Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: COX, THADDEUS B

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3735 3791

This examiner grants 77% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

77.2%
Allow Rate
+7.2% vs TC avg
1186
Total Applications
+18.2%
Interview Lift
1058
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1112 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.8%
§101 Eligibility
21.1%
§102 Novelty
32.3%
§103 Obviousness
31.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19347627 STIMULATION DEVICE UTILIZING AIR CYLINDER Final Rejection HYTTO PTE. LTD
19027532 SYSTEM, METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM FOR PROVIDING ONLINE ENTERTAINMENT IN ASSOCIATION WITH AN INTERACTIVE ADULT TOY Non-Final OA HYTTO PTE. LTD
18170895 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPERATING SEXUAL STIMULATION DEVICE BASED ON REAL-TIME ANALYSIS OF SEXUAL CONTENT Non-Final OA HYTTO PTE. LTD.
18261693 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SOOTHING INFANTS Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of California
17760251 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REDUCING A KINETOSIS EFFECT IN AT LEAST ONE PASSENGER OF AN VEHICLE Non-Final OA ZF Friedrichshafen AG
17953260 METHODS OF ENHANCING NEUROSTIMULATION DURING ACTIVITIES Non-Final OA Cognito Therapeutics, Inc.
17722026 PERSONALIZED HEART RHYTHM THERAPY Final Rejection PhysCade, Inc.
18300187 PENILE IMPLANT Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
18183685 ELECTRONIC IMPLANTABLE PENILE PROSTHESIS WITH REMOTE ACTIVATION Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
18183708 ELECTRONIC PUMP ASSEMBLY FOR AN IMPLANTABLE DEVICE HAVING A FLOW MODIFIER Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
18182607 ELECTRONIC PUMP ASSEMBLY FOR AN IMPLANTABLE DEVICE HAVING AN ACTIVE VALVE Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
17753038 PERSONALIZED ULTRA-FRACTIONATED STEREOTACTIC ADAPTIVE RADIOTHERAPY Final Rejection The Board of Regents of The University of Texas System
17801248 SYSTEM FOR MONITORING THE SLEEP AND/OR WELL-BEING OF A PASSENGER OF AN AIRCRAFT AND METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING SUCH A SYSTEM Non-Final OA AIRBUS ATLANTIC
17945286 TREATMENT APPARATUS AND TREATMENT METHOD Non-Final OA TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17953422 ENDOSCOPE OPERATION PORTION AND ENDOSCOPE Final Rejection OLYMPUS CORPORATION
18222828 RADIATION INCIDENCE MONITORING METHOD AND SYSTEM Non-Final OA Vision RT Limited
17736774 TISSUE ENGINEERED VASCULAR GRAFTS Non-Final OA Medtronic, Inc.
17996725 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTEGRATED ELECTRIC FIELD SIMULATION AND NEURONAVIGATION FOR TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION Non-Final OA The General Hospital Corporation
17870249 VIRTUAL REALITY AND AUGMENTED REALITY HEADSETS FOR MEDITATION APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA Sleep Solutions Inc.
18053314 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TREATING CANCER USING BRACHYTHERAPY Non-Final OA Voxel Rad, Ltd.
17837638 Methods of Treating and Preventing Cancer with Alternating Electric Fields, Radioactive Particles, and Systemic Therapy Final Rejection Novocure GmbH
18109070 IMPLANTABLE AUDITORY STIMULATION SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH OFFSET IMPLANTED MICROPHONES Non-Final OA Cochlear Limited
18193532 TUMESCENSE MONITORING SYSTEM FOR DIAGNOSING ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION AND METHODS OF USE Non-Final OA ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE FEDERALE DE LAUSANNE (EPFL)
17802544 WEARABLE DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA Astellas Pharma Inc.
18002482 EEG BASED MULTI-FREQUENCY STIMULATION Non-Final OA Wave Neuroscience, Inc.
18267345 SYSTEM FOR AT LEAST SUPPORTING A TREATMENT OF A PERSON AND USE OF SUCH A SYSTEM Non-Final OA REFLEX SCIENCES B.V.
18000966 STIMULATION DEVICE Non-Final OA EIS GmbH
18060230 STIMULATION DEVICE Non-Final OA EIS GmbH
18318220 HYGIENIC BARRIER Final Rejection Novel Academic Technological Environments LLC
17840903 SYSTEM OF LIGHTING WITH MULTISPECTRAL CIRCADIAN RHYTHM LIGHTING SCENARIO AND THE LIGHTING METHOD THEROF Final Rejection Lawrence LIN

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