Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: LEDERER, SARAH B

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3785

This examiner grants 56% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

55.7%
Allow Rate
-14.3% vs TC avg
194
Total Applications
+38.2%
Interview Lift
1197
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 140 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.7%
§101 Eligibility
23.5%
§102 Novelty
49.2%
§103 Obviousness
20.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17459160 Vibratory Expulsive Therapy For Urinary Stones Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of California
18254907 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18634188 SUCTION ASSEMBLY Final Rejection Therabody, Inc.
18041918 TRANSFORMABLE PNEUMATIC SOFT STRUCTURES Non-Final OA Massachusetts Institute of Technology
18502568 HEADGEAR ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited
16616650 HEADGEAR FOR A PATIENT INTERFACE Non-Final OA Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited
18353419 ACOUSTIC SHOCK WAVE THERAPEUTIC METHODS TO TREAT NEUROLOGICAL CONDITIONS USING REFLEXOLOGY ZONES Non-Final OA SOFTWAVE TISSUE REGENERATION TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
18110073 ACOUSTIC SHOCK WAVE OR PRESSURE PULSE TREATMENT FOR GUM SENSITIVITY Non-Final OA SOFTWAVE TISSUE REGENERATION TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
17095370 MEDICAL DEVICE FOR THE PREVENTION OF THROMBOSIS Final Rejection THE TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
18277937 INHALER Non-Final OA KT&G CORPORATION
18177418 Headgear Assembly for Securing a Fluid Tube Final Rejection Masimo Corporation
17907165 OXYGEN CONCENTRATOR WITH A USER-REPLACEABLE DESICCANT RECEPTACLE Non-Final OA ResMed Asia Pte. Ltd.
18267754 WEARABLE AIR PURIFICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Dyson Technology Limited
17788750 VENTILATOR Non-Final OA BMC MEDICAL CO., LTD.
16660166 ACTIVE COMPRESSION-DECOMPRESSION DEVICES AND METHODS Final Rejection Zoll Circulation, Inc.
17770825 METHOD OF USING A HYDROELECTRIC ACTUATOR TO CREATE A CONTROLLABLE PRESSURE ON A CYLINDRICALLY SHAPED OBJECT Final Rejection ElastiMed Ltd.
18281287 EXOSKIN Non-Final OA Motorskins GmbH
18231669 PROGRESSIVE SPINE UNLOCK Non-Final OA Excite Medical of Tampa Bay, LLC
18353206 MASSAGE DEVICE Non-Final OA FUZHOU MIAOLOULI HEALTH TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18222316 Telescopic Machine Core Non-Final OA Dongguan Mengqu Electronic Technology Co., Ltd
18271929 HIGH FLOW RESPIRATORY THERAPY DEVICE AND METHOD THROUGH BREATH SYNCHRONIZATION Non-Final OA MEK CO., LTD.
18007968 ADAPTIVE DERMAL CARE METHODS AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA Cosmetic Edge Pty Ltd
18248298 MASSAGING SUPPORT Non-Final OA TOSCANA GOMMA S.P.A.
18018959 HANDPIECE CAPABLE OF ATTACHING/DETACHING VACUUM CAP AND ADJUSTING ANGLE OF VACUUM CAP Non-Final OA PARK, Won Hee
18145508 Method Of And System For Treatment Of Musculoskeletal Conditions With A Synergistic Combination Of Therapeutic Modalities Final Rejection Hecker Sports Medicine, LLC
17984223 SKIN CARE METHOD OF SKIN BEAUTY DEVICE Non-Final OA SOOVON Co. Ltd.
17818280 HUMAN BODY STIMULATION UNIT AND HUMAN BODY STIMULATION DEVICE INCLUDING HUMAN BODY STIMULATION UNIT Non-Final OA HUTECH INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
17788116 User Attachment for Gait and Balance Rehabilitation Apparatus Final Rejection Hocoma AG
17238588 FACE SHIELD ASSEMBLY Final Rejection ZVerse, Inc.

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