Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: CHRISTIANSON, SKYLAR LINDSEY

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3700 3792 3796

This examiner grants 60% of resolved cases

Analysis

Skylar Lindsey Christianson is an examiner in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 3700. She has 156 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 59.6%. The median days to allowance for these cases is 1102. This 1102-day figure is a larger number than the 156 resolved cases. Practitioners can use the 1102-day median to allowance to estimate the timeline for reaching a final disposition. The 59.6% allowance rate provides a baseline for the probability of success in this art unit.

The interview lift for this examiner is 27.7%. This 27.7% lift is a smaller percentage than the 59.6% allowance rate. An interview lift of 27.7% indicates that applications with interviews have a higher probability of allowance than the base rate. Practitioners may consider the 27.7% lift when evaluating the necessity of an interview. The 156 resolved cases represent the total volume of data available for this examiner. Each figure, from the 1102 days to the 59.6% rate, helps define the prosecution environment in Art Unit 3700. The relationship between the 27.7% lift and the 59.6% rate is a key factor for strategy.

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

Performance Statistics

59.6%
Allow Rate
-10.4% vs TC avg
206
Total Applications
+27.7%
Interview Lift
1102
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 156 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

8.7%
§101 Eligibility
15.6%
§102 Novelty
47.8%
§103 Obviousness
22.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18894729 MEDICAL DEVICE FOR TREATING DECOMPENSATED HEART FAILURE Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
18931821 Use of N-let Pulses in a Deep Brain Stimulation System to Selectively Treat Symptoms Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation
16618539 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR STATE-BASED SPEECH RECOGNITION IN A TELEOPERATIONAL SYSTEM Non-Final OA INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
17405537 Dynamic Wearable Tightness Suggestions Non-Final OA Google LLC
18266383 SYSTEMS FOR VALVE RESECTION AND RESHAPING CATHETER/LASER-BASED VALVE LEAFLET REMOVAL Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18557844 LIGHT IRRADIATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA KYOCERA Corporation
18049215 GENERATING BUBBLE JETS TO FRAGMENT AND REMOVE EYE FLOATERS Non-Final OA Alcon Inc.
17937974 MULTIPLEXING A LASER BEAM TO FRAGMENT EYE FLOATERS Non-Final OA Alcon Inc.
18490992 SEPSIS RISK ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT Non-Final OA Hill-Rom Services, Inc.
18931258 BLOOD PUMP WITH SURFACE MODIFICATION Non-Final OA ABIOMED, Inc.
18917215 INTRACARDIAC BLOOD PUMP WITH CAPACITIVE SENSING LOCATION DETECTION Non-Final OA Abiomed, Inc.
17999548 UV-LASER-BASED SYSTEM FOR CORRECTING VISION DISORDERS Non-Final OA Carl Zeiss Meditec AG
18770132 APPARATUSES, METHODS, AND SYSTEMS FOR TREATING SPINAL TUMORS WITH TUMOR TREATING FIELDS Non-Final OA Novocure GmbH
18126100 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CHARACTERIZING, DETECTING AND MONITORING SLEEP DISTURBANCES AND INSOMNIA SYMPTOMS Non-Final OA IQVIA Inc.
18373229 TOOL GUIDING DEVICE FOR KIDNEY STONE TREATMENT APPARATUS Non-Final OA CALYXO, INC.
18204058 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MONITORING OPHTHALMOLOGICAL LASER TREATMENT DEVICE Final Rejection Ziemer Ophthalmic Systems AG
17325612 LASER BRUSH Non-Final OA Fotona d.o.o.

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