Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: JOHNSON, NICOLE F

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3700 3762 3792 3796

This examiner grants 87% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

87.4%
Allow Rate
+17.4% vs TC avg
1,428
Total Applications
+7.0%
Interview Lift
993
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1385 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

9.0%
§101 Eligibility
34.3%
§102 Novelty
37.6%
§103 Obviousness
10.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18802826 LINKING PULSE PATTERNS IN A NEUROSTIMULATION DEVICE Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation
18663527 Adjustment of Stimulation in a Stimulator Using Detected Evoked Compound Action Potentials Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation
18819100 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING SLEEP STAGE Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18291368 MOTION REDUCTION IN DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING OR RADIATION THERAPY Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18935852 PROVIDING SENSORY STIMULATIONS VIA PHOTOACOUSTIC, PIEZO-BASED, THERMAL, AND/OR ELECTRICAL EFFECTS Non-Final OA The Johns Hopkins University
18798546 DELIVERY SYSTEM WITH EXPANDABLE DISTAL CAPSULE Final Rejection EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
18910259 Wearable Medical Device Controller With Capacitor Framing Non-Final OA ZOLL Medical Corporation
18906254 WEARABLE DEFIBRILLATOR WITH AUDIO INPUT/OUTPUT Non-Final OA ZOLL MEDICAL CORPORATION
18517666 TRANSMITTING TREATMENT INFORMATION Final Rejection ZOLL MEDICAL CORPORATION
18441973 LASER RIBBON BONDING FOR BATTERY AND CAPACITOR Final Rejection Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
18758056 CARDIORENAL SYNDROME (CRS) THERAPY SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA ABIOMED, Inc.
17977156 EXTENSION OF ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY (ECG) ACQUISITION CAPABILITIES OF CATHETER-BASED CARDIAC SYSTEM Final Rejection Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
18690998 TREATMENT OF MOTOR IMPAIRMENT AND/OR PROPRIOCEPTION IMPAIRMENT DUE TO NEUROLOGICAL DISORDER OR INJURY Final Rejection Carnegie Mellon University
18707320 PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY ILLUMINATOR DEVICES AND METHODS Non-Final OA Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc.
18998267 CONNECTION DEVICE AND SURGICAL INSTRUMENT Non-Final OA KARL STORZ SE & Co. KG
18728323 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETERMINING LEUKEMIA OR LYMPHOMA LEVELS USING LYMPHOID IMAGES Final Rejection BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
18024154 LASER METHOD, DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR TREATING RETINAL DETACHMENT Final Rejection The University of Melbourne
18623297 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TREATING SHOULDER PAIN RELATED TO SUBACROMIAL IMPINGEMENT SYNDROME Non-Final OA SPR Therapeutics, Inc.
18037566 ECG Monitoring Device Combined with BCG Signal Final Rejection SHENZHEN GLAMOUR TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD

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