Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: WILLIAMS, TERESA S

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3686 3687

This examiner grants 25% of resolved cases

Analysis

Teresa S. Williams is an examiner in Tech Center 3600 and Art Unit 3686. She has 451 resolved cases. The allowance rate is 25.3 percent. This figure indicates the frequency of patent grants for applications reaching a final resolution. The 451 resolved cases provide a volume of data for understanding her examination patterns. This 25.3 percent rate is a benchmark for practitioners.

The median days to allowance is 1855. This number shows the typical timeframe for successful prosecution. The interview lift is 17.7 percent. This lift represents the increase in the probability of allowance following an interview. Practitioners can compare the 17.7 percent lift to the baseline allowance rate. The 1855 median days to allowance and Art Unit 3686 define the current prosecution experience. These metrics suggest that applicants should prepare for a detailed and potentially lengthy examination process.

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

Performance Statistics

25.1%
Allow Rate
-26.9% vs TC avg
496
Total Applications
+17.4%
Interview Lift
1853
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 454 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

31.4%
§101 Eligibility
13.7%
§102 Novelty
41.6%
§103 Obviousness
11.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18452953 SPATIALLY AWARE ADAPTIVE SURGICAL SYSTEMS Final Rejection Cilag GmbH International
18302107 MEDICAL INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, MEDICAL INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
18332666 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING MEDICAL OPERATIONS Final Rejection SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
18322941 FORWARD LOOKING HEALTH-RELATED PREDICTION Final Rejection Oura Health Oy
19481816 SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR PLATFORM FOR DEVELOPMENT AND DEPLOYMENT OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE BASED SOFTWARE AS MEDICAL DEVICE Non-Final OA Bayer HealthCare LLC
18966010 SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING AGGREGATED PATIENT DATA Non-Final OA CareFusion 303, Inc.
18821873 MEDICATION WORKFLOW MANAGEMENT Final Rejection CareFusion 303, Inc.
19195327 CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL Non-Final OA Clover Health
19067507 Machine Learning Engine And Rule Engine For Document Auto-Population Using Historical And Contextual Data Non-Final OA Cerner Innovation, Inc.
18321938 CONCEPT MAPPING FOR INTEGRATED CHARTING Final Rejection Cerner Innovation, Inc.
16730035 INTEGRATED HEALTH CONTENT FRAMEWORK Non-Final OA CERNER INNOVATION, INC.
18978748 Systems and Methods for Analyzing and Condensing Encounter-Related Information Final Rejection OPTUM, INC.
17712928 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING INTERACTIVE MEDICAL GUIDELINE Non-Final OA Roche Molecular Systems, Inc.
18491441 SECURE INTERFACES FOR MEDICAL DEVICES Non-Final OA PRECISION NEUROSCIENCE CORPORATION
17913298 METHOD FOR MANAGING RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS THROUGH MOBILE TERMINAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM INCLUDING CENTRAL MANAGEMENT SERVER, SERVER, AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection SEEGENE, INC.
18968352 DIGITAL MICROSCOPY DATA VISUALIZATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING THE SAME Non-Final OA IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.

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