Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: CAREY, MICHAEL JAMES

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 3700 3762 3766 3772 3775 3792 3795 3796 3798 4187

This examiner grants 84% of resolved cases

Analysis

Michael James Carey is an examiner in Tech Center 4100 and Art Unit 3700. He has 613 resolved cases. The allowance rate for these cases is 83.5%, and the interview lift is 11.9%. This 11.9% lift indicates that interviews are associated with an increase in the probability of allowance. Practitioners can use the 83.5% allowance rate to evaluate the likelihood of success for applications in his docket.

The median days to allowance is 859 for the 613 resolved cases. This 859-day figure provides a timeline for applications that reach a grant. The 11.9% interview lift suggests that direct communication is a tool for reaching the 83.5% allowance rate. With 613 cases resolved, these metrics offer a basis for managing expectations regarding both the outcome and the 859-day duration of prosecution in Tech Center 4100.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

83.5%
Allow Rate
+23.5% vs TC avg
630
Total Applications
+11.9%
Interview Lift
859
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 613 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

8.0%
§101 Eligibility
18.1%
§102 Novelty
43.4%
§103 Obviousness
16.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18875852 SURGICAL ROBOTIC SYSTEM FOR CONDUCTING A PLURALITY OF CONCURRENT COLONOSCOPIES Non-Final OA Covidien LP
18526283 INTRAVASCULAR IMAGING DEVICES Final Rejection Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
18817313 OVERTUBE Final Rejection FUJIFILM Corporation
18031497 ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM Final Rejection Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
19190646 ROBOT SYSTEM FOR GASTROSCOPY BASED ON VISUAL-TACTILE FUSION AND OPTICAL LEARNING Non-Final OA Zhejiang University
18282561 MODULATING WAKEFULNESS AND AROUSAL Non-Final OA Oxford University Innovation Limited

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