Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: ANTISKAY, BRIAN MICHAEL

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3739 3794

This examiner grants 66% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

66.4%
Allow Rate
-3.6% vs TC avg
587
Total Applications
+40.4%
Interview Lift
1335
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 562 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.2%
§101 Eligibility
14.7%
§102 Novelty
55.8%
§103 Obviousness
22.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18005090 SENSOR INCLUDING ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE MATERIAL CONTAINMENT ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA Covidien LP
18694504 BIOLOGICAL SENSOR Non-Final OA NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
17188527 BIOMEDICAL ELECTRODE Final Rejection Welch Allyn, Inc.
18739258 CATHETER TIP WITH MICROELECTRODES Non-Final OA BIOSENSE WEBSTER (ISRAEL) LTD.
18673673 Multi-Function Conducting Elements for a Catheter Non-Final OA Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
18659258 MEDICAL PROBE WITH CONCENTRIC REFERENCE AND SENSE ELECTRODES Non-Final OA Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
18514868 ELECTRODE ARRANGEMENT FOR PLANAR CATHETER END EFFECTOR Non-Final OA Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
18578660 DEVICES AND METHODS FOR CONVEYING NEURON SIGNALS TO A PROCESSING DEVICE Non-Final OA University of Pittsburgh - Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education
18875680 LINEAR FLEXIBLE ELECTRODE FOR PERIPHERAL NERVE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE IN BRAIN SCIENCE AND INTELLIGENCE TECHNOLOGY, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
18672734 CATHETER SYSTEM Non-Final OA KARDIUM INC.
18086143 DEVICES AND METHODS FOR TISSUE MAPPING Non-Final OA CoreMap, Inc.
18384628 Neurotrophic Electrode Array Non-Final OA NeuroNexus Technologies, Inc.
18474742 BIO-SIGNAL RECEIVING DEVICE, FLEXIBLE PATCH ELECTRODE STRUCTURE, BIO-SIGNAL APPARATUS AND CONNECTION METHOD OF BIO-SIGNAL APPARATUS Non-Final OA BITTIUM BIOSIGNALS OY
18164081 MINIMALLY-INVASIVE MONITORING PATCH Non-Final OA QuLab Medical Ltd.
17953903 CONDUCTIVE HUMAN INTERFACES Non-Final OA WILLOWWOOD GLOBAL LLC
17607937 BIOELECTRODE AND BIOELECTRODE-EQUIPPED APPARATUS Final Rejection SEIREN CO., LTD.

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