Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: KISH, JAMES M

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3737 3771 3791 3792 3793 3799

This examiner grants 62% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

62.5%
Allow Rate
-7.5% vs TC avg
684
Total Applications
+12.0%
Interview Lift
1626
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 646 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.9%
§101 Eligibility
16.5%
§102 Novelty
49.0%
§103 Obviousness
20.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18651905 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPROVING KIDNEY FUNCTION Non-Final OA ABIOMED, Inc.
18581910 DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION (DBS) METHOD AND DEVICE Non-Final OA Worcester Polytechnic Institute
18545899 STIMULATION MODULATION TO MITIGATE COLLATERAL NERVE RECRUITMENT EFFECTS Non-Final OA Medtronic, Inc.
18278852 ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR THE OPERATION OF AN ENDOUROLOGICAL LASER SURGERY SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED METHOD Final Rejection Coloplast A/S
18608505 Surgical Cart With Robotic Arm Non-Final OA Medtronic Navigation, Inc.
18621809 METHODS OF TREATING SPINAL CORD INJURIES WITH ALTERNATING ELECTRIC FIELDS 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 Non-Final OA Novocure GmbH
18679349 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOVAL OF CORNEAL SPECULAR REFLECTIONS IN EYE IMAGING Non-Final OA Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc.
18582601 SURGICAL ROBOTIC MANIPULATOR PROVIDING ENHANCED DEXTERITY ACROSS THE SURGICAL WORKSPACE Non-Final OA Asensus Surgical US, Inc.
18643452 LIGHT THERAPY DEVICE Non-Final OA PLATINUM IP LLC
18611350 ELECTRODE AND GARMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVED DELIVERY OF NEUROMUSCULAR STIMULATION Non-Final OA Motive Health, Inc.
18040621 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROSTHETIC PLACEMENT, SURGICAL GUIDE PLACEMENT, AND ORTHOGNATHIC SURGERY REASSEMBLY Non-Final OA NEOCIS INC.
18603110 Microrobotic Systems and Methods for Endovascular Interventions Non-Final OA Board of Regents, The Universtiy of Texas System
18590400 DEVICES AND METHODS FOR TREATING TESTICULAR PAIN Non-Final OA PathRight Medical, Inc.
18585112 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INACTIVATING VIRUSES IN HUMAN BODY Non-Final OA CHUNGMED CO., LTD.
18686279 PHOTOTHERAPY DEVICE FOR TREATING VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY Non-Final OA LUMITEX, INC
18443227 LIGHT TREATMENT APPARATUS FOR TREATING VASCULAR LESIONS Non-Final OA LUTRONIC CORPORATION
18441135 DEVICE FOR MEASURING SURFACES TO BE TREATED BY PHOTOBIOMODULATION AND PHOTOBIOMODULATION APPARATUS WITH SUCH A DEVICE Non-Final OA ASA S.R.L.
18291420 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR STIMULATING A TARGET AREA Non-Final OA FRIGG AB
18579907 COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR ENABLING PATIENT-SPECIFIC ELECTROSTIMULATION OF NEURONAL TISSUE AND ASSOCIATED DEVICES AND SOFTWARE Non-Final OA Bottneuro AG
18399703 SKIN TREATMENT APPARATUS Non-Final OA SHENZHEN ULIKE SMART ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18561705 ROBOTIC SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS WITH DIVERGING FORM FACTORS Final Rejection TITAN MEDICAL INC.
18140149 Light Treatment Devices and Methods of Use Final Rejection FOREO INC
18188737 EMERGENCY RELEASE AND STERILE BARRIERS FOR ROBOTIC SURGERY SYSTEMS Final Rejection CONAVI MEDICAL CORP.
17794236 OPERATING HANDLE WITH FEEDBACK OF GUIDEWIRE/CATHETER ADVANCEMENT RESISTANCE FOR VASCULAR INTERVENTION ROBOT Non-Final OA SHANGHAI OPERATION ROBOT CO., LTD.
17154467 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ELECTRICAL CURRENT THERAPY OF BIOLOGICAL TISSUE Non-Final OA Rocky Mountain Biphasic, Inc.

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