 3775

This examiner grants 63% of resolved cases

Analysis

Christine L. Nelson serves in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 3772. The examiner has 437 resolved cases. The allowance rate is 62.7 percent, which represents the frequency of grants for applications reaching a final resolution.

The interview lift is 33.5 percent. This 33.5 percent figure indicates that interviews correlate with an increased probability of allowance. When considering the 437 resolved cases, the 33.5 percent lift suggests that direct communication is a beneficial tactic for practitioners. The 62.7 percent baseline allowance rate is a key metric for evaluating the prosecution environment.

The median days to allowance is 1560. This 1560-day timeline reflects the duration for successful applications to reach a grant. The 1560-day figure provides a benchmark for expected pendency in Art Unit 3772. Practitioners can use this 1560-day median and the 437 resolved cases to inform their strategy and manage expectations for the timing of a final outcome.

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

Performance Statistics

62.7%
Allow Rate
-7.3% vs TC avg
487
Total Applications
+33.5%
Interview Lift
1560
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 437 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.3%
§101 Eligibility
24.9%
§102 Novelty
47.2%
§103 Obviousness
20.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17098355 MAXILLARY AND MANDIBULAR DEVICES, CONTROLLER STATION, AND METHODS OF TREATING AND/OR DIAGNOSING MEDICAL DISORDERS Non-Final OA SLEEP SOLUTIONS OF TEXAS, LLC
18266881 PRESCRIPTION ATTACHMENTS FOR REMOVABLE DENTAL APPLIANCES Non-Final OA Solventum Intellectual Properties Company
18266468 PRESCRIPTION ATTACHMENTS FOR USE IN EACH PHASE OF COMBINATION ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT Non-Final OA Solventum Intellectual Properties Company
18261169 A DISPENSING GUN FOR DELIVERING A MATERIAL FROM A CARTRIDGE Non-Final OA SEPTODONT OU SEPTODONT SAS OU SPECIALITES SEPTODONT

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