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Last updated: October 27, 2026

Joseph M Dietrich, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as DIETRICH, JOSEPH M

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3762 3792 3796

This examiner grants 81% of resolved cases

Analysis

DIETRICH, JOSEPH M has resolved 947 cases in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 3762. The allowance rate is 81.1%, and the median time to allowance is 1113 days. The interview lift is 8.8%, indicating a positive but limited association between interviews and allowance.

The company portfolio includes Medtronic Inc., Stryker Corporation, and Cochlear Limited. The listed firms are Workman Nydegger, Bayramoglu Law Offices LLC, and Brooks Kushman P.C. The substantial resolved-case record provides useful support for setting expectations around a favorable allowance result alongside the recorded prosecution timing.

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

Performance Statistics

81.1%
Allow Rate
+11.1% vs TC avg
1,003
Total Applications
+8.8%
Interview Lift
1113
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 947 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.6%
§101 Eligibility
20.8%
§102 Novelty
48.9%
§103 Obviousness
13.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18458044 RADAR-AIDED WARNING SYSTEM FOR PACEMAKER WEARERS AGAINST POTENTIAL ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERENCE BY MOBILE DEVICE Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18434681 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING HEALTH EVENTS Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18641697 Optical Tracker And Surgical Device With An Optical Tracker Non-Final OA Stryker European Operations Limited
18457903 PASSIVE TEMPERATURE LOGGING FOR AN OBJECT Final Rejection Stryker Corporation
18293094 SYSTEM FOR AUDIO PLAYBACK CONTROL IN A SURGICAL ROBOTIC SYSTEM Final Rejection Covidien LP
18288090 ESTIMATION DEVICE, ESTIMATION SYSTEM, ESTIMATION METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection NEC Corporation
18852750 REPEATED INTERMITTENT ECG EVENT DETECTION Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18926470 BED HAVING FEATURES FOR IMPROVING A SLEEPER'S BODY THERMOREGULATION DURING SLEEP Non-Final OA SNBR INC.
18314211 NEURAL MODULATION OF AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM TO ALTER MEMORY AND PLASTICITY OF THE AUTONOMIC NETWORK Final Rejection THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
18890928 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DELIVERING AN OXYGENATED FLUID Non-Final OA ABIOMED, Inc.
18737286 ELECTRICAL FIELD USAGE IN COCHLEAS Non-Final OA Cochlear Limited
18257713 ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH TORSION RESISTANCE Final Rejection Cochlear Limited
17472174 SELF-CALIBRATING SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING ELECTRICAL SIGNAL OUTPUT Final Rejection International Business Machines Corporation
18800807 SENSOR-BASED PHRENIC NERVE STIMULATION DETECTION Final Rejection MEDTRONIC, INC.
18667205 INTERACTIVE CLINICIAN REPORTS FOR MEDICAL DEVICE THERAPY Final Rejection Medtronic, Inc.
18707642 ESTIMATION OF SERUM POTASSIUM AND/OR GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE FROM ELECTROCARDIOGRAM FOR MANAGEMENT OF HEART FAILURE PATIENTS Final Rejection Medtronic, Inc.
18629725 IMPLANT-TO-IMPLANT (I2I) COMMUNICATION Non-Final OA Pacesetter, Inc.
19080381 Paresthesia-Free Spinal Cord Stimulation Occurring at Lower Frequencies and Sweet Spot Searching Using Paresthesia Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Joseph M Dietrich's allowance rate?

81.1% of resolved applications examined by Joseph M Dietrich were allowed (947 resolved cases), compared with 57.3% across Art Unit 3762 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Joseph M Dietrich?

This examiner's interview lift is +8.8 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Joseph M Dietrich take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Joseph M Dietrich took 1,113 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Joseph M Dietrich work in?

Joseph M Dietrich examines applications in Art Unit 3762 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).

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