Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: SOREY, ROBERT A

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3626 3682 3685

This examiner grants 49% of resolved cases

Analysis

Robert A Sorey has managed 468 resolved cases in Tech Center 3600. The allowance rate is 49.1 percent, and the median time to allowance is 1586 days. An interview provides a 45.5 percent lift to the allowance probability. This 45.5 percent lift is a key factor for practitioners in Art Unit 3626.

The 45.5 percent interview lift is nearly equal to the 49.1 percent baseline allowance rate, indicating that interviews are highly impactful. Practitioners should prepare for a longer prosecution timeline given the 1586-day median. The data from 468 cases suggests that Art Unit 3626 presents challenges that interviews can help mitigate.

The 49.1 percent allowance rate and the 1586-day median pendency are the primary data points for strategy. The 45.5 percent lift from interviews offers a clear path to improve the chances of success. These metrics provide a stable basis for evaluating the examiner's approach.

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

Performance Statistics

49.3%
Allow Rate
-2.7% vs TC avg
494
Total Applications
+45.2%
Interview Lift
1585
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 469 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

31.0%
§101 Eligibility
7.5%
§102 Novelty
36.2%
§103 Obviousness
21.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19240156 OPERATING DEVICES IN AN OPERATING ROOM Non-Final OA Stryker Corporation
18458184 MEDICINE INTAKE SUPPORT DEVICE Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18825016 CLOSED-LOOP RADIOLOGICAL FOLLOW-UP RECOMMENDATION SYSTEM Final Rejection KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
19264243 METHOD AND AN APPARATUS FOR DETECTING A LEVEL OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE Non-Final OA Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
17659055 INTEGRATED PRECISION MEDICINE BY COMBINING QUANTITATIVE IMAGING TECHNIQUES WITH QUANTITATIVE GENOMICS FOR IMPROVED DECISION MAKING Non-Final OA Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
18953876 AUTOMATED DISEASE DETECTION USING RETINAL IMAGES Final Rejection Welch Allyn, Inc.
18841349 WORKFLOW ENHANCEMENT IN SCREENING OF OPHTHALMIC DISEASES THROUGH AUTOMATED ANALYSIS OF DIGITAL IMAGES ENABLED THROUGH MACHINE LEARNING Final Rejection Verily Life Sciences LLC
19241159 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DATA ANALYTICS AND VISUALIZATION Non-Final OA Dexcom, Inc.
19054868 MEDICAL DEVICE SYSTEM FOR PATIENT HEALTH CARE INFORMATION COLLECTION, COMMUNICATION AND MANAGEMENT Final Rejection MedStreamline LLC

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