Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: WINSTON III, EDWARD B

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3626 3683 3686

This examiner grants 20% of resolved cases

Analysis

Edward B. Winston III is an examiner in Tech Center 3600 and Art Unit 3626. He has 379 resolved cases with an allowance rate of 19.8 percent. This 19.8 percent rate indicates the frequency of patent grants among his resolved applications. The median days to allowance of 1669 provides a timeline for the duration of the prosecution process for successful cases. Practitioners should use this timing metric to plan their patent strategy and manage expectations in Tech Center 3600.

The interview lift of 31.0 percent suggests that conducting an interview significantly increases the probability of a grant. This 31.0 percent lift is a key metric for practitioners deciding whether to engage in direct communication with the examiner to resolve rejections. With 379 resolved cases, the data reflects a consistent examination history. The median days to allowance of 1669 is a useful figure for managing the expected timeline of a patent application. Utilizing the interview process appears to be a critical component for navigating Art Unit 3626.

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

Performance Statistics

19.8%
Allow Rate
-32.2% vs TC avg
414
Total Applications
+31.0%
Interview Lift
1669
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 379 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

36.7%
§101 Eligibility
6.9%
§102 Novelty
41.1%
§103 Obviousness
14.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18692894 LEARNING DEVICE, ACTION RECOMMENDATION DEVICE, LEARNING METHOD, ACTION RECOMMENDATION METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection NEC Corporation
18772105 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR VISUAL SUPPORT IN A MEDICAL INTERVENTION ON A HOLLOW ORGAN Final Rejection Siemens Healthineers AG
17743440 ENHANCED ELECTRONIC WHITEBOARDS FOR CLINICAL ENVIRONMENTS Final Rejection Hill-Rom Services, Inc.
19025978 Predicting Recurrent Urolithiasis And Decision Support Tool Final Rejection Cerner Innovation, Inc.
18118992 FOREIGN OBJECT DETECTION FOR MAGNETIC EXPOSURE Final Rejection Optum, Inc.
17812043 ERGONOMICS AID FOR COMPUTING ECOSYSTEMS Non-Final OA Dell Products L.P.
18511862 OMICS-INFERRED BODY INDEX METHOD AND SYSTEM Non-Final OA Institute for Systems Biology

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