Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: ALBERS, KEVIN S

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3786

This examiner grants 25% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

25.0%
Allow Rate
-45.0% vs TC avg
137
Total Applications
+51.0%
Interview Lift
1362
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 104 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

6.9%
§101 Eligibility
15.9%
§102 Novelty
47.3%
§103 Obviousness
26.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19094754 LATERAL ADJUSTABLE CERVICAL COLLAR POSTERIOR PANEL Non-Final OA Aspen Medical Products, LLC
19103431 ANKLE FOOT ORTHOSIS WITH TRACK SYSTEM AND MECHANISM Non-Final OA Thrive Orthopedics, LLC
19034459 HAND ORTHOSIS Non-Final OA MASALO KG
18879640 DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR PATIENT POSITIONING AND MAINTAINING UPPER AIRWAY PATENCY Non-Final OA University of Pittsburgh - Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education
19006616 MOUTHGUARD Non-Final OA Osenli Co., Ltd.
18962035 NON-INVASIVE ORTHOSIS FOR IMMOBILIZING THE CERVICAL SPINE Final Rejection Duke University
18973590 BRACING DEVICE FOR RESTORING NATURAL FOOT MOVEMENT TO FLAT FOOT DEFORMITY PATIENTS Final Rejection ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA
18969183 WEARING-TYPE CORRECTING APPARATUS FOR HUMAN BODY AND CORRECTION MONITORING METHOD USING SAME Non-Final OA Value&Trust
18940408 THERAPEUTIC DEVICE Non-Final OA SHEINER ENGINEERING & DESIGN, LLC
18934187 SKIN CARE FOR EXTREMELY LOW BIRTHWEIGHT INFANTS Final Rejection Children's Hospital Medical Center
18478347 ENDOSCOPIC BITE BLOCK Non-Final OA University of Kansas
18852339 Improvements to Dental Splints for Treatment of Snoring or Sleep Apnoea Non-Final OA Digital Sleep Design Pty Ltd
18826613 MEDICAL SUPPORT BOOT WITH IMPROVED ANKLE AND HEEL PROTECTION Non-Final OA Sally Arrey
18826177 DROP FOOT SOCK APPARATUS Non-Final OA THORWEAR INC.
18787249 COMPRESSION FEEDBACK HEMOSTASIS DEVICE Final Rejection Biolife Delaware, L.L.C.
18762493 PANNUS RETRACTOR-AN APRON FOR REMOVING EXCESS SKIN AND FAT HANGING FROM THE ABDOMEN Non-Final OA WASHINGTON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
18517886 SURGICAL LEG HOLDER Final Rejection New York Society for the Relief of the Ruptured and Crippled, maintaining the Hospital for Special S
18093988 EYE PATCH DEVICE Final Rejection FocalPoint Surgical Innovations LLC

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