Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: COLLINS, SEAN W

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1783 3739 3794

This examiner grants 75% of resolved cases

Analysis

Sean W. Collins is a patent examiner in Art Unit 1783 of Tech Center 3700. He has handled 364 resolved cases. The data indicates an allowance rate of 74.7% for these applications. This percentage shows the frequency of patent grants for cases assigned to this examiner. Practitioners can use the 74.7% rate to evaluate the likelihood of a successful outcome in this art unit.

The median days to allowance is 1214. This figure represents the middle duration for applications that result in a grant. The interview lift is 26.7%. This lift shows that applications with an interview have a higher allowance rate than those without one. The 26.7% difference indicates a correlation between interviews and an increased probability of allowance. With 364 resolved cases, the data provides a history of prosecution in Art Unit 1783. Tech Center 3700 is the administrative home for these 1214 median days to allowance.

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

Performance Statistics

74.7%
Allow Rate
+4.7% vs TC avg
386
Total Applications
+26.7%
Interview Lift
1214
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 364 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.0%
§101 Eligibility
16.9%
§102 Novelty
46.6%
§103 Obviousness
28.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19036684 UNIVERSAL SURGICAL FOOTSWITCH TOGGLING Non-Final OA Covidien LP
18901962 FOOT PEDAL ASSIGNMENT FOR ROBOTIC SURGICAL SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Covidien LP
18274756 MULTI-FUNCTION ERGONOMIC HANDHELD SURGICAL INSTRUMENT AND SYSTEM Non-Final OA Covidien LP
18010232 COMPOSITE COATING FOR ELECTROSURGICAL ELECTRODE Non-Final OA Covidien LP
18303445 DETACHABLE ABLATION TIP FOR LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE CLOSURE DEVICE Final Rejection Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
19540369 ELECTROSURGICAL DEVICE WITH SENSING Final Rejection Boston Scientific Medical Device Limited
19216185 COMPUTER IMPLEMENTED INTERACTIVE SURGICAL SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Cilag GmbH International
19095778 USER INTERFACE FOR SURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH COMBINATION ENERGY MODALITY END-EFFECTOR Non-Final OA Cilag GmbH International
18954958 METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN ENERGY MODULE OUTPUT Non-Final OA Cilag GmbH International
18202604 ADVANCED BIPOLAR SEAL QUALITY PREDICTION Final Rejection Cilag GmbH International
18693824 Electrosurgical Devices Having Embedded Sensors, Methods of Use, and Methods of Manufacture Non-Final OA Stryker European Operations Limited
18795903 MEDICAL DEVICE WITH TACTILE FEEDBACK FOR SPINE DEPLOYMENT Non-Final OA Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
18725571 PLANT-BASED SUBSTRATE, APPLICATIONS AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THEREOF Non-Final OA Purdue Research Foundation
18646173 Peltier Cryogenic Treatment System Final Rejection L'Oreal
18921920 VESSEL HARVESTING DEVICE Non-Final OA TERUMO CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS CORPORATION
18059443 RF FRACTIONAL DEVICE WITH UNIFORM EFFECT AROUND THE CONDUCTIVE ELEMENTS Non-Final OA Inmode Ltd.

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