Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: WEBB LYTTLE, ADRIENA JONIQUE

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3772

This examiner grants 25% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

25.0%
Allow Rate
-45.0% vs TC avg
55
Total Applications
+100.0%
Interview Lift
1001
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 8 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

15.9%
§101 Eligibility
24.3%
§102 Novelty
42.2%
§103 Obviousness
16.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18292217 DEEP LEARNING FOR GENERATING INTERMEDIATE ORTHODONTIC ALIGNER STAGES Final Rejection 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
18577230 AN ORTHODONTIC ALIGNER Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
17928761 System to Generate Staged Orthodontic Aligner Treatment Final Rejection Solventum Intellectual Properties Company
18890537 ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCE RETENTION-ACTIVATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.
18393571 ADDRESSING DIFFICULT TO ACHIEVE ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT RESULTS Final Rejection Align Technology, Inc.
18542261 METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR MATCHING JAWS VIRTUAL DENTAL MODEL USING TEETH REFERENCE POINTS Final Rejection Align Technology, Inc.
18189102 DIRECT FABRICATION OF ORTHODONTIC ALIGNERS Final Rejection ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.
17924245 TRANSPARENT BRACES DESIGN METHOD FOR CREATING TREATMENT PLAN, AND APPARATUS THEREFOR Final Rejection OSSTEM IMPLANT CO., LTD.
18576539 PLASTIC SPLINTS OR ALIGNERS FOR USE IN THE TREATMENT OF MALOCCLUSIONS BASED ON FORCE MEASUREMENT Final Rejection SIRONA DENTAL SYSTEMS GMBH
18679411 Cosmetic applicator head Non-Final OA SHYA HSIN PACKAGING INDUSTRY (CHINA) CO., LTD.
18289569 ATTACHMENT FOR A HAIRCARE APPLIANCE Non-Final OA Dyson Technology Limited
18266560 ORAL TREATMENT DEVICE Non-Final OA Dyson Technology Limited
18568481 DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING ORAL IMAGE AND ORAL IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD Final Rejection MEDIT CORP.
18710822 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A TREATMENT PLAN FOR ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT Non-Final OA SDC U.S. SmilePay SPV
18196745 CORRECTING RELATIVE TOOTH POSITIONS OF ANTAGONISTIC TEETH Final Rejection EXOCAD GMBH
18741560 Child-Proof Hair Bead Non-Final OA Dakota Beads LLC
18584693 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING AND SCORING TEETH ALIGNER SETUPS USING COMPUTER-BASED DIGITAL DENTAL MODELS Non-Final OA VOYAGER DENTAL, INC.
18314210 DENTURE IMAGING AND MODELING USING CT SCANNING DEVICES Final Rejection VOYAGER DENTAL, INC.
18442195 Long-Handled Nail Groomer with a Stand Configured to Cradle a Toe for Initial Centering of a Filing Bit on the Toenail Non-Final OA Pedicure, Inc.
18573767 ATTACHMENT FOR INVISIBLE ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCE WITHOUT BRACKET, ORTHOPEDIC DEVICE COMBINATION, CONSTRUCTION METHOD AND SYSTEM OF ATTACHMENT Non-Final OA WUXI EA MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
18573311 METHOD OF GENERATING DESIGNS OF SHELL-SHAPED TOOTH REPOSITIONERS Final Rejection WUXI EA MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
18225903 ATTACHMENT MOUNTING TEMPLATE ASSEMBLY Final Rejection WUXI EA MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
18304039 FLOSSING DEVICE Final Rejection FLAUS LLC
18176109 DETECTION SYSTEM USING SCAN BODIES WITH OPTICALLY DETECTABLE FEATURES Final Rejection X-Nav Technologies LLC

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