Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: STONE, RACHAEL SOJIN

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3681 3682 3686

This examiner grants 55% of resolved cases

Analysis

Rachael Sojin Stone is a patent examiner in Tech Center 3600 and Art Unit 3681. She has 105 resolved cases. The allowance rate is 55.2 percent. The median days to allowance is 1154. This 1154 days figure provides a timeline for applicants to consider during prosecution. The 105 resolved cases offer a basis for these statistics. This data is specific to her work in Art Unit 3681.

The interview lift for this examiner is 21.0 percent. This lift indicates that the allowance rate changes when an interview is conducted. Practitioners can use this information to decide whether to request an interview. The 55.2 percent allowance rate is the baseline for applications assigned to her. Direct communication is a strategy that relates to the 21.0 percent lift. These figures from Tech Center 3600 help in planning prosecution steps. The 1154 days median is a factor in managing expectations for patent pendency.

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

Performance Statistics

55.2%
Allow Rate
+3.2% vs TC avg
143
Total Applications
+21.0%
Interview Lift
1154
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 105 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

43.3%
§101 Eligibility
15.0%
§102 Novelty
32.1%
§103 Obviousness
5.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18552486 PREDICTION OF POST-OPERATIVE PAIN USING HOSVD Non-Final OA University of Florida Research Foundation, Incorporated
18304372 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM Non-Final OA FUJIFILM CORPORATION
18822170 DEPLOYMENT AND USE OF A CONTINUOUS ANALYTE MONITORING SYSTEM FOR IMPROVED PATIENT TREATMENT Final Rejection Abbott Diabetes Care Inc.
18808124 SEPSIS DIAGNOSIS AND PREDICTION Final Rejection Fujitsu Limited
18153948 SENSOR ERROR MITIGATION Non-Final OA MEDTRONIC MINIMED, INC.
19298612 BED EXIT PREDICTION BASED ON PATIENT BEHAVIOR PATTERNS Non-Final OA Hill-Rom Services, Inc.
17733538 PREDICTING GLYCOGEN STORAGE DISEASES (POMPE DISEASE) AND DECISION SUPPORT Non-Final OA CERNER INNOVATION, INC.
16154491 FORECASTING UTERINE ACTIVITY Non-Final OA CERNER INNOVATION, INC.
18589719 SURGICAL PROCEDURE PLANNING SYSTEM WITH MULTIPLE FEEDBACK LOOPS Final Rejection MAKO Surgical Corporation
18201502 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BRAIN MODELLING Non-Final OA INTERAXON INC.
19009233 SKIN CARE SYSTEM AND SKIN CARE METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection LG HOUSEHOLD & HEALTH CARE LTD.
16442238 AUTOMATED PROVISIONING OF CLINICAL ADVICE ASSOCIATED WITH A PATIENT WITH DIABETES (PWD) AND RELATED SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES Non-Final OA Bigfoot Biomedical, Inc.

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