Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Cochlear Limited

52 pending office actions

Portfolio Summary

52
Total Pending OAs
7
Final Rejections
45
Non-Final OAs

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatusFiled
18730892 TRANSMISSION OF SIGNAL INFORMATION TO AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE D ABREU, MICHAEL JOSEPH 3796 Non-Final OA Jul 22, 2024
18728579 IMPLANTABLE STIMULATION ARRANGEMENT STRUCTURES EVANISKO, GEORGE ROBERT 3792 Non-Final OA Jul 12, 2024
18720814 TINNITUS REMEDIATION WITH SPEECH PERCEPTION AWARENESS NI, SUHAN 2691 Non-Final OA Jun 17, 2024
18720243 ADVANCED RETENTION MAGNET SYSTEM FOR MEDICAL DEVICE HILSMIER, HEIDI ANN 3796 Non-Final OA Jun 14, 2024
18741169 MONITORING STIMULATING ASSEMBLY INSERTION LEE, ERICA SHENGKAI 3796 Non-Final OA Jun 12, 2024
18741196 COCHLEAR IMPLANT SYSTEM WITH MEASUREMENT UNIT LEE, ERICA SHENGKAI 3796 Non-Final OA Jun 12, 2024
18739842 USER INTERFACES OF A HEARING DEVICE DABNEY, PHYLESHA LARVINIA 2694 Non-Final OA Jun 11, 2024
18739855 USER INTERFACES OF A HEARING DEVICE DABNEY, PHYLESHA LARVINIA 2694 Non-Final OA Jun 11, 2024
18737200 HABILITATION AND/OR REHABILITATION METHODS AND SYSTEMS AZAD, ABUL K 2656 Non-Final OA Jun 07, 2024
18625466 USER INTERFACES OF A HEARING DEVICE DABNEY, PHYLESHA LARVINIA 2694 Non-Final OA Apr 03, 2024
18692015 CLINICIAN TASK PRIORITIZATION VOORHEES, CATHERINE M 3792 Non-Final OA Mar 14, 2024
18602715 DYNAMIC FITTING FOR DEVICE WORN ON RECIPIENT'S BODY YU, NORMAN 2693 Non-Final OA Mar 12, 2024
18599644 INTRACUTANEOUS IMPLANTATION TECHNIQUES DABNEY, PHYLESHA LARVINIA 2694 Non-Final OA Mar 08, 2024
18593418 SYSTEM FOR REAL TIME, REMOTE ACCESS TO AND ADJUSTMENT OF PATIENT HEARING AID WITH PATIENT IN NORMAL LIFE ENVIRONMENT MCKINNEY, ANGELICA M 2694 Non-Final OA Mar 01, 2024
18588821 CLINICAL FITTING ASSISTANCE USING SOFTWARE ANALYSIS OF STIMULI IP, JASON M 3797 Non-Final OA Feb 27, 2024
18440055 REMOVABLE ATTACHMENT OF A PASSIVE TRANSCUTANEOUS BONE CONDUCTION DEVICE WITH LIMITED SKIN DEFORMATION YU, NORMAN 2693 Non-Final OA Feb 13, 2024
18291886 WIRELESSLY POWERED MEDICAL IMPLANT FOR TREATMENT OF SLEEP-DISORDERED BREATHING GETZOW, SCOTT M 3792 Non-Final OA Jan 24, 2024
18406736 PROSTHESIS FUNCTIONALITY BACKUP NI, SUHAN 2691 Non-Final OA Jan 08, 2024
18394641 FEEDTHROUGH PLACEMENT D ABREU, MICHAEL JOSEPH 3796 Non-Final OA Dec 22, 2023
18571427 METHODS AND PHARMACEUTICAL FORMULATIONS FOR MODULATING THE PROPERTIES OF THE BLOOD LABYRINTH BARRIER LEE, ERICA SHENGKAI 3796 Non-Final OA Dec 18, 2023
18559417 PITCH CODING ENHANCEMENT FOR HEARING DEVICES VOORHEES, CATHERINE M 3792 Non-Final OA Nov 07, 2023
18387424 FOCUSING METHODS FOR A PROSTHESIS NGUYEN, SEAN H 2691 Non-Final OA Nov 06, 2023
18556177 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SMART BROADCAST MANAGEMENT ZHU, RICHARD Z 2654 Final Rejection Oct 19, 2023
18555623 ROTATABLY ADJUSTABLE FIXATION SYSTEM FOR MEDICAL IMPLANT FISCHER, MARK L 2692 Final Rejection Oct 16, 2023
18553792 IMPLANTABLE THERAPEUTIC SUBSTANCE DELIVERY NGUYEN, ANDREW H 3741 Non-Final OA Oct 03, 2023
18553787 BODY CHAMBER THERAPEUTIC SUBSTANCE DELIVERY RODRIGUEZ, WILLIAM H 3741 Non-Final OA Oct 03, 2023
18278254 ADVANCED COCHLEA ACCESS NEAL, TIMOTHY JAY 3795 Non-Final OA Aug 22, 2023
18366072 SURGICAL TOOL FLICK, JASON E 3783 Non-Final OA Aug 07, 2023
18274519 HEAT REDUCTION ASSOCIATED WITH PROSTHESES GEDEON, BRIAN T 3796 Non-Final OA Jul 27, 2023
18354265 HEARING PROSTHESIS ACCESSORY LE, HUYEN D 2694 Non-Final OA Jul 18, 2023
18268457 ELECTRODE PLACEMENT AND SECUREMENT FAIRCHILD, MALLIKA DIPAYAN 3792 Non-Final OA Jun 20, 2023
18256327 IMPLANTABLE SUPPORT FOR MEDICAL IMPLANT DIETZ, NOE ROBERT 3791 Non-Final OA Jun 07, 2023
18201838 ELECTRODE ARRAY PACKAGING SYSTEM GHAND, JENNIFER LEIGH-STEWAR 3796 Non-Final OA May 25, 2023
18197661 RECOGNITION OF IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE MCPARTLIN, SARAH BURNHAM 3993 Non-Final OA May 15, 2023
18252826 IMPLANTABLE BATTERY DISCONNECTION JACOB, WILLIAM J 3696 Non-Final OA May 12, 2023
18250344 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ELECTRODE IMPLANTATION MCGINNITY, JAMES RYAN 3771 Non-Final OA Apr 24, 2023
18033263 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINATION OF TREATMENT THERAPEUTIC WINDOW, DETECTION, PREDICTION, AND CLASSIFICATION OF NEUROELECTRICAL, CARDIAC, AND PULMONARY EVENTS, AND OPTIMIZATION OF TREATMENT ACCORDING TO THE SAME DOWNEY, JOHN R 3792 Non-Final OA Apr 21, 2023
18248496 SELF-FITTING OF PROSTHESIS PORTER, JR, GARY A 3796 Final Rejection Apr 10, 2023
18029500 ADVANCED SURGICALLY IMPLANTABLE TECHNOLOGIES VOORHEES, CATHERINE M 3792 Non-Final OA Mar 30, 2023
18044547 SHAPED PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATOR FOR MEDICAL IMPLANT DECASTRO, ARIANA JOY LACAY 3791 Non-Final OA Mar 08, 2023
18109070 IMPLANTABLE AUDITORY STIMULATION SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH OFFSET IMPLANTED MICROPHONES COX, THADDEUS B 3791 Non-Final OA Feb 13, 2023
18041312 WEARABLE DEVICE COVER WITH COMMUNICATION COIL NI, SUHAN 2691 Non-Final OA Feb 10, 2023
18041029 AUGMENTING REALITY TEIXEIRA MOFFAT, JONATHAN CHARLES 3700 Non-Final OA Feb 08, 2023
18005102 VESTIBULAR ELECTRODE ARRAY LAUER, CHRISTINA C 3771 Non-Final OA Jan 11, 2023
18002579 STIMULATION AND ELECTROPORATION ASSEMBLY HARRIS, WESLEY G 3783 Non-Final OA Dec 20, 2022
18001837 MEDICAL DEVICE CONTROL WITH VERIFICATION BYPASS EVANISKO, GEORGE ROBERT 3792 Non-Final OA Dec 14, 2022
17920153 PINNAL DEVICE LE, HUYEN D 2694 Non-Final OA Oct 20, 2022
17754084 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING A RECIPIENT OF AN IMPLANTABLE SENSORY PROSTHESIS BAIG, RUMAISA RASHID 3796 Final Rejection Mar 23, 2022
17636682 IMPLANTABLE CARRIER WITH EMBEDDED STABILIZER HOAG, MITCHELL BRAIN 3771 Final Rejection Feb 18, 2022
17416683 TECHNIQUES FOR STIMULATION ARTEFACT ELIMINATION KRETZER, KYLE W. 3791 Non-Final OA Jun 21, 2021
17273139 SPEECH DISCRIMINATION TEST SYSTEM AND DEVICE HOFFPAUIR, ANDREW ELI 3791 Final Rejection Mar 03, 2021
16967796 PROSTHETIC COGNITIVE ABILITY INCREASER OGLES, MATTHEW ERIC 3791 Final Rejection Aug 06, 2020

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