Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 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
202
Total Applications
+38.8%
Interview Lift
1220
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 159 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.9%
§101 Eligibility
23.5%
§102 Novelty
52.1%
§103 Obviousness
18.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18707530 PATIENT INTERFACE INCLUDING FLOW GENERATOR Non-Final OA ResMed Pty Ltd
18254907 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection SONY GROUP CORPORATION
17459160 Vibratory Expulsive Therapy For Urinary Stones Final Rejection The Regents of the University of California
16660166 ACTIVE COMPRESSION-DECOMPRESSION DEVICES AND METHODS Non-Final OA Zoll Circulation, Inc.
18041918 TRANSFORMABLE PNEUMATIC SOFT STRUCTURES Final Rejection Massachusetts Institute of Technology
18417507 TEMPERATURE CONTROL METHOD OF VAPORIZER AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
18502568 HEADGEAR ASSEMBLY Final Rejection Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited
16616650 HEADGEAR FOR A PATIENT INTERFACE Final Rejection Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited
18177418 Headgear Assembly for Securing a Fluid Tube Non-Final OA Masimo Corporation
17095370 MEDICAL DEVICE FOR THE PREVENTION OF THROMBOSIS Final Rejection THE TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
18267754 WEARABLE AIR PURIFICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Dyson Technology Limited
18277937 INHALER Final Rejection KT&G CORPORATION

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