Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: EDOUARD, PATRICIA KELLY

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3626 3681 3682

This examiner grants 13% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

13.3%
Allow Rate
-38.7% vs TC avg
74
Total Applications
+23.2%
Interview Lift
1075
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 45 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

39.9%
§101 Eligibility
7.6%
§102 Novelty
42.9%
§103 Obviousness
8.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18255314 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PLANNING A MEDICAL ENVIRONMENT Non-Final OA INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
17156286 PRE-SURGERY AND IN-SURGERY DATA TO SUGGEST POST-SURGERY MONITORING AND SENSING REGIMES Final Rejection Cilag GmbH International
18617060 AUTOMATED GENERATION OF GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES Final Rejection Click Therapeutics, Inc.
17635709 METHODS FOR THE AUTOMATIC CONSTRUCTION OF STATE TRANSITION GRAPHS FROM THE TIMELINE DATA OF INDIVIDUALS Final Rejection KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18472500 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17885356 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CUSTOMIZING ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT AND TREATMENT PLANNING Non-Final OA Align Technology, Inc.
18139943 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DESIGNING DRUG COMBINATION THERAPIES Non-Final OA REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
17520968 MEDICAL SETTINGS PRESET SELECTION Non-Final OA JOHNSON & JOHNSON SURGICAL VISION, INC.
17781196 A METHOD FOR DETERMINING A RISK SCORE FOR A PATIENT Final Rejection Mölnlycke Health Care AB
18018545 METHOD FOR PROVIDING GUIDANCE ON USE PERIOD OF SENSOR Non-Final OA I-SENS, INC.
18494636 ASSET TRACKING SYSTEM WITH MEDICAL DEVICE INSPECTION SYSTEM Final Rejection Clarus Medical, LLC
18249657 HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PATH SEARCH DEVICE AND HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PATH SEARCH METHOD Final Rejection HIROSAKI UNIVERSITY
18299346 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE MENTAL HEALTH DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA Ben Prince
18007652 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRACEABILITY AND HYGIENE COMPLIANCE MANAGEMENT REPROCESSING OF REUSABLE MEDICAL DEVICES AND ENVIRONMENTS Final Rejection Nanosonics Limited
17327420 Secure Intelligent Networked Architecture Non-Final OA Intellihealth, Inc.

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