Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3773 3779 3783 3795
This examiner grants 62% of resolved cases
Rynae E. Boler is an examiner in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 3773 with 505 resolved cases. Her allowance rate of 62.4% indicates a more rigorous examination process than examiners with higher grant frequencies. The interview lift of 8.8% suggests that conducting an interview provides a measurable benefit in moving toward an allowance. The median days to allowance is 1430, representing a longer prosecution timeline than many other units.
This 1430-day figure is a critical metric for applicants managing long-term patent strategies. With 505 resolved cases, her performance metrics are well-established. The 62.4% allowance rate implies that a majority of cases are successful, though a portion reach a different resolution. The 8.8% lift from interviews offers a strategic path for overcoming rejections. Practitioners should prepare for a 1430-day median duration when navigating her docket and plan their responses to address her specific examination style effectively in Art Unit 3773.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19074737 | MEDICAL DEVICE HAVING ASYMMETRIC BENDING | Non-Final OA | Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. |
| 18904299 | MEDICAL DEVICE ACTUATORS | Non-Final OA | Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. |
| 18822665 | LOCKING MECHANISMS FOR ENDOSCOPIC DEVICES | Final Rejection | Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. |
| 18787037 | LENS WASH AND IRRIGATION FOR ENDOSCOPY | Final Rejection | Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. |
| 18785216 | ENDOSCOPE AIR/WATER FLUSH ADAPTOR AND METHOD | Final Rejection | Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. |
| 18956325 | KNOBS FOR ENDOSCOPES WITH IMPROVED USABILITY AND ERGONOMICS | Non-Final OA | Boston Scientific Medical Device Limited |
| 17952319 | ENDOSCOPE | Non-Final OA | FUJIFILM Corporation |
| 18186810 | MEDICAL ROBOTIC SYSTEM PROVIDING AN AUXILIARY VIEW OF ARTICULATABLE INSTRUMENTS EXTENDING OUT OF A DISTAL END OF AN ENTRY GUIDE | Non-Final OA | INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC. |
| 18060925 | CONTINUUM ROBOT | Non-Final OA | CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA |
| 19244762 | Otoscope Providing Low Obstruction Electronic Display | Non-Final OA | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation |
| 19189555 | INSERTION DEVICE HAVING OPERATION LEVER MORE EASILY BENDABLE IN PREDETERMINED DIRECTION AND OPERATION PORTION OF INSERTION DEVICE | Non-Final OA | OLYMPUS CORPORATION |
| 19032726 | INSERTION DEVICE | Non-Final OA | OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP. |
| 18670020 | IMAGING DEVICE AND SYSTEM | Final Rejection | KARL STORZ Imaging, Inc. |
| 19028402 | Manual Hexapod Locking Mechanism | Non-Final OA | Medtronic Navigation, Inc. |
| 18257792 | DIRECT PERORAL CHOLANGIOSCOPE SYSTEM WITH GUIDE SHEATH | Non-Final OA | GYRUS ACMI, INC. D/B/A OLYMPUS SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIES AMERICA |
| 17993820 | FLEXIBLE TUBE, DRIVING MECHANISM, CONTROL SYSTEM DRIVING THE SAME AND CONTROL METHOD CONTROLLING THE SAME | Non-Final OA | INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE |
| 18374740 | HAND-HELD ENDOSCOPIC SYSTEM WITH A SINGLE-USE CANNULA AND A SINGLE-USE ACCESS SHEATH | Non-Final OA | MicronVision Corp. |
| 18211486 | HAND-HELD, MULTI-BAND IMAGING PEN | Final Rejection | MICRONVISION CORP. |
| 18113395 | PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY IMAGING | Final Rejection | MICRONVISION CORP. |
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