Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: HODGE, LAURA NICOLE

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3700 3792 3796

This examiner grants 49% of resolved cases

Analysis

Laura Nicole Hodge is an examiner in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 3700. She has 122 resolved cases. Her allowance rate is 49.2 percent. This 49.2 percent rate suggests that approximately half of the applications she reviews reach allowance. The 122 resolved cases provide a statistical basis for this observation in her art unit.

The interview lift is 39.6 percent. This 39.6 percent increase in allowance probability indicates that interviews are a highly effective tool for applicants. For those facing the 49.2 percent allowance rate, an interview provides a substantial 39.6 percent lift. This strategy can be a critical step in the 122 cases she has handled.

The median time to allowance is 1309 days. This 1309 days pendency is a duration that practitioners should consider when filing. The combination of the 49.2 percent allowance rate and the 1309 days timeline defines the prosecution environment. Utilizing the 39.6 percent interview lift may help navigate this process more effectively.

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

Performance Statistics

49.2%
Allow Rate
-20.8% vs TC avg
167
Total Applications
+39.6%
Interview Lift
1309
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 122 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

25.6%
§101 Eligibility
8.2%
§102 Novelty
35.5%
§103 Obviousness
23.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19065616 CIRCULATORY SUPPORT DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
18619951 Methods of Treating Metabolic Disorders with an Implanted Device Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
18618554 PERCUTANEOUS CIRCULATORY SUPPORT DEVICE INCLUDING ANGLED PRESSURE SENSOR Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
17107408 IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE INCLUDING CABLE FASTENER Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
18939156 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SELECTING NEUROMODULATION PARAMETERS USING ELECTROSPINOGRAM Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation
18591420 STRESS DETECTION APPARATUS, STRESS DETECTION METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING STRESS DETECTION PROGRAM Final Rejection KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
18145645 TECHNIQUES FOR MANAGING SLEEP Non-Final OA Oura Health Oy
18762628 Data-Compressive Sensor Array Non-Final OA The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
18689497 IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE ALLOWING SAFER DELIVERY OF ATRIAL ANTITACHYCARDIC STIMULATION Final Rejection BIOTRONIK SE & Co. KG
18039553 SIGNAL ANALYZING APPARATUS, SIGNAL ANALYZING METHOD AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA NTT, Inc.
18639133 INTRAVASCULAR BLOOD PUMP WITH CERAMIC INNER SLEEVE Non-Final OA Abiomed Europe GmbH
18069065 IN-EAR MOTION SENSORS FOR AR/VR APPLICATIONS AND DEVICES Final Rejection Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
19116079 ADAPTIVE CARDIAC CONDUCTION SYSTEM PACING THERAPY FOR MULTI-CHAMBER DEVICES Non-Final OA Medtronic, Inc.
19116074 ADAPTIVE CARDIAC CONDUCTION SYSTEM PACING THERAPY FOR SINGLE-CHAMBER DEVICES Non-Final OA Medtronic, Inc.
18348867 Information Management System and Method Non-Final OA CalmWave, Inc.
19173135 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED ANALYSIS AND DETECTION OF CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIAS FROM ELECTROCARDIOGRAMS Non-Final OA Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
18905255 APPARATUS, A METHOD, AND A COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR CONTROLLING CONDUCTION OF AN ELECTRICAL SIGNAL IN A HEART Non-Final OA Stichting IMEC Nederland
18600991 IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE LEAD WITH SHOCKING ELECTRODE Non-Final OA Pacesetter, Inc.
17341436 METHODS AND SYSTEMS TO CONFIRM DEVICE CLASSIFIED ARRHYTHMIAS UTILIZING MACHINE LEARNING MODELS Non-Final OA Pacesetter, Inc.
19019360 ELECTRODE LEAD ASSEMBLIES HAVING NERVE CUFFS AND NERVE CUFF STRAIGHTENERS Non-Final OA The Alfred E. Mann Foundation for Scientific Research
19065381 DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEM FOR ACQUIRING PATIENT DATA AND PROCESS FOR ACQUIRING PATIENT DATA Non-Final OA Drägerwerk AG & Co. KGaA
18274921 MULTI-SENSOR WEARABLE PATCH Non-Final OA Biotricity Inc.
17383985 STIMULATION ENERGY SYSTEMS WITH CURRENT STEERING Final Rejection Nalu Medical, Inc.
18205969 ASSESSING ABLATION LESIONS IN REALTIME Final Rejection Medlumics S.L.

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