Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3618 3737 3771 3791 3792 3793 3795 3796 3799
This examiner grants 62% of resolved cases
James M Kish examines applications in Art Unit 3618, though the data links him to Tech Center 3700. He has 660 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 62.4%. This rate suggests that many applications are successful, providing a generally positive outlook for applicants who are assigned to this examiner's docket.
The interview lift is 11.8%. This positive lift indicates that interviews are a helpful tool for resolving issues and reaching an allowance. It is a useful tactic for applicants to consider, as direct engagement can help clarify technical points and move the application toward a grant more effectively than written advocacy alone on this docket.
The median days to allowance is 1582. This is a long prosecution timeline. While the 62.4% allowance rate is positive, practitioners should be prepared for a slow process and use the 11.8% interview lift to help move things along. Navigating the 1582-day median pendency requires a persistent and proactive approach.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18810080 | CONTINUUM ROBOT | Non-Final OA | CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA |
| 18796670 | SMART CONNECTORS FOR ROBOTIC TOOLS | Final Rejection | Alcon Inc. |
| 18677596 | ROBOTIC THREE-DIMENSIONAL DISPLAY MOUNT FOR DIGITAL VISUALIZATION OF OPHTHALMIC SURGERY | Non-Final OA | Alcon Inc. |
| 18471682 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGICAL INTERVENTIONS | Final Rejection | SYNAPTIVE MEDICAL INC. |
| 18679349 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOVAL OF CORNEAL SPECULAR REFLECTIONS IN EYE IMAGING | Final Rejection | Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc. |
| 18651905 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPROVING KIDNEY FUNCTION | Final Rejection | ABIOMED, Inc. |
| 18545899 | STIMULATION MODULATION TO MITIGATE COLLATERAL NERVE RECRUITMENT EFFECTS | Final Rejection | Medtronic, Inc. |
| 18615149 | SHOCKING ELECTRODES FOR IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES AND METHODS OF PRODUCING THE SHOCKING ELECTRODES | Final Rejection | Pacesetter, Inc. |
| 18610143 | BIOSTIMULATOR HAVING MOVABLE PACING ELEMENT | Final Rejection | Pacesetter, Inc. |
| 18608505 | Surgical Cart With Robotic Arm | Final Rejection | Medtronic Navigation, Inc. |
| 17236752 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND APPARATUSES FOR ANALYZING MUSCULOSKELETAL FUNCTION | Final Rejection | George Mason University |
| 18897192 | Delivering Tumor Treating Fields (TTFields) to a Subject's Brain Using Electrodes Installed in Through-Holes in the Subject's Skull | Non-Final OA | Novocure GmbH |
| 18621809 | METHODS OF TREATING SPINAL CORD INJURIES WITH ALTERNATING ELECTRIC FIELDS | Final Rejection | NOVOCURE GMBH |
| 18617871 | Applying Tumor Treating Fields (TTFields) to a Body Part in at Least Three Different Directions Using Five Arrays of Electrode Elements | Non-Final OA | Novocure GmbH |
| 18617886 | Reducing Electrosensation When Treating a Subject Using a Rotating Alternating Electric Field by Gradually Increasing the Amplitude of the Field | Final Rejection | Novocure GmbH |
| 18278852 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR THE OPERATION OF AN ENDOUROLOGICAL LASER SURGERY SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED METHOD | Non-Final OA | Coloplast A/S |
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