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Last updated: October 27, 2026

Maria Catherine Anthony, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as ANTHONY, MARIA CATHERINE

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1626 3771 3775 3791 3794 3796

This examiner grants 68% of resolved cases

Analysis

ANTHONY, MARIA CATHERINE examines in tech center 3700 and art unit 1626. The profile records 89 resolved cases, an allowance rate of 68.5%, and a median of 1261 days to allowance. Interview lift is 31.2%, showing a positive association between interviews and allowance outcomes in the available record.

Boston Scientific Corporation, Avivomed, Inc., and Koninklijke Philips N.V. are the leading companies. The leading firms are FREDRIKSON & BYRON, P.A., FOLEY & LARDNER LLP, and HOWARD & HOWARD ATTORNEYS PLLC. The relatively limited case record makes the measures useful as directional context rather than a complete prediction. The positive interview lift supports preparing interviews alongside focused amendments and technical explanations.

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

Performance Statistics

68.5%
Allow Rate
-1.5% vs TC avg
131
Total Applications
+31.2%
Interview Lift
1261
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 89 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.2%
§101 Eligibility
24.2%
§102 Novelty
59.5%
§103 Obviousness
9.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18761434 Technique For Supporting Clinical Personnel With Multiple Navigation Views Final Rejection Stryker European Operations Limited
18825005 NEUROLOGICAL TREATMENT SYSTEM Final Rejection Covidien LP
19085568 Evaluation Of Surgical Instrument Usage Using Sensed Magnetism Non-Final OA MAKO Surgical Corp.
17787756 SYSTEM FOR CONFIGURING PATIENT MONITORING Final Rejection KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
17785213 CATHETER SHEATH FOR ACOUSTICALLY AMPLIFYING LASER-INDUCED PRESSURE WAVES Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18812462 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING OPHTHALMIC LASER ASSISTED SURGERY WITH IMMERSION LIQUIDS Non-Final OA ALCON INC.
18721218 ROBOTIC SURGICAL SYSTEM AND SURGICAL ROBOT Non-Final OA KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18720682 ROBOTIC SURGICAL SYSTEM AND OPERATOR-SIDE APPARATUS Non-Final OA KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18710929 STATE ESTIMATION APPARATUS, STATE ESTIMATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA NTT, Inc.
18553441 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR INDUCING HYPOMETABOLIC STATE IN SUBJECT WITH DISEASE Final Rejection RIKEN
18838819 IMPLANT WITH MAGNETIC INDUCTION ANTENNA Final Rejection Cochlear Limited
19116609 METHOD FOR MONITORING AND TREATING A DISORDER Non-Final OA Northwestern University
18389093 SPLANCHNIC NEUROMODULATION FOR HEART CONDITIONS Non-Final OA Medtronic, Inc.
18371893 DETECTING SIGNALS WITH CARDIAC ACTIVITY DURING DEFINED REST STATES USING NEUROMODULATION SYSTEM Final Rejection Medtronic, Inc.
19040399 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMBINED PHOTOBIOMODULATION AND ELECTRICAL STIMULATION FOR EPILEPSY Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation
18991255 Neural Sensing in an Implantable Stimulator Device During Passive Charge Recovery Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation
18893268 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERSONALIZING NEUROSTIMULATION Final Rejection Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation
18522030 MEDICAL STIMULATOR AND METHOD OF STIMULATION Non-Final OA The Alfred E. Mann Foundation for Scientific Research

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Maria Catherine Anthony's allowance rate?

68.5% of resolved applications examined by Maria Catherine Anthony were allowed (89 resolved cases), compared with 54.9% across Art Unit 1626 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Maria Catherine Anthony?

This examiner's interview lift is +31.2 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Maria Catherine Anthony take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Maria Catherine Anthony took 1,261 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Maria Catherine Anthony work in?

Maria Catherine Anthony examines applications in Art Unit 1626 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).

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