Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 04, 2026

Examiner: PORTER, RACHEL L

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3626 3683 3684

This examiner grants 21% of resolved cases

Analysis

Rachel L. Porter is an examiner in Tech Center 3600, Art Unit 3626, with 424 resolved cases. She has a low allowance rate of 21.2 percent, which indicates a challenging environment for applicants. The median time to allowance is 1786 days, reflecting a very long prosecution process. This duration suggests that the path to a grant is both difficult and time-consuming.

The interview lift for this examiner is 23.9 percent. This is a very high lift relative to the 21.2 percent allowance rate, suggesting that an interview is almost essential for success. Practitioners should be prepared for a long-term commitment, as shown by the 1786-day median pendency. With 424 resolved cases, the examiner's data shows a consistent pattern of high scrutiny. An interview may be the best way to overcome rejections and improve the low probability of allowance in Art Unit 3626 within Tech Center 3600.

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

Performance Statistics

21.2%
Allow Rate
-30.8% vs TC avg
476
Total Applications
+23.9%
Interview Lift
1786
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 424 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

28.3%
§101 Eligibility
15.4%
§102 Novelty
32.0%
§103 Obviousness
22.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17621976 Providing Guidance During A Medical Procedure Non-Final OA Stryker Corporation
18489171 MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS SUPPORT DEVICE, MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS SUPPORT METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
16760792 CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT Final Rejection KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
16724893 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING AN OPERATION STATUS FOR A SENSOR Non-Final OA Roche Diabetes Care, Inc.
19298345 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CLINICAL TRIALS Non-Final OA Muehlhausen Limited
19294615 Dabigatran Dosing Non-Final OA Closed Loop Medicine Ltd
18858801 INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA MITSUBISHI TANABE PHARMA CORPORATION
17095179 ARCHIVING RADIATION THERAPY RECORDS FOR TRANSMISSION AND REVIEW Non-Final OA THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
18706169 A METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING A RISK OF AN ONSET OR PROGRESSION OF MYOPIA Non-Final OA Essilor International
18773302 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING WOMENS HEALTH ATTRIBUTES IN FEMALE CLASSIFICATION TIME-SERIES DATA Final Rejection Anumana, Inc.
18878829 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A TRUE HEALTH-WELLNESS STATUS OF A USER Final Rejection Girish KRISHNAMURTHY
18972457 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETECTING PRESCRIPTION ANOMALIES IN REAL TIME Non-Final OA DRFIRST.COM, INC.
18361046 ELECTRONIC CLINICAL TRIAL PROTOCOL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND RELATED METHODS Final Rejection Flatiron Health, Inc.
18143755 A/B TESTING AND RANDOM CLINICAL TRIALS IN LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Western Governors University
18016025 SECURE, AUTOMATED, SYSTEM AND COMPUTER IMPLEMENTED PROCESS FOR MONITORING CARE PROVIDED TO A CONSUMER ACCORDING TO A PHARMACOLOGICAL OR NUTRITIONAL REGIMEN OF THE CONSUMER Non-Final OA Blunergy S.A.

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