Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: EDWARDS, PHILIP CHARLES

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3762 3792

This examiner grants 86% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

85.6%
Allow Rate
+15.6% vs TC avg
568
Total Applications
+14.4%
Interview Lift
960
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 529 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.7%
§101 Eligibility
31.5%
§102 Novelty
49.2%
§103 Obviousness
10.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18431097 MOTOR ASSEMBLY FOR CATHETER PUMP Non-Final OA TC1 LLC
19258809 DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENHANCING SLEEP Non-Final OA Electrocore, Inc.
18754919 DEVICES AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ELECTRICAL STIMULATION Non-Final OA Electrocore, Inc.
18780219 LIGHT THERAPY SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA KORRUS, INC.
17888237 CLASSIFIER OF EPILEPTIC NETWORK DYNAMICS Final Rejection THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
19110624 Conductive Kinesiology Tape Final Rejection Lectra Technologies LLC
17468296 SIGNAL COLOR MORPHOLOGY Final Rejection Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
18365908 ATRIAL TRACKING CONFIRMATION IN AN INTRACARDIAC VENTRICULAR PACEMAKER Final Rejection Medtronic, Inc.
18101885 THERAPEUTIC ELECTRODE LOCATION PREDICTION VISUALIZATION USING MACHINE LEARNING Non-Final OA Medtronic, Inc.
18374216 DISPLAY FOR ELECTRODE PROXIMITY Non-Final OA St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.
17810570 THERAPEUTIC UNDERGARMENTS FOR THE TREATMENT OF FUNCTIONAL GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS INCLUDING IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME Non-Final OA ColoWrap, LLC
18414583 ELECTRONIC DEVICE, SLEEP STATE DETERMINATION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
18103190 Transcranial Stimulation to Treat DMN Dysfunction in Normal and Abnormal Aging Final Rejection THE FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.
18357613 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HUMAN-MACHINE PARTNERED PTSD PREDICTION Non-Final OA The MITRE Corporation
18715138 BRUXISM DETECTION AND FEEDBACK SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA JAWSAVER B.V.
18643609 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING PERSONALIZED TARGETED NON-INVASIVE STIMULATION TO A BRAIN NETWORK Non-Final OA Sinaptica Therapeutics, Inc.
18397104 SYSTEMS, METHODS AND DEVICES FOR ELECTRICAL STIMULATION THERAPY Non-Final OA Theragen, Inc.
18395057 TRIGGERING PERIPHERAL NERVE STIMULATION FOR RLS OR PLMD BASED ON SLEEP-RELATED DATA Non-Final OA Noctrix Health, Inc.
18482256 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGED TRAINING AND REHABILITATION VIA ELECTRICAL STIMULATION Non-Final OA Neuro20 Technologies Corp.
17823265 SYSTEM FOR DISPLAY OF NEUROSTIMULATION USAGE AND COMPLIANCE Final Rejection EBT MEDICAL, INC.
17940840 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TREATING SLEEP APNEA USING NEUROMODULATION Non-Final OA Synapse Biomedical, Inc.

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