Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: DIETRICH, JOSEPH M

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3762 3792 3796

This examiner grants 81% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

80.9%
Allow Rate
+10.9% vs TC avg
959
Total Applications
+8.1%
Interview Lift
1169
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 918 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.1%
§101 Eligibility
24.2%
§102 Novelty
45.9%
§103 Obviousness
12.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18314211 NEURAL MODULATION OF AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM TO ALTER MEMORY AND PLASTICITY OF THE AUTONOMIC NETWORK Non-Final OA THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
18288090 ESTIMATION DEVICE, ESTIMATION SYSTEM, ESTIMATION METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18434681 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING HEALTH EVENTS Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
17472174 SELF-CALIBRATING SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING ELECTRICAL SIGNAL OUTPUT Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18455696 SMART IMPLANTS FOR PERIPROSTHETIC JOINT INFECTION Non-Final OA GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
18686890 DEVELOPMENT OF A BEAT-TO-BEAT FETAL ELECTROCARDIOGRAM Non-Final OA CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
18630079 MAPPING A CAVITY Non-Final OA BIOSENSE WEBSTER (ISRAEL) LTD.
18579604 MONITORING AND CLASSIFICATION OF CARDIAC ARREST RHYTHM Non-Final OA Regents of the University of Minnesota
18667205 INTERACTIVE CLINICIAN REPORTS FOR MEDICAL DEVICE THERAPY Non-Final OA Medtronic, Inc.
18493925 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TREATING AND INHIBITING WOUND INFECTIONS Non-Final OA Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska
18555407 PHOTOCHEMICAL TISSUE BONDING CLAMP AND IRRADIATION CHAMBER AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF Non-Final OA The General Hospital Corporation
18710811 System and Method for Identifying Clinically-Similar Clusters of Daily Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) Profiles Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA PATENT FOUNDATION
18177660 LIGHT THERAPY FOR SPA Non-Final OA Sundance Spas, Inc.
18219085 Systems And Methods For Holistic Habitual Improvement Via Digital Solutions Final Rejection ResMed Inc.
18666569 IMPLANTABLE DEVICE PROGRAMMING MANAGEMENT Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation
18691847 SMART RING FOR MEASURING BIOMETRIC SIGNAL Non-Final OA SKY LABS INC.
18691789 AN ELECTRODE PAD FOR ELECTRO-STIMULATION AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME Non-Final OA Luzmon Medical AS
18443721 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EMBEDDING ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS WITHIN AN IMPLANT Non-Final OA Intelligent Implants Limited
18681080 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EARLY DIAGNOSIS OF SKELETON SYNDROMES Non-Final OA Kedi Mobil Uygulama Anonim Sirketi
18576649 ROBOTIC CATHETER AND AUTOMATIC NAVIGATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA ROBOCATH
18487286 Device and Implantation System for Electrical Stimulation of Biological Systems Non-Final OA EndoStim, Inc.
18265436 Annuloplasty Device Non-Final OA MEDTENTIA INTERNATIONAL LTD OY
18178981 Novel Pain Management System, Method & Device Using Analytics Driven Random Electrical Stimuli Non-Final OA Calmare Therapeutics Incorporated
18161388 APPARATUS, METHODS AND COMPUTER PROGRAMS FOR GENERATING PAIN PROFILES Final Rejection Astranu Inc.

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