Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: OKONAK, ELIZABETH LOUISE

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3783 3791 3792 3794

This examiner grants 17% of resolved cases

Analysis

Elizabeth Louise Okonak works in Art Unit 3783 and Tech Center 3700. She has 6 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 16.7 percent. The median days to allowance is 1152. These 6 resolved cases provide the initial data for this examiner's profile and offer a glimpse into her early record.

The interview lift is 83.3 percent. This lift suggests that interviews are a primary tool for overcoming rejections, especially considering the 16.7 percent baseline allowance rate. Practitioners should prioritize interviews to improve their chances of success. The 1152 day median and 83.3 percent lift are the key metrics for prosecution. These figures are essential for managing expectations with this examiner.

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

Performance Statistics

16.7%
Allow Rate
-53.3% vs TC avg
32
Total Applications
+83.3%
Interview Lift
1152
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 6 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

12.6%
§101 Eligibility
17.3%
§102 Novelty
49.5%
§103 Obviousness
16.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19045020 Sleep Monitoring Using Non-Contact Sensors Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
17952147 Estimating Heart Rate Recovery After Maximum or High-Exertion Activity Based on Sensor Observations of Daily Activities Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18697829 COMPONENT PRESENCE AND IDENTIFICATION IN SURGICAL ROBOTIC SYSTEM Non-Final OA Covidien LP
18347865 MICROCATHETER Final Rejection BOSTON SCIENTIFIC MEDICAL DEVICE LIMITED
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
18798154 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ELECTROGRAM-BASED LESION ASSESSMENT Non-Final OA St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.
18855259 Assessment Of Respiratory Depression Risk from a Wearable Device Final Rejection Google LLC
18850129 MARKER BAND LOCKING FEATURE Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
19010395 ACETABULAR CENTER OF ROTATION DETERMINATION AND FUNCTIONAL COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY (CT) ALIGNMENT Non-Final OA GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
18686475 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SENSING DEFECATION EVENTS Final Rejection Eli Lilly and Company
18908631 Systems and Methods for Assessing Hemodynamic Variability Non-Final OA The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
18259347 RELAXATION SUPPORT APPARATUS, RELAXATION SUPPORT METHOD AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
18636224 SENSING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING OPTIMIZED EXERCISE GUIDANCE TO HEALTHY HOSTS AND ATHLETES USING CONTINUOUSLY MONITORED ANALYTE DATA Final Rejection Dexcom, Inc.
18840277 SYNCHRONIZED SPECTRAL ANALYSIS Non-Final OA Cochlear Limited
18965595 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING ATRIAL-VENTRICULAR DELAY Non-Final OA Pacesetter, Inc.
18231178 BIOSTIMULATOR TRANSPORT SYSTEM HAVING DRIVE BELT Non-Final OA Pacesetter, Inc.
18694856 METHOD AND ASSEMBLY FOR RECALIBRATING THE FOCUS OF AN OPHTHALMOLOGICAL SYSTEM FOR INTRAOCULAR LASER TREATMENT Non-Final OA Carl Zeiss Meditec AG
18686104 CONTACTLESS STRESS MONITORING USING WIRELESS SIGNALS Final Rejection The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
19049690 ANALYSIS DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ANALYZING A VISCOSITY OF A FLUID Non-Final OA KARDION GMBH
18673692 SYSTEM AND METHOD TO GUIDE A NEEDLE Final Rejection Varian Medical Systems, Inc.

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