Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: HARRIS, WESLEY G

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3746 3748 3783 3794

This examiner grants 73% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

73.1%
Allow Rate
+3.1% vs TC avg
769
Total Applications
+22.1%
Interview Lift
926
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 710 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.1%
§101 Eligibility
16.4%
§102 Novelty
55.4%
§103 Obviousness
24.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17789247 EXPLOITING GEOTHERMAL ENERGY THROUGH HEAT RECOVERY BY CIRCULATING WORKING FLUID IN PURPOSE-BUILT SYSTEM OF MULTILATERAL WELLS Final Rejection Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
18796075 ROCKER SYSTEMS WITH CYLINDER DEACTIVATION AND SELECTIVE VALVE LIFT CAPABILITIES Non-Final OA Cummins, Inc.
18556244 A Gastrojejunostomy Tube Enabling Bedside Exchange Without Radiation, Sedation, or Procedure Room Time Non-Final OA THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
18460007 SYSTEM FOR REGULATING PRESSURE IN AN INTRAVENOUS FLUID SUPPLY Non-Final OA HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
18365800 CATHETER FIXING DEVICE Non-Final OA TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17900094 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR PREVENTING AND/OR TREATING SCARS Final Rejection L'Oreal
18452483 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING A SURGICAL PUMP USING ENDOSCOPIC VIDEO DATA Non-Final OA Stryker Corporation
18725449 COMPRESSOR Non-Final OA DANFOSS (TIANJIN) LTD.
18238970 CATHETER SYSTEM HAVING AN EXTENSION SET FOR BLOOD SAMPLING Non-Final OA Becton, Dickinson and Company
18037786 Barrier Coated Stopper and Method of Forming Same Non-Final OA Becton, Dickinson and Company
18238373 CT DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING CT DEVICE Non-Final OA SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
18928023 Nutrient Infusion Apparatus and Control Method Therefor Non-Final OA Medcaptain Medical Technology Co., Ltd.
18275837 MICRONEEDLE APPLICATOR Non-Final OA APTAR FRANCE SAS
18365260 TORQUE LMITING ACTUATOR FOR ELONGATED MEDICAL DEVICE TORQUER Non-Final OA Corindus, Inc.
18463048 INTRODUCER WITH REINFORCEMENT ELEMENT HAVING A MORE DENSE DISTAL PORTION AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA Merit Medical Systems, Inc.
18010068 IMPROVEMENTS IN ULTRASOUND-MEDIATED THERAPY Final Rejection Bracco Suisse SA
18556371 IMPROVED FEEDING CATHETER Non-Final OA THE INSIDES COMPANY LIMITED
18353207 HEAT PUMP INTEGRATED WITH A NUCLEAR POWER PLANT Final Rejection GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas LLC
18554937 EXPANDABLE BALLOON CATHETER Non-Final OA OrbusNeich Medical (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.
18477669 CLEANING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR NASAL CAVITIES Non-Final OA Dr. Kemi L. Azeez
18271935 CONVEYING GUIDE WIRE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA MICROPORT NEUROTECH (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.
18356893 Surgical Instrument Non-Final OA PROVINCI SABEAIR B.V.
18255889 DELIVERY AND GATHERING SYSTEM COMPRISING A MICROROBOT Non-Final OA ROBEAUTE
18201965 Systems and Methods for Treating Cardiovascular Tissue Non-Final OA Amplitude Vascular Systems, Inc.
18200858 Fixture For Securing And Aiding Frontal Placement Of Surgical Equipment To A Bore In Skull Bone Non-Final OA InTRAvent Medical Partners, L.P.
18136770 Wind Turbine Blades Having System Integrated Tips and Methods of Making Using Additive Manufacturing Final Rejection Carsten H. Westergaard
17793778 MEDICAL PRODUCT FOR DELIVERY OF A DRUG WITH AN INTENSIFIED EFFECT Final Rejection CHARITÉ - UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN
17938499 SCREW COMPRESSOR Final Rejection TM.I.C. S.R. L. TERMOMECCANICA INDUSTRIAL COMPRESSORS
17930951 TWO-STEP VALVE CLOSING ROCKER ASSEMBLY Final Rejection Jacobs Vehicle Systems, Inc.

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