Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: BAKKAR, AYA ZIAD

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3783 3792 3796

This examiner grants 63% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

63.3%
Allow Rate
-6.7% vs TC avg
235
Total Applications
+43.2%
Interview Lift
1064
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 196 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.8%
§101 Eligibility
21.1%
§102 Novelty
52.7%
§103 Obviousness
21.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18294756 AUTOMATIC HANDLE ASSIGNMENT IN SURGICAL ROBOTIC SYSTEM Non-Final OA Covidien LP
18493283 INSERTION DEVICE WITH DISTAL CHAMBER Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
18905770 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR NEUROSTIMULATION PROGRAMMING USING THERAPEUTIC EFFECT THRESHOLD Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation
18655659 MULTIFACTORIAL PLANNING FOR AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM NEUROMODULATION Final Rejection Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation
18909905 METHODS OF ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT USING LOCALIZED ENERGY Non-Final OA Align Technology, Inc.
18412928 MEDICAL SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR CHECKING THE COMPATIBILITY OF IMPLANTS AND INSTRUMENTS OF A MEDICAL SYSTEM Non-Final OA Aesculap AG
18050370 IMAGE-GUIDED LASER BEAM AIM TO TREAT VITREOUS FLOATERS Final Rejection Alcon Inc.
17852201 CANNULA SYSTEM Final Rejection ABIOMED, Inc.
18421543 USE OF ELECTROMYOGRAPHY (EMG) ELECTRODES FOR PHYSIOLOGICAL MEASUREMENTS Non-Final OA Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
18857066 CLOSED LOOP ADJUSTMENT OF HEART FAILURE THERAPY Non-Final OA Medtronic, Inc.
18870158 NEGATIVE PRESSURE LASER HANDPIECE Non-Final OA The General Hospital Corporation
18601436 SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR UNDERLID HOME-BASED MEIBOMIAN GLAND DISEASE TREATMENT VIA RESISTIVE HEATING AND MAGNETIC-BASED MECHANICAL STIMULATION Non-Final OA VERILY LIFE SCIENCES LLC
17441454 PHYSIOLOGICAL INFORMATION MEASUREMENT DEVICE, ARRHYTHMIA ANALYSIS SYSTEM, ARRHYTHMIA ANALYSIS METHOD, AND ARRHYTHMIA ANALYSIS PROGRAM Non-Final OA NIHON KOHDEN CORPORATION
17637872 TREATMENT SUPPORT DEVICE AND THERAPEUTIC LIGHT CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA SHIMADZU CORPORATION
18428849 Micro LED Skin Treatment Built-in Lip Balm Non-Final OA L'Oreal
17541721 LUMINESCENCE PROBE FOR IN VIVO TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT AND CONTROL Non-Final OA GYRUS ACMI, INC. D/B/A OLYMPUS SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIES AMERICA
18546166 STIMULATED CORTICAL RESPONSE Non-Final OA THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
18027023 Methods and Systems for Modifying Empathy by Modulating Type 2 Theta Oscillations Non-Final OA Institute for Basic Science
17539164 MULTI-LEAD ELECTRODE PLACEMENT ON A WEARABLE ELECTROCARDIOGRAM DEVICE Non-Final OA AliveCor, Inc.

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