Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: ANTHONY, MARIA CATHERINE

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

This examiner grants 69% of resolved cases

Analysis

Maria Catherine Anthony is an examiner in Tech Center 3700, specifically in Art Unit 1626. The examiner has 88 resolved cases with an allowance rate of 69.3 percent. This indicates a high likelihood of success for patent applications. The median days to allowance for these cases is 1260, which practitioners should use to set timeline expectations for their clients.

The interview lift is 30.0 percent, suggesting that conducting an interview is a highly effective strategy that improves the 69.3 percent baseline allowance rate. For practitioners, the 30.0 percent lift indicates that direct engagement can be very effective in resolving outstanding issues. With 88 resolved cases, the data provides a solid look at the examiner's tendencies. Managing the 1260-day median pendency may be more successful through an interview, as it offers a significant statistical advantage in Art Unit 1626.

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

Performance Statistics

69.3%
Allow Rate
-0.7% vs TC avg
122
Total Applications
+30.0%
Interview Lift
1260
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 88 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.4%
§101 Eligibility
23.8%
§102 Novelty
61.1%
§103 Obviousness
9.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
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
18761434 Technique For Supporting Clinical Personnel With Multiple Navigation Views Final Rejection Stryker European Operations Limited
19106418 ROTATING ELECTRIC FIELD APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ELIMINATING HIGH FREQUENCY ARRHYTHMIC ELECTRICAL STATES OF BIOLOGICAL ORGANS AND TISSUES Non-Final OA Georgia Tech Research Corporation
18768614 CONTINUUM ROBOT SYSTEM Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
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.
19085568 Evaluation Of Surgical Instrument Usage Using Sensed Magnetism Non-Final OA MAKO Surgical Corp.
18710929 STATE ESTIMATION APPARATUS, STATE ESTIMATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA NTT, Inc.
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
18389093 SPLANCHNIC NEUROMODULATION FOR HEART CONDITIONS Non-Final OA Medtronic, Inc.
18132232 UTILIZATION OF GROWTH CURVES FOR OPTIMIZATION OF TYPE 2 DIABETES TREATMENT Non-Final OA Medtronic, Inc.
18553441 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR INDUCING HYPOMETABOLIC STATE IN SUBJECT WITH DISEASE Final Rejection RIKEN
18856562 SMART TERMINAL FOR ACQUIRING MEDICAL INFORMATION RELATED TO ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHIC AND AUDITORY ASPECTS Non-Final OA SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
18522030 MEDICAL STIMULATOR AND METHOD OF STIMULATION Non-Final OA The Alfred E. Mann Foundation for Scientific Research
17980632 Leadless Active Implantable Medical Device Having Electrodes Co-Fired Onto Its Ceramic Housing Non-Final OA Greatbatch Ltd.

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