Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: D ABREU, MICHAEL JOSEPH

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3762 3792 3796

This examiner grants 67% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

67.1%
Allow Rate
-2.9% vs TC avg
786
Total Applications
+21.8%
Interview Lift
1568
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 717 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

8.2%
§101 Eligibility
30.9%
§102 Novelty
41.1%
§103 Obviousness
18.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18254659 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING IMAGE DATA ASSOCIATED WITH A SLEEP-RELATED EVENT Non-Final OA ResMed Pty Ltd
18834376 HEALTH ANALYSIS METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
18777980 VASO-OCCLUSIVE DEVICES AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING SAME Non-Final OA STRYKER EUROPEAN OPERATIONS LIMITED
18355598 DYNAMIC IMAGE ANALYSIS APPARATUS, RECORDING MEDIUM, AND DYNAMIC IMAGE ANALYSIS METHOD Final Rejection Konica Minolta, Inc.
18848487 ROBOTIC CONTROL FOR MULTIPLE STEERABLE CATHETERS Non-Final OA Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
17682054 SELECTION OF OPTIMAL CHANNEL FOR RATE DETERMINATION Non-Final OA ZOLL Medical Corporation
18835583 BALANCED HEARING DEVICE LOUDNESS CONTROL Non-Final OA Cochlear Limited
18730892 TRANSMISSION OF SIGNAL INFORMATION TO AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE Non-Final OA Cochlear Limited
18748167 CONVOLUTIONAL NEURAL NETWORK FOR AUTOMATIC DISCRIMINATION OF PAUSE EPISODES DETECTED BY AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE Non-Final OA Pacesetter, Inc.
18652962 VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE WITH IMPELLER-STABILIZING SPRING Non-Final OA Magenta Medical Ltd
18890753 TREATMENT APPLICATORS WITH PROTECTED ELECTRODES AND METHODS OF THEIR USE Non-Final OA Pulse Biosciences, Inc.

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