Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: DEAK, LESLIE R

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3761 3781 3799

This examiner grants 75% of resolved cases

Analysis

Leslie R. Deak is an examiner in Art Unit 3761 of Tech Center 3700. She has 956 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 75.3 percent. This 75.3 percent rate serves as a baseline for applicants to evaluate the probability of a grant. The 956 resolved cases represent the total volume of historical data available for this examiner.

The median time to allowance for applications in her portfolio is 1193 days. Practitioners should also note the interview lift of 17.8 percent. This 17.8 percent figure shows that applications involving an interview have a higher likelihood of allowance compared to those that do not. Within the 1193-day median pendency, an interview is a strategy that practitioners can use to move toward the 75.3 percent allowance rate in Art Unit 3761.

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

Performance Statistics

75.3%
Allow Rate
+5.3% vs TC avg
991
Total Applications
+17.8%
Interview Lift
1193
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 956 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.5%
§101 Eligibility
22.3%
§102 Novelty
50.2%
§103 Obviousness
11.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17845057 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERCUTANEOUS BODY LUMEN DRAINAGE Non-Final OA BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
18950289 PACKAGED FEMININE HYGIENE PAD PRODUCT ADAPTED FOR DISCREET CARRY AND ACCESS, AND MANUFACTURING PROCESS Non-Final OA The Procter & Gamble Company
18658669 METHOD OF IMPLANTING AN OCULAR IMPLANT Non-Final OA Alcon Inc.
18585332 OCULAR IMPLANT AND DELIVERY SYSTEM Final Rejection Alcon Inc.
18765980 PUNCTURE NEEDLE AND METHOD OF USING GUIDE WIRE Non-Final OA OLYMPUS CORPORATION
18629644 PRESSURE-REGULATING VIAL ACCESS DEVICES Non-Final OA ICU Medical, Inc.
18522058 INTRAOCULAR IMPLANTS AND METHODS AND KITS THEREFOR Non-Final OA Sight Sciences, Inc.
18739456 SELF-SEALING CANNULA Non-Final OA University of Maryland, Baltimore
18764739 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REMOVING EXCESS TRANSTHYRETIN PROTEIN FROM BLOODSTREAM TO TREAT ATTR AMYLOIDOSIS Non-Final OA FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES
18259626 FLUID COLLECTION ASSEMBLIES INCLUDING AT LEAST ONE NONWOVEN MATERIAL Final Rejection PureWick Corporation

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