Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: ALLEN, ROBERT F

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3783

This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

73.5%
Allow Rate
+3.5% vs TC avg
209
Total Applications
+61.7%
Interview Lift
1179
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 162 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.7%
§101 Eligibility
19.4%
§102 Novelty
44.9%
§103 Obviousness
29.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18659756 MICRONEEDLE PATCH FOR IMMUNOSTIMULATORY DRUG DELIVERY Non-Final OA VERADERMICS INCORPORATED
18536607 BRAIDED ARTICULATION ASSEMBLY FOR ELONGATE MEMBER Non-Final OA Auris Health, Inc.
17890977 PIVC-INTEGRATED HEMOLYSIS-REDUCTION ACCESSORIES WITH ANTI-SPILLAGE COMPONENT FOR DIRECT BLOOD DRAW Non-Final OA CareFusion 303, Inc.
17853815 TUBING ANCHOR Final Rejection CAREFUSION 303, INC.
18132261 Catheter-Disinfecting System and Methods Thereof Final Rejection Bard Access Systems, Inc.
17551243 MITIGATING PRESSURE PULSE IN VACUUM LINE USING A PRESSURE WAVE DAMPER Non-Final OA JOHNSON & JOHNSON SURGICAL VISION, INC.
17918052 SHEATH/CATHETER SECURING DEVICE Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INCORPORATED
18904386 INTRAVENOUS CATHETER ASSEMBLY WITH SAFETY CLIP Non-Final OA Becton, Dickinson and Company
18718895 Interlock for Medical Injector Metering Pump Non-Final OA Becton, Dickinson and Company
18103329 CATHETER SYSTEM HAVING A SWAB FOR SITE DISINFECTION Non-Final OA Becton, Dickinson and Company
18700313 Drug Delivery Device Non-Final OA SANOFI
18727442 Sub-assembly of a medicament delivery device Non-Final OA SHL Medical AG
18716346 A subassembly of a medicament delivery device Non-Final OA SHL Medical AG
17876864 DRIVE ASSEMBLY FOR A MEDICAMENT DELIVERY DEVICE Final Rejection SHL MEDICAL AG
18500752 INTRAVASCULAR LITHOTRIPSY CATHETER WITH RAPID EXCHANGE PORT Non-Final OA Bolt Medical, Inc.
18269959 INTEGRATED SKIN PATCH ARTIFICAL PANCREAS Final Rejection MEDTRUM TECHNOLOGIES INC.
18269958 SKIN PATCH DRUG INFUSION DEVICE AND DRUG FILLING METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection MEDTRUM TECHNOLOGIES INC.
18478051 SYSTEM FOR LOW-TEMPERATURE STORAGE OF A PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION, LIQUID COMPOSITION, METHOD AND USES Final Rejection SCHOTT North America, Inc.

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