Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: WEBB LYTTLE, ADRIENA JONIQUE

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3772

This examiner grants 14% of resolved cases

Analysis

Adriena Jonique Webb Lyttle serves in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 3772. The examiner has 14 resolved cases, which result in an allowance rate of 14.3 percent. This percentage shows that a minority of applications reach a grant. This data point suggests that the examination process is rigorous and that obtaining an allowance may require significant effort from the applicant during the prosecution phase.

The interview lift is 100.0 percent. This figure is notable as it indicates that interviews are a critical component of successful prosecution with this examiner. Every case that reached allowance involved an interview, making this a primary strategy for practitioners to consider. The median days to allowance is 987. This number provides a specific timeframe for the duration of the prosecution process for successful applications. Understanding this timeline helps in managing the expectations of stakeholders during the patent acquisition phase.

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

Performance Statistics

14.3%
Allow Rate
-55.7% vs TC avg
68
Total Applications
+100.0%
Interview Lift
987
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 14 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

13.0%
§101 Eligibility
20.0%
§102 Novelty
49.9%
§103 Obviousness
15.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19394624 REPLACEABLE FLOSS DEVICE Non-Final OA LG H&H CO., LTD.
18890537 ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCE RETENTION-ACTIVATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS Final Rejection ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.
18542261 METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR MATCHING JAWS VIRTUAL DENTAL MODEL USING TEETH REFERENCE POINTS Final Rejection Align Technology, Inc.
18358913 METHOD OF DETERMINING TOOTH ROOT APICES USING INTRAORAL SCANS AND PANORAMIC RADIOGRAPHS Non-Final OA Align Technology, Inc.
18315454 OCCLUSAL FEATURES FOR MANDIBULAR ARCH EXPANSION Final Rejection Align Technology, Inc.
18298341 DETECTOR OF ALIGNER LOW RETENTIVENESS AND ALIGNER FIT EVALUATION TOOL Non-Final OA Align Technology, Inc.
18189102 DIRECT FABRICATION OF ORTHODONTIC ALIGNERS Non-Final OA ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.
18382818 SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ADJUSTING DENTAL APPLIANCES USING ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING Final Rejection SprintRay, Inc.
18292217 DEEP LEARNING FOR GENERATING INTERMEDIATE ORTHODONTIC ALIGNER STAGES Final Rejection 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
18866246 VAPORIZATION CHAMBER FOR A HAIRSTYLING APPLIANCE THAT DIFFUSES STEAM Final Rejection L'Oreal

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