Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 04, 2026

Examiner: WOODHOUSE, SARAH ANN

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3772

This examiner grants 29% of resolved cases

Analysis

Examiner Sarah Ann Woodhouse is assigned to Art Unit 3772 in Tech Center 3700. The examiner has 205 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 29.3%. This rate reflects the proportion of applications reaching a final disposition that result in a patent grant. The median days to allowance is 1293, which is the recorded timeframe for the prosecution history. Practitioners can note this 1293 figure when setting expectations for the duration of the process. The 205 resolved cases provide the data for these observations.

The interview lift for this examiner is 65.0%. This figure indicates the change in the probability of allowance when an interview is conducted. With the 65.0% lift and the 29.3% allowance rate, practitioners can evaluate the impact of direct communication on their strategy. These metrics are the available data for this docket in Art Unit 3772. The recorded data points provide the basis for understanding the prosecution environment under this examiner. This analysis relies on the specific figures provided for this profile.

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

Performance Statistics

29.3%
Allow Rate
-40.7% vs TC avg
241
Total Applications
+65.0%
Interview Lift
1293
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 205 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.2%
§101 Eligibility
22.1%
§102 Novelty
47.4%
§103 Obviousness
26.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18993997 CONVENIENTLY REFILLABLE APPLICATOR SYSTEM Non-Final OA GEKA GmbH
17281047 HAIR DYEING PROCESS Non-Final OA L'OREAL
19109441 APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR STYLING HAIR Non-Final OA Jemella Limited
18514668 HAIR CURLER Final Rejection Dongguan Bidisco Electric Co.,LTD.
18547197 MASCARA APPLICATOR Non-Final OA FAIRYDROPS, INC.
18333564 AIR DUCT FOR CURLING HAIR AND HAIR CURLER Non-Final OA WEIXI (SHENZHEN) INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD

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