Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: FOWLER, DANIEL WAYNE

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3739 3794

This examiner grants 73% of resolved cases

Analysis

Examiner Daniel Wayne Fowler works in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 3739. There are 933 resolved cases with an allowance rate of 72.7 percent. This percentage provides a metric for the probability of a grant. The median days to allowance is 1220. This timeframe is a factor in managing patent applications for clients.

The interview lift is 12.4 percent. For the 933 resolved cases, this lift shows the correlation between interviews and outcomes. The 1220 days to allowance serves as a benchmark for pendency. Practitioners can use the 72.7 percent allowance rate and the Art Unit 3739 data to inform strategy for their applications. These metrics from Tech Center 3700 assist in prosecution planning for the office.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

72.7%
Allow Rate
+2.7% vs TC avg
965
Total Applications
+12.4%
Interview Lift
1220
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 933 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.2%
§101 Eligibility
14.5%
§102 Novelty
49.7%
§103 Obviousness
27.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18980695 ENERGY DISCONNECT FOR ROBOTIC SURGICAL ASSEMBLIES Non-Final OA Covidien LP
18916553 DEVICES AND METHODS FOR SHALLOW DEPTH ABLATION Non-Final OA Covidien LP
18023799 THERMAL CUTTING ELEMENTS, ELECTROSURGICAL INSTRUMENTS INCLUDING THERMAL CUTTING ELEMENTS, AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING Non-Final OA Covidien LP
19540301 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING STATE OF RF DEVICES USING IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENTS Final Rejection Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
18956434 NAVIGATION-ENABLED CRYOABLATION SYSTEM WITH INDIRECT DEVICE TRACKING Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
18917294 SIMULTANEOUS ELECTROSURGICAL SEALING AND CUTTING Non-Final OA INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
18686272 Flexible Telescopic Shaft for Monopolar Electrosurgical Pencil Final Rejection Stryker European Operations Limited
18929025 ELECTROSURGICAL GENERATOR WITH DUAL OUTPUT Non-Final OA OLYMPUS WINTER & IBE GMBH
18391952 ELECTROSURGICAL GENERATOR Final Rejection OLYMPUS WINTER & IBE GMBH
18758612 DOUBLE-SIDED ENCAPSULATED PLANAR CATHETER WITH ENCAPSULATING POLYMER Final Rejection Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
18760413 USER INTERFACE AND LOCK FEATURES FOR POSITIONING MULTIPLE COMPONENTS WITHIN A BODY Final Rejection GYRUS ACMI, INC., D/B/A OLYMPUS SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIES AMERICA
18609204 ELECTROSURGICAL INSTRUMENT Final Rejection GYRUS ACMI, INC., D/B/A OLYMPUS SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIES AMERICA

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