Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: HULBERT, AMANDA K

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3762 3792

This examiner grants 84% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

84.3%
Allow Rate
+14.3% vs TC avg
775
Total Applications
+3.7%
Interview Lift
1210
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 743 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.3%
§101 Eligibility
27.9%
§102 Novelty
39.3%
§103 Obviousness
22.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18686969 INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT Non-Final OA Sony Group Corporation
18500431 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TREATING DISEASE THROUGH PERIPHERAL NERVE STIMULATION Non-Final OA Cala Health, Inc.
18686851 WIRELESS CLOSED-LOOP SMART BANDAGE FOR CHRONIC WOUND MANAGEMENT AND ACCELERATED TISSUE REGENERATION Non-Final OA The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
18502619 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION Non-Final OA THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
18693622 FLUID DELIVERY BASED INTRAVASCULAR REPERFUSION THERAPY DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18489403 HYPOGLOSSAL NERVE STIMULATION TO TREAT OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA IN THE ABSENCE OF A RESPIRATORY SIGNAL Non-Final OA The Alfred E. Mann Foundation for Scientific Research
18223917 SLEEP SYSTEM WITH PERSONALIZED SLEEP RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON CIRCADIAN CHRONOTYPE Non-Final OA Sleep Number Corporation
18572717 Visual Determination of Sleep States Non-Final OA The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
18656073 DIRECTIONAL STIMULATION PROGRAMMING Non-Final OA Medtronic, Inc.
17547436 Methods and Devices for Improving Sensory Perception by Tonic Vagus Nerve Stimulation Non-Final OA The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
18209810 METHODS FOR TREATING HORMONAL DISORDERS Final Rejection Novocure GmbH
18779513 Hemodynamic Assist Device Non-Final OA Sanjaya Khanal
18096519 FIXATION MECHANISMS FOR A LEADLESS CARDIAC BIOSTIMULATOR Non-Final OA Pacesetter, Inc.
17949413 METHOD AND SYSTEM TO MANAGE ADAPTIVE SENSING Non-Final OA Pacesetter, Inc.
18587511 BEAM DIFFRACTION FOR SURGICAL LASER Non-Final OA Lumenis Ltd.
18005532 BRAIN STIMULATION USING SUBCRANIAL ELECTRODE AND SUBCUTANEOUS ELECTRODE Non-Final OA EPIC NEURO, INC.
18613559 Temporary External Pacemaker Visualization Non-Final OA Axiom Medical LLC
18587088 INITIALIZING MEDICAL DEVICES Non-Final OA Itamar Medical Ltd.
18154893 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RECOMMENDING PHYSICAL ROUTINE Final Rejection Summa Finland Oy
18292852 EXTENSION OF A PREVIOUSLY IMPLANTED LEAD OR ELECTRODE Non-Final OA NEURONOFF, INC.
18561148 APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR TIMING-BASED POWER LEVEL CONTROL Non-Final OA Advanced Bionics AG
18125107 MECHANISM TO WAKE A BATTERY IN A SURGICAL DEVICE Non-Final OA INSURGICAL, INC.
18057454 CARDIAC MAPPING TO EVALUATE IMPACT OF INTERVENTIONS Non-Final OA CARDIOINSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES INC.
18370500 CONTINGENT CARDIO-PROTECTION FOR EPILEPSY PATENTS Final Rejection FLINT HILLS SCIENTIFIC, LLC
18141427 CONTINGENT CARDIO-PROTECTION FOR EPILEPSY PATIENTS Non-Final OA FLINT HILLS SCIENTIFIC, LLC
18234214 MIXED DIRECT MACRO-CURRENT ELECTROTHERAPY SYSTEM FOR TARGETED TREATMENT OF PHYSICAL CONDITION AND AFFECTED TISSUE Non-Final OA Neurological Fitness Equipment and Education LLC

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