Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 16, 2026

Examiner: BROWN, HELENE CATHERINE

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3737 3768 3786 3793 3796 3797

This examiner grants 51% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

51.3%
Allow Rate
-18.7% vs TC avg
594
Total Applications
+30.1%
Interview Lift
1806
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 560 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

7.0%
§101 Eligibility
15.9%
§102 Novelty
48.2%
§103 Obviousness
24.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17917640 MEDICAL ASSEMBLIES HAVING SENSOR DEVICES Final Rejection Boston Scientific Medical Device Limited
17348939 MEDICAL GUIDEWIRE ASSEMBLY HAVING IDENTIFICATION DEVICE Final Rejection Boston Scientific Medical Device Limited
18134436 PPG Sensor Having Light Arrival Angle Control at Detector Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18856783 MEDICAL DEVICE FOR GUIDEWIRE PLACEMENT AND RELATED METHOD Final Rejection The Regents of the University of Michigan
18371629 Automated Measurement System Non-Final OA Bard Access Systems, Inc.
18226082 System for Monitoring Microcirculation of a Patient Non-Final OA Bard Access Systems, Inc.
18864998 DEVICES, METHODS, AND SYSTEMS FOR IMPROVED PLANNING AND GUIDANCE IN LASER FENESTRATION APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
19290464 FINGER INSERTS FOR A NAILFOLD IMAGING DEVICE Non-Final OA Massachusetts Institute of Technology
18247697 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING AND TREATMENT OF AN INJURY Final Rejection THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
18067047 SCANNER COMPRISING A NOVEL LENS DRIVE MECHANISM Final Rejection 3SHAPE A/S

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