Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: GRAY, PHILLIP A

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3763 3767 3783

This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

74.0%
Allow Rate
+4.0% vs TC avg
926
Total Applications
+10.5%
Interview Lift
1457
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 896 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
34.4%
§102 Novelty
50.3%
§103 Obviousness
12.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18022245 SWALLOWABLE DRUG DELIVERY DEVICES Non-Final OA AMGEN INC.
17566823 Delivery Device Apparatuses, Systems, and Methods Non-Final OA DEKA Products Limited Partnership
18565568 LIQUID DRUG TRANSPORT DEVICE, LIQUID DRUG TRANSPORT SYSTEM, AND LIQUID DRUG TRANSPORT METHOD Non-Final OA TOHOKU UNIVERSITY
17520333 REMOTE CONTROL OF ARTICULATED CATHETER EMULATING HAND-HELD MOTIONS Final Rejection Covidien LP
17873923 Balloon Blocker for Occlusion and Suction Non-Final OA C. R. Bard, Inc.
17793766 APPARATUS INCLUDING ENDOVASCULAR DEVICE CONNECTED TO A POWERED SYRINGE ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA C.R. BARD, INC.
18109039 Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Catheter and Related Systems and Methods Final Rejection Regents of the University of Minnesota
18248031 DELIVERY DEVICE AND COATED NEEDLE OR CANNULA Non-Final OA Becton, Dickinson and Company
18624859 Anatomical Attachment Device and Associate Methods of Use Non-Final OA Faction Imaging Inc.
18324912 CATHETER TIP Non-Final OA Auris Health, Inc.
18039045 DRIVE SUBASSEMBLY FOR A DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE, ARRANGEMENT, METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING A DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE, CONTAINER-HOLDER SUBASSEMBLY FOR A DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE, KIT AND DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE Non-Final OA Sanofi
18305751 Medicament Delivery Device Non-Final OA Sanofi
18023632 DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS AND METHODS AND DRUG PRODUCTS Non-Final OA JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICA NV
18324916 FORKED PHACOEMULSIFICATION NEEDLE Non-Final OA Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc.
18023771 MUCOSA PERFORATION Non-Final OA LTS LOHMANN THERAPIE-SYSTEME AG
17786487 APPLICATORS AND METHODS FOR APPLYING A MICRONEEDLE PATCH TO A SKIN OF A SUBJECT, AND MICRONEEDLE PATCHES Non-Final OA UPRAX MICROSOLUTIONS B.V.
18230421 TIE-LAYER COATING FOR CATHETER LINERS Non-Final OA ZEUS COMPANY INC.
18263394 NEAR INFRARED PHOTOIMMUNOTHERAPY (NIR-PIT) COMBINATION THERAPY TO TREAT CANCER Non-Final OA THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human
18260865 DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE WITH RELEASABLE ATTACHMENT PART Non-Final OA Biograil APS
17843274 INFLATABLE MEDICAL DEVICES Non-Final OA LOMA VISTA MEDICAL, INC.
17491968 STYLET WITH IMPROVED THREADABILITY Non-Final OA TELEFLEX MEDICAL LLC
17277654 MEDICAL TUBE POSITION CONFIRMATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA OTSUKA CLINICAL SOLUTIONS, INC.

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