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Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: STEPHENS, JACQUELINE F

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3761 3781

This examiner grants 76% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

75.6%

Allow Rate

+5.6% vs TC avg

1,412

Total Applications

+14.5%

Interview Lift

1177

Avg Prosecution Days

Based on 1376 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.8%

§101 Eligibility

22.3%

§102 Novelty

56.8%

§103 Obviousness

10.5%

§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #	Title	Status	Assignee
18925115	ABSORBENT ARTICLE WITH DUAL CORE	Non-Final OA	The Procter & Gamble Company
18910042	FLUID MANAGEMENT LAYER FOR AN ABSORBENT ARTICLE	Non-Final OA	The Procter & Gamble Company
18825445	Shaped Nonwoven	Non-Final OA	The Procter & Gamble Company
18655376	ABSORBENT ARTICLE	Non-Final OA	The Procter & Gamble Company
18529256	Patterned Apertured Webs	Final Rejection	The Procter & Gamble Company
18509726	ABSORBENT ARTICLE WITH FILM TOPSHEET	Final Rejection	The Procter & Gamble Company
18498341	ARRAY OF ABSORBENT ARTICLES WITH ULTRASONICALLY BONDED STRETCH LAMINATES	Final Rejection	The Procter & Gamble Company
18126534	ABSORBENT ARTICLES INCLUDING A WAIST PANEL	Final Rejection	The Procter & Gamble Company
17178299	ABSORBENT ARTICLE WITH A THREE-DIMENSIONAL SUBSTRATE	Final Rejection	The Procter & Gamble Company
18698595	Wound Management Systems	Final Rejection	Arthrex, Inc.
18615750	Tube Joining Device With Modular Accessories And Protocol Assurance	Final Rejection	Terumo BCT, Inc.

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