Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: LEDERER, SARAH B

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3785

This examiner grants 56% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

56.0%
Allow Rate
-14.0% vs TC avg
197
Total Applications
+36.9%
Interview Lift
1215
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 150 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
4.4%
§102 Novelty
88.6%
§103 Obviousness
1.0%
§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
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
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
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.
18271929 HIGH FLOW RESPIRATORY THERAPY DEVICE AND METHOD THROUGH BREATH SYNCHRONIZATION Non-Final OA MEK CO., LTD.
17788750 VENTILATOR Non-Final OA BMC MEDICAL CO., LTD.
16660166 ACTIVE COMPRESSION-DECOMPRESSION DEVICES AND METHODS Final Rejection Zoll Circulation, Inc.
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.
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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