Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: HEIN, DEVIN C

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 2151 3683 3686 3715

This examiner grants 46% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

46.0%
Allow Rate
-24.0% vs TC avg
339
Total Applications
+29.8%
Interview Lift
1275
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 302 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

33.3%
§101 Eligibility
12.1%
§102 Novelty
38.3%
§103 Obviousness
12.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19357681 ARCHITECTURE FOR INTEROPERABLE UROLOGY OPERATING ROOM Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
19068356 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COORDINATION OF MEDICATION ADJUSTMENT AND NEUROMODULATION THERAPY Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation
18889904 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DESIGNING AND CONDUCTING CLINICAL TRIALS AND BIOMARKER VALIDATION STUDIES Non-Final OA Flagship Pioneering Innovations VII, LLC
19026257 INFORMATION INTERACTION METHOD, PLATFORM, DEVICE, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
18106896 Establishing Network Pairing Final Rejection Stryker Corporation
18833082 GUIDANCE ASSISTANCE APPARATUS, GUIDANCE ASSISTANCE METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection NEC Corporation
18713777 STRESS ESTIMATION METHOD Final Rejection NEC Corporation
19239078 AI-BASED CALCULATION OF A CASE COMPLEXITY INDEX Non-Final OA Siemens Healthineers AG
18713758 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING SUBJECTS FOR CLINICAL TRIALS Final Rejection Eli Lilly and Company
19228075 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EXTRACTING, USING AN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE MODEL, CRITERIA FOR DETERMINING A DIAGNOSIS BY A RULE-BASED ECG ANALYSIS MODEL Non-Final OA GE Precision Healthcare LLC
18954228 CONFLICTING DATA STREAMS IN MULTI-SYSTEM INTERACTION Non-Final OA Cilag GmbH International
19250451 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREDICTIVE ANOMALY DETECTION IN PHARMACEUTICAL PROCESSING DATA Non-Final OA Express Scripts Strategic Development, Inc.
18501189 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EFFICIENT PROCESSING OF DATA ASSOCIATED WITH SYSTEM RESOURCES Non-Final OA Optum Services (Ireland) Limited

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