Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: EDWARDS, PHILIP CHARLES

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3700 3762 3792

This examiner grants 85% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

85.4%
Allow Rate
+15.4% vs TC avg
582
Total Applications
+14.8%
Interview Lift
894
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 534 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.0%
§101 Eligibility
29.7%
§102 Novelty
52.6%
§103 Obviousness
10.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18374216 DISPLAY FOR ELECTRODE PROXIMITY Final Rejection St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.
19030314 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERIPHERAL NERVE STIMULATION Non-Final OA Cala Health, Inc.
18929457 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERIPHERAL NERVE STIMULATION Non-Final OA Cala Health, Inc.
18544206 Method of Neural Intervention for the Treatment of Affective Neuropsychiatric Disorders Final Rejection The Regents of the University of California
17888237 CLASSIFIER OF EPILEPTIC NETWORK DYNAMICS Non-Final OA THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
18131614 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR STIMULATING OR BLOCKING A NERVE USING AN ELECTRODE DEVICE WITH A SUTURELESS CLOSURE Non-Final OA Medtronic, Inc.
19002650 METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR REDUCING BLEEDING VIA COORDINATED TRIGEMINAL AND VAGAL NERVE STIMULATION Non-Final OA The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research
17663064 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SENSING AND STIMULATION Final Rejection Lungpacer Medical Inc.
18792438 BIOSTIMULATOR HAVING FIXATION GUIDE Non-Final OA Pacesetter, Inc.
18018468 ELECTRICAL IMPEDANCE TOMOGRAPHY BASED METHOD FOR FUNCTIONAL ELECTRICAL STIMULATION AND ELECTROMYOGRAPHY GARMENT Non-Final OA Battelle Memorial Institute
17468296 SIGNAL COLOR MORPHOLOGY Non-Final OA Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
18201887 Use of Non-Invasive Sensory Systems to Titrate Cranial Nerve Stimulation to Enhance Brain Clearance Closed-Loop Final Rejection Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation

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