Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: THROOP, MYLES A

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3673 3679

This examiner grants 58% of resolved cases

Analysis

Myles A Throop operates in Tech Center 3600 and Art Unit 3673. The examiner has managed 614 resolved cases, maintaining an allowance rate of 58.5%. The median days to allowance is 1002, which is a duration for prosecution in this unit. These metrics suggest an environment where grants are achieved in about 1002 days.

The interview lift is 40.4%. This suggests that interviews are effective for this examiner, increasing the probability of success over the 58.5% baseline. For practitioners, the 40.4% lift indicates that direct communication is a strategy for overcoming rejections. Given the 1002-day median pendency, an interview may also be a tool for moving the case toward a grant. With 614 resolved cases, the data provides a foundation for this strategy. Prioritizing an interview appears to be a way to navigate prosecution in Art Unit 3673 and leverage the 40.4% lift.

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

Performance Statistics

58.5%
Allow Rate
+6.5% vs TC avg
646
Total Applications
+40.4%
Interview Lift
1002
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 614 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.7%
§101 Eligibility
19.2%
§102 Novelty
45.2%
§103 Obviousness
25.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17339738 Pneumatic Haptic Device Having Actuation Cells for Producing a Haptic Output Over a Bed Mattress Final Rejection Apple Inc.
19103646 PATIENT SUPPORT APPARATUS WITH OBSTRUCTION DETECTION Non-Final OA Stryker Corporation
18105468 BED HAVING ROLLOVER IDENTIFYING FEATURE Final Rejection SNBR INC.
18342096 PENDANT FOR MOBILE MEDICAL PLATFORMS Non-Final OA Auris Health, Inc.
18922710 SURGICAL TABLE WITH MOVEMENT CAPABILITIES OF LOWER BODY SUPPORT STRUCTURES Final Rejection Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
19019894 BED/ROOM/PATIENT ASSOCIATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA Hill-Rom Services, Inc.
19064081 REINFORCED POCKET SPRING MATTRESS Non-Final OA Inter IKEA Systems B.V.
18827987 Devices and Systems to Control Bed Temperature and Moisture Level Non-Final OA SLEEP SOLUTIONS INC.
19063026 SPRAY MAT Non-Final OA MACNEIL IP LLC
18394589 SYSTEM, APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING AND/OR POSITIONING A PATIENT BEFORE, DURING, OR AFTER A MEDICAL PROCEDURE Final Rejection Mizuho OSI

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