Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: ROBERTS, ANNA L

Tech Center 3900 • Art Units: 1613 2872 3771 3783 3791 3792 3992

This examiner grants 57% of resolved cases

Analysis

Anna L. Roberts works in Tech Center 3900 and Art Unit 1613. She has 164 resolved cases. Her allowance rate is 56.7 percent. The interview lift is 38.5 percent. This 38.5 percent lift suggests that interviews are a very effective tool for advancing prosecution. The median days to allowance is 1299.

With 164 resolved cases, the data shows a consistent and relatively favorable prosecution environment. The 56.7 percent allowance rate is near the middle of the spectrum. The 1299 median days indicate a standard timeline for reaching an allowance. Practitioners should consider the 38.5 percent lift when deciding on a response strategy. The 164 resolved cases provide a reliable basis for these metrics. The 56.7 percent allowance rate suggests that more than half of the applications reach a grant.

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

Performance Statistics

56.7%
Allow Rate
-3.3% vs TC avg
214
Total Applications
+38.5%
Interview Lift
1299
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 164 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

16.0%
§101 Eligibility
18.3%
§102 Novelty
39.2%
§103 Obviousness
21.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17235974 NEUROLOGIC TOXICITY ASSESSMENT METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DOCUMENTING CHANGES IN HANDWRITING Final Rejection Janssen Biotech, Inc.
18339611 ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND WEARABLE DEVICE FOR PROVIDING PHYSICAL ABILITY MEASUREMENT MODE, AND METHODS OF OPERATING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18593198 Exchangeable Needle Safety Mechanism Final Rejection Boston Scientific Scimed Inc.
18679019 BIOPSY FORCEPS WITH TISSUE PIERCING MEMBER Non-Final OA BOSTON SCIENTIFIC MEDICAL DEVICE LIMITED
18234761 PAIN THERAPY OPTIMIZATION USING A MOBILITY METRIC Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation
18226550 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DIABETES MANAGEMENT Final Rejection ABBOTT DIABETES CARE INC.
18388711 RESUSCITATION AND VENTILATION ASYNCHRONY MONITOR Non-Final OA THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
18889039 CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH METRIC DETERMINATION FROM WEARABLE-BASED PHYSIOLOGICAL DATA Non-Final OA Oura Health Oy
18727022 BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION ACQUIRING SYSTEM, BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION ACQUIRING APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18570581 USER ASSISTANCE SYSTEM, WEARABLE TERMINAL, AND USER ASSISTANCE METHOD Final Rejection MAXELL, LTD.
18356651 HEMOLYSIS-REDUCTION EXTENSION SET FOR DIRECT BLOOD DRAW Non-Final OA CAREFUSION 303, INC.
17778340 FLUID MECHANICS-BASED ANALYSIS TOOL TO ESTIMATE FLOW DATA FROM PLANIMETRY CATHETER DATA Non-Final OA Northwestern University
18994181 MINIATURE OPTICAL DEVICE FOR MONITORING LOCAL PULSE WAVE VELOCITY Non-Final OA Medtronic, Inc.
17219545 ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY DEVICES WITH DEFLECTION DETECTION Non-Final OA Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
19025501 CORE BODY TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT Non-Final OA Masimo Corporation
18210093 ELONGATED MEDICAL DEVICE Non-Final OA Asahi Intecc Co., Ltd.
18634015 Vascular Probe Sensing System and Associated Delivery Device Non-Final OA Becton, Dickinson and Company
18574797 Sample Container for Capillary Blood Collection Final Rejection Becton, Dickinson and Company
17623952 SLEEP-WAKEFULNESS DETERMINATION DEVICE AND PROGRAM Final Rejection THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO
19049974 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LONGITUDINAL APNEA MONITORING USING SPO2 SIGNALS Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA
19064519 ELECTRICAL ASSESSMENT OF DONOR ORGANS Final Rejection Paragonix Technologies, Inc.
18533824 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA PARAMOUNT BED CO., LTD.
18032169 JOINT EVALUATION APPARATUS, METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection OSAKA UNIVERSITY
16488822 Sample Tube Holder And System And Method Employing Same Final Rejection Fenwal, Inc.
18852029 METHOD FOR STRESS REDUCTION Non-Final OA HALEON US HOLDINGS LLC
18788593 BRAIDED STRUCTURE, TUBE STRUCTURE, TUBE STRUCTURE FOR CATHETER, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING BRAIDED STRUCTURE Final Rejection Japan Lifeline Co., Ltd.
18702229 Implant Final Rejection Angiomed GmbH & Co. Medizintechnik KG
16959809 MULTI-FUNCTIONAL TUBULAR WORN GARMENT Non-Final OA MGI HOLDCO LTD.

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