Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: KOHUTKA, BROOKE NICOLE

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3783 3791

This examiner grants 38% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

37.5%
Allow Rate
-32.5% vs TC avg
70
Total Applications
+100.0%
Interview Lift
1535
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 16 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

6.2%
§101 Eligibility
25.1%
§102 Novelty
35.5%
§103 Obviousness
31.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17552780 IMPLANTABLE SPHINCTER ASSISTANCE DEVICE WITH COMPOSITE MATERIAL INTERCONNECTION ELEMENTS Non-Final OA Cilag GmbH International
17825694 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AIR TEMPERATURE IN AN INCUBATOR Final Rejection GE Precision Healthcare LLC
18030548 INTRAORAL SPEECH DEVICES, METHODS, AND SYSTEMS Non-Final OA The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
17996715 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING THE SPREAD OF AIRBORNE MATERIALS DURING CLINICAL OR LABORATORY PROCEDURES Non-Final OA Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
18296855 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOTELY WAKING A RESTING PERSON Non-Final OA HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
18141953 CLOSED LOOP BLOOD PRESSURE CONTROL Non-Final OA Medtronic, Inc.
18140168 ADJUSTABLE IMPLANT AND METHOD OF USE Non-Final OA NuVasive Specialized Orthopedics, Inc.
18191077 INTELLIGENT BED AND INTELLIGENT MONITORING SYSTEM USING SAME Non-Final OA Pegatron Corporation
17551188 AIR ADJUSTING DEVICE AND ORGANISM CARE SYSTEM Non-Final OA Wistron Corporation
17796311 Modular Remote Afterloader For Brachytherapy Delivery And Cartridge For Same Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY OF IOWA RESEARCH FOUNDATION
17727614 KITS FOR SURGICAL REPAIR OF SOFT TISSUE DEFECTS AND COMPONENTS, PACKAGING, AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Final Rejection SOFRADIM PRODUCTION
18014537 METHODS AND DEVICES FOR AUTOMATED MICROFLUIDIC OOCYTE DENUDATION Non-Final OA CORNELL UNIVERSITY
17920475 AN AUTOMATED CONTROLLED RELEASE DEVICE FOR LIVESTOCK MANAGEMENT AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Non-Final OA CORNELL UNIVERSITY
18026062 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AIDING A RESPIRATORY THERAPY SYSTEM USER Non-Final OA ResMed Sensor Technologies Limited
18257562 ULTRAVIOLET THERAPY APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR APPLYING ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT USING ULTRAVIOLET THERAPY APPARATUS Non-Final OA USHIO DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18000478 AN ISOLATION CHAMBER Non-Final OA SINGAPORE HEALTH SERVICES PTE LTD
18021680 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPROVING A PHYSIOLOGICAL CONDITION OF A SUBJECT Non-Final OA LIQUID OXIGEN (LOX) B.V.
17849272 Coupler Device for Round Window Stimulation of the Cochlea Final Rejection Universität Basel
17650207 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING TREATMENT TO THE BRAIN USING MAGNETIC FIELD THERAPY Final Rejection Wave Neuroscience, Inc.
18082880 TRAINING DEVICE FOR IMPROVING INSOMNIA Non-Final OA ZHUHAI ULOOK METABRAIN MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18135839 LIGHT THERAPY GLASSES Non-Final OA Texas Woman’s University
17700451 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR LONG TERM TREATMENT OF NEUROPSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS Final Rejection Magnus Medical, Inc.
18083439 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A MAGNETIC FIELD Non-Final OA ZIMMER MEDIZINSYSTEME GMBH
18010483 METHOD OF TREATING DIFFICULT TO ACCESS TUMORS WITH PHOTOACTIVATED CANCER THERAPY Non-Final OA Immunolight, LLC
17928942 An auxetic structure, a support structure, a method of preparing an auxetic structure, and use of a cellulosic material Non-Final OA AALTO-KORKEAKOULUSÄÄTIÖ SR
17919705 SLEEP AND SEXUAL WELLNESS DEVICE Non-Final OA Lexington International, LLC
17871598 MAGNETIC TRAP SYSTEM AND METHOD OF NAVIGATING A MICROSCOPIC DEVICE Final Rejection JOHANNES GUTENBERG-UNIVERSITAET MAINZ
17809550 In vivo large organ turnover and fixing device applied in minimally invasive surgery Final Rejection Ning Fan
17624819 CONNECTIVE-TISSUE BODY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME Non-Final OA BIOTUBE CO., LTD.
17499844 Surgical Implant For Repairing A Defect In Spinal Dura Mater Final Rejection Jenkins Neurospine LLC

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