Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Mark Alan Igel Jr., USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as IGEL JR, MARK ALAN

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3783

This examiner grants 66% of resolved cases

Analysis

IGEL JR, MARK ALAN works in tech center 3700 and art unit 3783. The profile records 197 resolved cases, a 66.5% allowance rate, and a median of 1219 days to allowance. The 28.7% interview lift is meaningfully positive, suggesting that examiner discussions can improve outcomes in a record where allowance is not automatic.

Next Life Sciences Inc., Rani Therapeutics LLC, and Bionaut Labs Ltd. are the leading companies. FBT Gibbons LLP and Ascent Intellectual Property Law are the listed firms. Practitioners may benefit from preparing interviews around the specific technical distinctions that separate the claims from the cited art, while maintaining a written fallback strategy for continued prosecution.

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

Performance Statistics

66.5%
Allow Rate
-3.5% vs TC avg
220
Total Applications
+28.7%
Interview Lift
1219
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 197 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.8%
§101 Eligibility
25.4%
§102 Novelty
47.5%
§103 Obviousness
24.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19067591 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DELIVERY AND/OR REMOVAL OF OCCLUSIONS IN THE BODY Non-Final OA NEXT Life Sciences, Inc.
18936754 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DELIVERY AND/OR REMOVAL OF OCCLUSIONS IN THE BODY Final Rejection NEXT Life Sciences, Inc.
17784329 MAGNETIC MINIATURE DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR REMOTELY MANEUVERING IT Non-Final OA BIONAUT LABS LTD.
16244034 BREAST PUMP VACUUM PUMP AND CARRYING CASE Non-Final OA Moxxly LLC

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Mark Alan Igel Jr.'s allowance rate?

66.5% of resolved applications examined by Mark Alan Igel Jr. were allowed (197 resolved cases), compared with 67.3% across Art Unit 3783 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Mark Alan Igel Jr.?

This examiner's interview lift is +28.7 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Mark Alan Igel Jr. take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Mark Alan Igel Jr. took 1,219 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Mark Alan Igel Jr. work in?

Mark Alan Igel Jr. examines applications in Art Unit 3783 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).

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