Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: KUO, JONATHAN T

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3715 3762 3769 3792

This examiner grants 72% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

72.5%
Allow Rate
+2.5% vs TC avg
511
Total Applications
+27.7%
Interview Lift
1067
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 484 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.2%
§101 Eligibility
14.8%
§102 Novelty
48.7%
§103 Obviousness
22.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18640806 Dual Wavelength Surgical Laser System Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
18974449 AUTOMATIC DETERMINATION OF STIMULATION SETTINGS BASED ON SIMILARITY METRICS Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation
18817330 TECHNIQUES FOR CONTROLLING A MOVEABLE COMPONENT Final Rejection INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
18423147 BALLOON EPICARDIAL ANCHOR Non-Final OA EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
18475969 DETECTING EPILEPTIC SEIZURES Non-Final OA Oura Health Oy
18993727 RECORDING AND RECOVERY OF SIGNALS DURING STIMULATION Non-Final OA EMORY UNIVERSITY
19314794 MEDICINAL EYEWEAR AND OPTICAL DEVICES Non-Final OA SunInLyf Bio Inc.
18573489 MRI COMPATIBLE NODE-BASED ECG MEASUREMENT NETWORK Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18866707 REQUESTING CHANNEL WAKEUP IN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES Non-Final OA Medtronic, Inc.
18771579 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NEURAL TISSUE ANATOMY ESTIMATION AND SELECTIVE NEURAL STIMULATION Final Rejection The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research
18911428 MAGNETIC COUPLING FOR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS Non-Final OA Medos International Sàrl
18546648 SUBCUTANEOUS PHOTOBIOMODULATION Final Rejection Case Western Reserve University
16638958 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE CONDITION OF HAIR Non-Final OA Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
18300787 CYCLE-BASED COACHING Non-Final OA Whoop, Inc.

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