Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: KOWALKOWSKI, FIONA MARGARET

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 3792 3796 4100

This examiner grants 100% of resolved cases

Analysis

Fiona Margaret Kowalkowski is an examiner in Tech Center 4100 and Art Unit 3792, where the examiner has 1 resolved case. This case resulted in an allowance rate of 100.0 percent and an interview lift of 0.0 percent. The median days to allowance for this resolution is 956. Practitioners should note that the grant rate is based on a limited sample size.

In Art Unit 3792, the 956 median days to allowance represents the time required to reach a grant for the 1 resolved case. The 100.0 percent allowance rate indicates a successful outcome for the applicant. However, the 0.0 percent interview lift suggests that the interview did not statistically change the outcome in this instance. These figures establish the starting point for understanding prosecution with this examiner.

Applicants should consider the resolved case as a baseline when planning their strategy. The 4100 tech center designation provides context for the examiner's general field of work. The primary metrics available for this profile offer a preliminary view of the examiner's historical performance.

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

Performance Statistics

100.0%
Allow Rate
+40.0% vs TC avg
19
Total Applications
+0.0%
Interview Lift
956
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

6.7%
§101 Eligibility
16.4%
§102 Novelty
62.5%
§103 Obviousness
12.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18894577 MEDICAL DEVICE FOR TREATING DECOMPENSATED HEART FAILURE Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
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18955228 Localizing Ion-Channel Activation Using Nullifying Waveforms Non-Final OA Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
18990078 BIASED TACHY LEAD FOR CONDUCTION SYSTEM PACING Non-Final OA Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
19007095 MINIMALLY INVASIVE LEADLESS NEUROSTIMULATION DEVICE Non-Final OA Medtronic, Inc.
18992764 TRANSIENT ELECTRODES AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NEURAL MODULATION AND RECORDING Non-Final OA Case Western Reserve University
18513459 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION Non-Final OA West Affum Holdings DAC
19094167 Apparatus And Method For Array Positioning Non-Final OA NOVOCURE GMBH

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