Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: ALVESTEFFER, STEPHEN D

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 2171 2175 3715 3796

This examiner grants 57% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

56.7%
Allow Rate
-13.3% vs TC avg
475
Total Applications
+24.3%
Interview Lift
1633
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 427 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

19.1%
§101 Eligibility
20.4%
§102 Novelty
44.0%
§103 Obviousness
12.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18668093 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EXECUTIVE FUNCTION REHABILITATION Non-Final OA Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
17567376 FITNESS MONITORING METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND PROGRAM PRODUCTS, AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF Non-Final OA adidas AG
18426565 WORK TRAINING SUPPORT SYSTEM AND WORK TRAINING SUPPORT METHOD Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17386975 SYSTEM FOR DYNAMICALLY DETECTING ALERT CONDITIONS AND OPTIMIZATION CRITERIA Non-Final OA Deere & Company
18667263 SYSTEMS, APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR DEVICE PERSONALISATION Non-Final OA Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
18457245 ADVANCED SURGICAL SIMULATION CONSTRUCTIONS AND METHODS Non-Final OA Applied Medical Resources Corporation
19003485 TEXTILE ARTICLE HAVING A SURFACE FOR RECEIVING REMOVALBE INDICIA AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURE Non-Final OA ORIGIN8 STUDIO LLC
18415794 FRACTURE MODELS, SYSTEMS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS Non-Final OA ARTHREX, INC.
18606906 INTELLIGENT HEALTH ASSISTANT Non-Final OA Christiana Care Health System, Inc.
18680882 DYNAMIC ROW RANKING OF CONNECTED FITNESS CONTENT Non-Final OA Peloton Interactive, Inc.
18397164 Apparatus for Evaluating Virtual Surgery Non-Final OA SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
17220781 Automatically Entering A Demonstration Mode For A Device Based On Audio Conversation Final Rejection Motorola Mobility LLC
18225555 GAMING DEVICES AND METHODS FOR ENRICHING SUBSEQUENT GAMING ACTIVITY BASED ON CURRENT GAMING ACTIVITY Non-Final OA KING SHOW GAMES, INC.
18105111 METHODS FOR TREATING SOCIAL DISORDERS Final Rejection SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION
18675445 GROUNDED VISUAL QUESTION ANSWERING METHOD BASED ON DAYNAMIC TWO-LEVEL VISUAL INFORMATION FUSION Non-Final OA Dalian University
18628502 METHOD AND SYSTEM OF IDENTIFYING, NEUTRALIZING, AND REPLACING NEGATIVE BELIEF SYSTEMS WITHIN THE SUBCONSCIOUS MIND Non-Final OA Nordyke Business Associates, LLC
18690525 ACTIVE BELT SYSTEM AND SIMULATOR Non-Final OA REBEL DYNAMICS S.R.L.
18422036 TARGET SYSTEM Final Rejection Bagira Systems Ltd.
18530704 METHOD AND SYSTEM TO IMPROVE PHYSICAL TRAINING IN CIRCUIT Non-Final OA 40 MINUTES EMPREENDIMENTOS LTDA
18461144 WEARABLE DEVICE SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GUIDING PHYSICAL MOVEMENTS Final Rejection Xperience Robotics, Inc.
18279572 TACTILE TISSUE SIMULATING STRUCTURES Non-Final OA TACTILE ORTHOPAEDICS INC.
18134500 SIMULATED TORSO FOR AN OPEN SURGERY SIMULATOR Non-Final OA American 3B Scientific, L.P.
18123262 ADVANCED TRAINING SYSTEM MANNEQUIN SIMULATOR WITH CLEFT LIP AND PALATE Non-Final OA Teresa de Jesus Pannaci Padron
17851998 RIFLE PLATFORM WEAPON SYSTEM DRY FIRING DEVICE FOR TRAINING AND TRAINING METHODS UTILIZING THE SAME Final Rejection Keystone Kinesthetics

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