Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: SUNSHINE, HANNAH LOUISE

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1618 1641 1644 1647

This examiner grants 62% of resolved cases

Analysis

Hannah Louise Sunshine is a patent examiner in Tech Center 1600, specifically within Art Unit 1618. The examiner has 40 resolved cases. These cases result in an allowance rate of 62.5 percent. This 62.5 percent figure represents the frequency of applications that reach issuance. Practitioners can use this rate to understand the historical probability of success for applications assigned to this examiner.

The data includes an interview lift of 24.9 percent. This positive value indicates that applications with an interview have a higher allowance rate than those without one. Because the lift is 24.9 percent, practitioners should consider how an interview affects the prosecution strategy. This metric suggests that verbal communication is associated with an increase in the likelihood of a grant for this examiner.

The median days to allowance for this examiner is 1394. This 1394 figure marks the middle point of the time from filing to patent issuance. With 40 resolved cases, this median provides a timeline for expected prosecution duration in Tech Center 1600. These statistics allow for data-grounded planning regarding both the outcome and the timing of patent applications in Art Unit 1618.

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

Performance Statistics

62.5%
Allow Rate
+2.5% vs TC avg
61
Total Applications
+24.9%
Interview Lift
1394
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 40 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.9%
§101 Eligibility
15.4%
§102 Novelty
27.9%
§103 Obviousness
32.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17777363 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR OPTOGENETIC IMMUNOTHERAPY Non-Final OA University of Massachusetts
17763116 RECEPTORS WITH HETEROLOGOUS TRANSMEMBRANE DOMAIN Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of California
18571397 METHODS FOR TREATING OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA Non-Final OA Eli Lilly and Company
17584642 Methods Of Improving Health With Apolipoprotein E (APOE) Inhibitors Final Rejection Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
18019460 ANTI-IDIOTYPIC ANTIBODIES TO ROR1-TARGETED BINDING DOMAINS AND RELATED COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS Non-Final OA Juno Therapeutics, Inc.
17439124 CYTOKINE-BASED IMMUNE CELLS AND IMMUNOTHERAPEUTIC USE THEREOF Non-Final OA DAEGU GYEONGBUK INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
17918644 CHIMERIC MYD88 RECEPTORS Final Rejection St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Inc.
18271026 NATURAL KILLER CELLS ENGINEERED TO REDUCE OR ELIMINATE CBL-B AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA City of Hope

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