Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Emily Nicole Cirulnick, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as CIRULNICK, EMILY NICOLE

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3618 3792

This examiner grants 40% of resolved cases

Analysis

CIRULNICK, EMILY NICOLE has resolved 5 cases in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 3618. The allowance rate is 40.0%, and the median time to allowance is 1055 days. The very limited resolved record shows allowance in fewer than half of the cases, but it does not support a broad conclusion about prosecution behavior.

The interview lift is 0.0%, providing no recorded change associated with interviews. The leading companies are Abiomed Inc., Sony Group Corporation, and Boston Scientific Corporation. The leading firms are AMPACC Law Group, PLLC, BOTOS CHURCHILL IP LAW LLP-ABIO, and CHIP LAW GROUP. Practitioners should rely primarily on application-specific analysis until a larger outcome record is available.

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

Performance Statistics

40.0%
Allow Rate
-30.0% vs TC avg
42
Total Applications
+0.0%
Interview Lift
1055
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 5 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

11.3%
§101 Eligibility
15.8%
§102 Novelty
40.6%
§103 Obviousness
26.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18843512 END EFFECTOR UNIT, SURGICAL TOOL DEVICE, ARM DEVICE, AND MASTER-SLAVE SYSTEM Final Rejection SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18827563 REUSEABLE STOWAGE COVER FOR ROBOTIC SURGICAL SYSTEM Final Rejection Cilag GmbH International
19045122 ROBOTIC SURGICAL SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD FOR ROBOTIC SURGICAL SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19037108 CATHETERS WITH IMPROVED TORQUE TRANSMISSION CAPABILITIES Non-Final OA ABIOMED, Inc.
18633843 BLOOD PUMP Final Rejection ABIOMED, Inc.
18536621 INTEGRATION OF FORCE ISOLATION ELEMENTS INTO STEERABLE ELONGATE MEMBER Non-Final OA Auris Health, Inc.
18817015 VENTRICULAR ASSIST ASSEMBLY, SYSTEM, AND METHOD Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of Colorado, a body corporate
19086418 LASER DEBULKING DEVICES Non-Final OA Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.
18997321 Surgical System for Minimally Invasive Robotic Surgery Non-Final OA Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Emily Nicole Cirulnick's allowance rate?

40.0% of resolved applications examined by Emily Nicole Cirulnick were allowed (5 resolved cases), compared with 61.7% across Art Unit 3618 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Emily Nicole Cirulnick?

This examiner's interview lift is +0.0 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Emily Nicole Cirulnick take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Emily Nicole Cirulnick took 1,055 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Emily Nicole Cirulnick work in?

Emily Nicole Cirulnick examines applications in Art Unit 3618 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).

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