Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: HALL, DEANNA K

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3763 3767 3783

This examiner grants 76% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

75.6%
Allow Rate
+5.6% vs TC avg
1,210
Total Applications
+15.7%
Interview Lift
1168
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1161 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.3%
§101 Eligibility
32.1%
§102 Novelty
49.6%
§103 Obviousness
11.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18344768 HYDRAULICALLY ACTUATED SUBCUTANEOUS VALVE DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD Final Rejection Medtronic MiniMed, Inc.
18254670 CONTROL OF MEDICAL FUNCTION UNITS, RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS Final Rejection INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
18007039 BIODEGRADABLE MICRONEEDLE PATCH FOR TRANSDERMAL GENE DELIVERY Non-Final OA THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
17772418 PERIODONTAL MICROPATCH AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of California
18337252 CATHETER FOR ULTRASOUND-GUIDED DELIVERY Non-Final OA Medtronic, Inc.
18532934 ANTIMICROBIAL AND ANTITHROMBOGENIC GASEOUS RELEASE DEVICE AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA Becton, Dickinson and Company
18203951 Battery-Free Sensing Solution for Drug Delivery Devices Final Rejection Becton, Dickinson and Company
18254677 APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR PAUSING AN INFUSION PUMP DURING A DISPENSE STROKE TO IMPROVE OCCLUSION SENSING Final Rejection Becton, Dickinson and Company
18084644 Brush/Foam-Based Applicator for Dispensing Tissue Adhesive Final Rejection Becton, Dickinson and Company
18137591 ELECTRICALLY DIRECT CONTROLLED VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT PUMPS Non-Final OA Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation

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