Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: HILSMIER, HEIDI ANN

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3771 3774 3791 3792 3796

This examiner grants 83% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

83.3%
Allow Rate
+13.3% vs TC avg
37
Total Applications
+33.3%
Interview Lift
875
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 6 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

11.5%
§101 Eligibility
15.6%
§102 Novelty
54.9%
§103 Obviousness
12.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18251424 LOCKING FEATURE FOR LVAD CONNECTOR Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
18949609 Sub-Perception Spinal Cord Stimulation at Low Frequencies Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation
19000698 WEARABLE DEVICE, METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM FOR PROVIDING SERVICE RELATED TO USER HEALTH Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18587295 MEDICAL APPARATUS Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17341453 OPHTHALMIC LASER SYSTEMS WITH Z-DIRECTION MULTI-FOCAL OPTICS Non-Final OA Alcon Inc.
18914612 MONOTONIC AMPLITUDE PULSE TRAINS FOR NON-INVASIVE NEUROSTIMULATION Final Rejection CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY
19112758 IMPLANTABLE MENTAL STATE MONITOR Non-Final OA Medtronic, Inc.
18496010 MODULAR SENSING UNIT Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18766913 METHOD FOR PROVIDING CONTROL DATA FOR AN OPHTHALMOLOGICAL LASER OF A TREATMENT APPARATUS Non-Final OA SCHWIND EYE-TECH-SOLUTIONS GMBH
18975040 FEEDBACK-BASED NEURAL ELECTRICAL STIMULATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY
18694300 System for In-Flight Detection of Physiological Data and Kit for In-Flight Monitoring of Physiological Parameters Final Rejection AIRCRAFT CABIN MODIFICATION GMBH

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