Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: D ABREU, MICHAEL JOSEPH

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3762 3792 3796

This examiner grants 67% of resolved cases

Analysis

Michael Joseph D Abreu, in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 3762, has 725 resolved cases. His allowance rate is 67.3%, and the median days to allowance is 1566. The interview lift of 21.8% is significant, indicating that interviews are a strategy for improving the 67.3% allowance rate. This 21.8% lift is based on 725 resolved cases, providing a basis for practitioner decisions.

The 1566-day timeline suggests the examination period in Tech Center 3700. Practitioners should factor this 1566-day duration into their prosecution planning. The 21.8% lift from interviews is a tool for overcoming hurdles in Art Unit 3762. For the 725 resolved cases, the 1566-day median pendency serves as a benchmark for managing client expectations. These metrics offer a view of the examination environment under his review. The 67.3% allowance rate defines the baseline for success.

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

Performance Statistics

67.3%
Allow Rate
-2.7% vs TC avg
789
Total Applications
+21.8%
Interview Lift
1566
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 725 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

8.1%
§101 Eligibility
31.1%
§102 Novelty
41.0%
§103 Obviousness
17.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
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
18824509 Flexible Instrument and Methods of Using and Manufacturing the Flexible Instrument Non-Final OA Howmedica Osteonics Corp.
18848487 ROBOTIC CONTROL FOR MULTIPLE STEERABLE CATHETERS Non-Final OA Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
18715261 ELECTROTHERAPEUTIC WAVEFORM AND PULSE GENERATION Non-Final OA ZOLL Medical Corporation
17682054 SELECTION OF OPTIMAL CHANNEL FOR RATE DETERMINATION Non-Final OA ZOLL Medical Corporation
18501257 SLEEP APNEA RISK BASED ON BRADYCARDIA BURDEN Non-Final OA Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
18854838 DEFIBRILLATOR SYSTEM Non-Final OA Medtronic, Inc.
18725504 SYSTEM AND METHOD OF TRIAGING SEPSIS PATIENTS USING HEART RATE N-VARIABILITY (HRnV) Non-Final OA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE
18092392 VAGAL NERVE STIMULATION THERAPY Non-Final OA ELECTROCORE, INC
18730892 TRANSMISSION OF SIGNAL INFORMATION TO AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE Non-Final OA Cochlear Limited
18707286 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING IMPEDANCE INFORMATION FOR PHYSIOLOGIC SENSORS Non-Final OA Drägerwerk AG & Co. KGaA
18693186 METHOD, PROGRAM AND DEVICE FOR CORRECTING ERROR OF ELECTROCARDIOGRAM SIGNAL Non-Final OA MEDICAL AI CO., LTD.

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