Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: EIDE, HEIDI MARIE

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3732 3772

This examiner grants 50% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

50.5%
Allow Rate
-19.5% vs TC avg
1,085
Total Applications
+31.9%
Interview Lift
1249
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1034 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.6%
§101 Eligibility
2.7%
§102 Novelty
74.8%
§103 Obviousness
11.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18695728 INNER POROUS SCREW TYPE IMPLANT Final Rejection Ohio State Innovation Foundation
18682228 Methods of Creating Improved Interproximal Contacts in Dental Restoration Molds Non-Final OA Solventum Intellectual Properties Company
18614577 PALATAL EXPANDERS AND METHODS OF EXPANDING A PALATE Final Rejection Align Technology, Inc.
17740177 DENTAL MODELS AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA Align Technology, Inc.
18989372 SELF-LIGATING BRACKET Non-Final OA American Orthodontics Corporation
18967115 DENTISTRY TOOL Non-Final OA NOBEL BIOCARE SERVICES AG
17016653 METHOD FOR MONITORING THE POSITION OF TEETH Final Rejection DENTAL MONITORING
18952121 HANDPIECE WITH ROTARY KNOB TO OPERATE THE TOOL HOLDER Non-Final OA W&H Dentalwerk Bürmoos GmbH
18913273 Bracket Selection System Non-Final OA KLOwen Braces, Inc.
18855371 MYOFUNCTIONAL ALIGNER Non-Final OA CODONIS AG
18042932 Method of Electrochemically Boosting Tooth Whitening Non-Final OA Colgate-Palmolive Company
18843631 ORTHODONTIC LIGATURE Non-Final OA ORTHODONTIC RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT S.L.
18729617 MAGNETICALLY RETAINED DENTAL PROSTHESIS Final Rejection Metro North Hospital and Health Services
18764682 DENTAL ARCH POSITIONING SETUP Non-Final OA EXOCAD GMBH
18685524 DENTAL BRIDGE AND METHODS FOR ITS MANUFACTURE AND INSTALATION Non-Final OA Iveneer LTD
18759456 PROCEDURE FOR TEMPORARILY PLACING CUSTOM TOOTH - IMAGES ON TEETH THAT ARE REMOVABLE BY A DENTAL PROFESSIONAL Non-Final OA Temporary Tattooth LLC
18543098 CERAMIC PROCESSING AND DESIGN FOR THE DIRECT MANUFACTURE OF CUSTOMIZED LABIAL AND LINGUAL ORTHODONTIC CLEAR ALIGNER ATTACHMENTS Final Rejection LightForce Orthodontics, Inc.
18422731 MULTIFUNCTIONAL DRILL KIT FOR IMPLANT SURGERY Non-Final OA MEGAGEN IMPLANT CO., LTD.
18244014 DENTAL SCREWDRIVER Final Rejection FLEXSCREWDRIVER I.K.E.
18351383 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DENTAL CROWN RESTORATIONS USING PREFABRICATED SLEEVE-CROWN PAIRS Final Rejection RSL Dental Technologies LLC
18258458 MOTION ADJUSTMENT PREDICTION SYSTEM Final Rejection HULTGREN DENTAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
18265137 Process and System for Initiating and Monitoring an Orthodontic Treatment Non-Final OA Dental Center SPRL
18204285 DENTAL IMPLANT Final Rejection SIC invent AG
18030910 MULTIFUNCTIONAL PROSTHETIC COMPONENT FOR CONVENTIONAL OR DIGITAL WORKFLOW FOR IMPLANT SUPPORTED DENTAL PROSTHESIS INSTALLATION Final Rejection JJGC INDÚSTRIA E COMÉRCIO DE MATERIAIS DENTÁRIOS S.A.
17433255 Tip element for an ultrasonic dental treatment device, motion transformation section of such a dental treatment device, dental treatment device having such a tip element and tip card device for such a tip element Final Rejection FERTON HOLDING S.A.
18102543 DENTAL LAMINATE Non-Final OA e32 Technology Inc.
18017393 An Analytical Mode of Interdependent Movement Patterns of Upper and Lower Jaw Teeth by Bidirectional Synchronisation of Digital Image Acquisition of These Movements with Haptic Technology in Digital Analysis of Chewing, a Positioning Patterns and a Digital Chewing Recorder Non-Final OA SZCZERBANIEWICZ, Joanna
18012522 System For Preparing Teeth For Restoration Non-Final OA Viax Dental Technologies LLC
18074631 ANNULAR RESILIENT RETENTION MEMBER Non-Final OA STRAUMANN HOLDING AG
16985492 PERIODONTAL DISEASE TREATMENT Non-Final OA STRAUMANN HOLDING AG

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