Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: WINSTON III, EDWARD B

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3626 3683 3686

This examiner grants 20% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

20.0%
Allow Rate
-32.0% vs TC avg
405
Total Applications
+31.5%
Interview Lift
1810
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 370 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

37.1%
§101 Eligibility
7.2%
§102 Novelty
39.2%
§103 Obviousness
15.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18692894 LEARNING DEVICE, ACTION RECOMMENDATION DEVICE, LEARNING METHOD, ACTION RECOMMENDATION METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18263550 METHOD FOR DETERMINING PERSONALIZED DHA SUPPLEMENTATION Final Rejection SOCIETE DES PRODUITS NESTLE S.A.
19031337 Aligning Image Data of a Patient with Actual Views of the Patient Using an Optical Code Affixed to the Patient Non-Final OA Novarad Corporation
19025978 Predicting Recurrent Urolithiasis And Decision Support Tool Non-Final OA Cerner Innovation, Inc.
19026005 Predicting Recurrent Urolithiasis And Decision Support Tool Non-Final OA Cerner Innovation, Inc.
17082224 SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR COMMUNICATING AND TRACKING IDENTIFICATION SCRUBBED, MOBILE VIEWABLE MESSAGES CONTAINING IMAGES Final Rejection CERNER INNOVATION, INC.
15947286 PREDICTING RECURRENT UROLITHIASIS AND DECISION SUPPORT TOOL Final Rejection CERNER INNOVATION, INC.
17743440 ENHANCED ELECTRONIC WHITEBOARDS FOR CLINICAL ENVIRONMENTS Non-Final OA Hill-Rom Services, Inc.
18118992 FOREIGN OBJECT DETECTION FOR MAGNETIC EXPOSURE Non-Final OA Optum, Inc.
18262881 DEPLOYMENT STATIONS FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL TREATMENT AND GUIDANCE APPARATUSES Final Rejection ZOLL Medical Corporation
19007290 METHOD FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION ON HYPOTENSION AND DEVICE USING THE SAME Non-Final OA INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION, YONSEI UNIVERSITY
18195143 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CALCULATING AN EDIBLE SCORE IN A DISPLAY INTERFACE Final Rejection KPN INNOVATIONS, LLC.
18113839 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR NUTRITIONAL RECOMMENDATION USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ANALYSIS OF IMMUNE IMPACTS Non-Final OA KPN INNOVATIONS, LLC.
18914848 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPLEMENTING INTERACTIVE GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES FOR ACCELERATED VIRTUAL SIMULATIONS AND MANIPULATION OF CLINICAL TRIAL DATA FOR GENERATING CLINICAL TRIAL-RELATED INTELLIGENCE Non-Final OA Sleuth Insights, Inc.
17756805 PREDICTION OF VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM UTILIZING MACHINE LEARNING MODELS Final Rejection The United States of America, as Represented by the Secretary of the Navy
18807292 Couple-Based Digital Reproductive Health Platform System and Method Non-Final OA Vie Science, Inc.
18730276 METHODS FOR PREDICTING CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS IN BREAST CANCER PATIENTS BASED ON TUMOR INFILTRATING LEUKOCYTES FRACTAL GEOMETRY Non-Final OA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FOR CANCER AND ALLIED DISEASES
18705234 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR AUTOMATED ANALYSIS OF MEDICAL IMAGES WITH INJECTION OF CLINICAL RANKING Non-Final OA ANNALISE-AI PTY LTD
18681906 METHOD AND DEVICES FOR SUPPORTING THE OBSERVATION OF AN ABNORMALITY IN A BODY PORTION Non-Final OA AI Medical AG
17632151 System And Method For Determning Status Of Health Of Animals Arriving At A Feed Location Final Rejection Intervet Inc.
18386386 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REDUCING ACUTE INCIDENT RISK Final Rejection Ceresti Health, Inc.
18557550 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CLOUD-BASED DATA MANAGEMENT AND REPORTING FOR BIOPROCESS DEVELOPMENT Final Rejection CYTIVA SWEDEN AB
18495539 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING GENETIC DISEASE AND DISCOVERING DISEASE ASSOCIATED GENETIC VARIANTS BASED ON MULTIPLE INSTANCE LEARNING Final Rejection 3BILLION
18091086 APPARATUS FOR PREVENTING DECLINE OF LONGEVITY Non-Final OA Oceandrive Ventures, LLC
17635042 BILIARY ATRESIA DIAGNOSIS SUPPORT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Final Rejection NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHILD HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT
16825087 Systems and Methods of Generating Patient Notes with Inherited Preferences Final Rejection Modernizing Medicine, Inc.
17081767 Characterizing Medication Container Preparation, Use, and Disposal Within a Clinical Workflow Final Rejection CRISI Medical Systems, Inc.

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