Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Ryan N Henderson, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as HENDERSON, RYAN N

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3739 3779 3792 3795

This examiner grants 64% of resolved cases

Analysis

HENDERSON, RYAN N is assigned to tech center 3700 and art unit 3739. The profile covers 837 resolved cases and shows an allowance rate of 63.9%. The median time to allowance is 1,466 days, while interviews correspond with an 18.7% lift. The allowance rate and timing indicate that prosecution may require both persistence and careful sequencing.

The represented companies are Boston Scientific Corporation, Olympus Corporation, and Fujifilm Corporation. The listed firms are Wissing Miller LLP, Farber LLC, and SEAGER, TUFTE & WICKHEM, LLP. Practitioners may prepare detailed technical explanations for interviews, then use the discussion to frame amendments that address the examiner’s stated concerns without unnecessary surrender of scope.

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

Performance Statistics

63.9%
Allow Rate
-6.1% vs TC avg
877
Total Applications
+18.7%
Interview Lift
1466
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 837 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.8%
§101 Eligibility
29.6%
§102 Novelty
37.0%
§103 Obviousness
29.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18168860 METHOD OF MOLDING ENDOSCOPE COMPONENT, AND ENDOSCOPE Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18067730 ENDOSCOPE Final Rejection FUJIFILM Corporation
18893476 OBLIQUE TIP ENDOSCOPE WITH ZERO DEGREE FIELD ANGLE Final Rejection Covidien LP
19018264 ENDOSCOPIC SYSTEM FOR ENHANCED VISUALIZATION Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed Inc.
19003476 DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING FLUIDS IN ENDOSCOPE SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
18666605 DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR FLUID CONTROL IN ENDOSCOPE SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
18655065 DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR ARTICULATION AND/OR RETROFLEXION OF A MEDICAL DEVICE Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
18165569 ACTUATORS FOR MEDICAL DEVICES AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
17383736 SIDE-LOOKING MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY INSTRUMENT ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
19074748 MEDICAL MANIPULATOR AND MEDICAL MANIPULATOR SYSTEM Non-Final OA OLYMPUS CORPORATION
18971221 ENDOSCOPE APPARATUS AND METHOD OF OPERATING ENDOSCOPE APPARATUS Non-Final OA OLYMPUS CORPORATION
18788936 ALBARRAN MODULE AND METHOD FOR BRACING A PULL WIRE Final Rejection OLYMPUS WINTER & IBE GMBH
18756839 ENDOSCOPE CAMERA INTERFERENCE MITIGATION Non-Final OA Lumenis Ltd.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Ryan N Henderson's allowance rate?

63.9% of resolved applications examined by Ryan N Henderson were allowed (837 resolved cases), compared with 0.0% across Art Unit 3739 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Ryan N Henderson?

This examiner's interview lift is +18.7 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Ryan N Henderson take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Ryan N Henderson took 1,466 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Ryan N Henderson work in?

Ryan N Henderson examines applications in Art Unit 3739 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).

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