Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: BROWN, SETH RICHARD

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3772 3786

This examiner grants 48% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

47.7%
Allow Rate
-22.3% vs TC avg
159
Total Applications
+46.5%
Interview Lift
1115
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 128 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.9%
§101 Eligibility
3.1%
§102 Novelty
84.2%
§103 Obviousness
2.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18162367 ORTHOPEDIC BRACE HAVING TELESCOPIC LATERAL PANELS AND AN INTERCHANGEABLE WISHBONE COUPLER Non-Final OA Aspen Medical Products, LLC
17984101 ORTHOPEDIC BRACE HAVING AN ADJUSTABLE SPINAL SUPPORT EXTENSION AND SUPPORT HARNESS Non-Final OA Aspen Medical Products, LLC
19074263 Back Brace Non-Final OA Icarus Medical, LLC
18133139 SURGICAL DRAPE HAVING AN EXTENDABLE SLEEVE FOR COVERING A SURGICAL INSTRUMENT AND A PATIENT AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAME Final Rejection OPERATING ROOM INNOVATIONS, INCORPORATED
19044832 REINFORCED WINDOW DRESSING Non-Final OA Medline Industries, LP
18988402 KNITTED ARTICLE, IN PARTICULAR FOR AN ORTHOPAEDIC BRACE Non-Final OA F.G.P. S.R.L.
18986140 ASSIST DEVICE FOR KNEE JOINT Non-Final OA NATIONAL TAICHUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
18872889 EXTERNAL SPINAL BRACE Non-Final OA THINKS WORKS, PBC
18111199 SACROILIAC ORTHOSIS Non-Final OA DJO, LLC
18943530 ORTHOSIS FOR RANGE OF MOTION Non-Final OA Bonutti Research, Inc.
18850759 DEVICE FOR SELECTIVE ATTENUATION OF NOISE EMITTED BY DENTISTRY EQUIPMENT Non-Final OA SCORPION
18759697 Method and Apparatus for Treating Topical Wounds Final Rejection Starch Medical, Inc.
18643367 ORTHOTIC DEVICE FOR MEDICAL BOOT Non-Final OA Osborn Medical Corporation
18626694 DEVICE IN THE FORM OF A BANDAGE PATCH WITH INGREDIENTS FOR BUG BITE RELIEF Non-Final OA Mor Ventures Inc.
18621322 GARMENT FOR STABILIZING A HUMAN ANATOMICAL JOINT Non-Final OA Stoko Design, Inc.
18555721 INVOLUNTARY MOVEMENT DAMPENING DEVICE Non-Final OA Children's Hospital of Orange County
18189063 STIRRUP FOR USE IN AN ANKLE FOOT ORTHOSIS Non-Final OA Launchpad O &P LLC
18123884 MEDICAL DEVICE, METHOD OF USING AND MAKING THE SAME Non-Final OA Syntervention, Inc.
17282443 WOUND CONTACT SURFACE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE Final Rejection JOHN J. RYAN (SEALING PRODUCTS) LIMITED

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