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Last updated: October 27, 2026

Elizabeth Louise Okonak, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as OKONAK, ELIZABETH LOUISE

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3783 3791 3792 3794

This examiner grants 14% of resolved cases

Analysis

OKONAK, ELIZABETH LOUISE has resolved 7 cases in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 3783. The allowance rate is 14.3%, the interview lift is 85.7%, and the median time to allowance is 1198 days. The interview lift is substantially higher than the allowance rate, making interviews a prominent feature of the record. Because only 7 cases are resolved, the figures should be treated cautiously when forecasting future matters.

The principal companies are Boston Scientific Corporation, Google LLC, and Abbott Laboratories. The leading firms are Barclay Damon LLP, DeWitt LLP (Minneapolis), and Edell Shapiro & Finnan LLC. Counsel can use these affiliations for context, but the limited docket supports application-specific analysis rather than reliance on the aggregate allowance figure.

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

Performance Statistics

14.3%
Allow Rate
-55.7% vs TC avg
45
Total Applications
+85.7%
Interview Lift
1198
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 7 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

15.6%
§101 Eligibility
20.6%
§102 Novelty
41.3%
§103 Obviousness
19.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18855259 Assessment Of Respiratory Depression Risk from a Wearable Device Final Rejection Google LLC
18347865 MICROCATHETER Non-Final OA BOSTON SCIENTIFIC MEDICAL DEVICE LIMITED
18798154 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ELECTROGRAM-BASED LESION ASSESSMENT Non-Final OA St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.
18259347 RELAXATION SUPPORT APPARATUS, RELAXATION SUPPORT METHOD AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
19010395 ACETABULAR CENTER OF ROTATION DETERMINATION AND FUNCTIONAL COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY (CT) ALIGNMENT Non-Final OA GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
18840277 SYNCHRONIZED SPECTRAL ANALYSIS Non-Final OA Cochlear Limited
18636224 SENSING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING OPTIMIZED EXERCISE GUIDANCE TO HEALTHY HOSTS AND ATHLETES USING CONTINUOUSLY MONITORED ANALYTE DATA Final Rejection Dexcom, Inc.
18694856 METHOD AND ASSEMBLY FOR RECALIBRATING THE FOCUS OF AN OPHTHALMOLOGICAL SYSTEM FOR INTRAOCULAR LASER TREATMENT Non-Final OA Carl Zeiss Meditec AG
18231178 BIOSTIMULATOR TRANSPORT SYSTEM HAVING DRIVE BELT Non-Final OA Pacesetter, Inc.
19049888 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING DYNAMIC NEUROSTIMULATION Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation
19024853 STIMULATION FIELD MODEL MANIPULATION Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation
18784365 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NEUROMODULATION BASED ON SELECTIVE EVOKED RESPONSES Non-Final OA BOSTON Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation
18686104 CONTACTLESS STRESS MONITORING USING WIRELESS SIGNALS Final Rejection The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
19053460 PHOTOTHERAPY MASK FOR FACIAL TREATMENTS WITH TARGETED ILLUMINATION AND ENHANCED COMFORT Non-Final OA Shenzhen Kaiyan Medical Equipment Co., Ltd.
18870807 CARDIAC TREATMENT SYSTEM Non-Final OA Maxwell Biomedical, Inc.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Elizabeth Louise Okonak's allowance rate?

14.3% of resolved applications examined by Elizabeth Louise Okonak were allowed (7 resolved cases), compared with 67.3% across Art Unit 3783 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Elizabeth Louise Okonak?

This examiner's interview lift is +85.7 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Elizabeth Louise Okonak take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Elizabeth Louise Okonak took 1,198 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Elizabeth Louise Okonak work in?

Elizabeth Louise Okonak examines applications in Art Unit 3783 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).

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