Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: LEE, ERICA SHENGKAI

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3762 3766 3792 3796

This examiner grants 65% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

65.1%
Allow Rate
-4.9% vs TC avg
648
Total Applications
+31.6%
Interview Lift
1339
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 598 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.4%
§101 Eligibility
3.0%
§102 Novelty
88.2%
§103 Obviousness
5.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17281462 ORGANIC ELECTRIC FIELD LIGHT-EMITTING SHEET FOR USE IN LIGHT COSMETOLOGY OR LIGHT THERAPY Final Rejection NIPPON SHOKUBAI CO., LTD.
17868489 PHOTOBIOMODULATION OF THE GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT Final Rejection Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
19271131 SEPARABLE HOUSING FOR TREMOR REDUCTION SYSTEM Final Rejection Cala Health, Inc.
19270963 TREMOR REDUCTION USING MACHINE LEARNING ALGORITHMS Non-Final OA Cala Health, Inc.
19271267 TAILORED NERVE STIMULATION FOR TREMOR Non-Final OA Cala Health, Inc.
19271273 TREMOR REDUCTION USING CLOUD COMPUTING Non-Final OA Cala Health, Inc.
17808850 BAND FOR WEARABLE NEUROSTIMULATION SYSTEM Final Rejection Cala Health, Inc.
17957995 SURGICAL SYSTEMS WITH SYNCHRONIZED DISTRIBUTED PROCESSING CAPABILITIES Final Rejection Cilag GmbH International
18501430 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COUPLING AN INSTRUMENT TO AN INSTRUMENT DRIVE SYSTEM Non-Final OA INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
17079754 THERMOFORM CANNULA WITH VARIABLE CANNULA BODY STIFFNESS Non-Final OA ABIOMED, Inc.
19184337 ELECTRODE ARRAY FOR SPATIALLY RANDOM ELECTRICAL STIMULATION Non-Final OA Soin Neuroscience, LLC
18604899 METHOD FOR PROVIDING CONTROL DATA FOR AN OPHTHALMOLOGICAL LASER Non-Final OA SCHWIND EYE-TECH-SOLUTIONS GMBH
18557086 Communication System for Intra-Body Communication Final Rejection BIOTRONIK SE & Co. KG
18543910 POSTURE STATE RESPONSIVE THERAPY DELIVERY USING DWELL TIMES Non-Final OA Medtronic, Inc.
18546564 PARAMETER SELECTION FOR ELECTRICAL STIMULATION THERAPY Non-Final OA Medtronic, Inc.
18056472 IMPLANTABLE PACEMAKER WITH AUTOMATIC IMPLANT DETECTION AND SYSTEM INTEGRITY DETERMINATION Non-Final OA Medtronic, Inc.
18554316 LIGHT TOUCH KEEPING APPARATUS, LIGHT TOUCH KEEPING METHOD AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
18741169 MONITORING STIMULATING ASSEMBLY INSERTION Non-Final OA Cochlear Limited
18613468 MONITORING STIMULATING ASSEMBLY INSERTION Non-Final OA Cochlear Limited
17581307 MOTOR LEARNING AND VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION (VNS) PAIRED WITH MOTOR LEARNING TO TREAT DEMYELINATING DISEASES, CONDITIONS AND DISORDERS Non-Final OA THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, A BODY CORPORATE
18388371 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING AND USING STIMULATION PROGRAMS WITH TEMPORAL VARIATION Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation
18745606 CATHETER DEVICE HAVING A COUPLING DEVICE FOR A DRIVE DEVICE Non-Final OA ECP Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH
17700415 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ESTABLISHING A NERVE BLOCK Final Rejection SetPoint Medical Corporation
17632922 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING NEUTRAL ACTIVITY Non-Final OA DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION TECHNOLOGIES PTY LTD
18371882 SYNCHRONIZATION OF VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION WITH THE CARDIAC CYCLE OF A PATIENT Final Rejection Catholic Healthcase West (d/b/a St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center)
17635563 ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL CATHETER SYSTEMS Final Rejection IMPERIAL COLLEGE INNOVATIONS LTD.
18306540 TREATMENT OF PELVIC FLOOR DISORDERS USING TARGETED LOWER LIMB NERVE STIMULATION Final Rejection EBT MEDICAL, INC.
18153981 Wearable Heartbeat and Breathing Waveform Continuous Monitoring System Final Rejection Bayland Scientific LLC
17919774 SYSTEM COMPRISING PARTICLES AND A REMOVABLE DEVICE Final Rejection XPHELYUM
17898226 IMPROVING SPECIFICITY OF NON-PHYSIOLOGICAL SHORT INTERVALS AS A LEAD MONITORING DIAGNOSTIC Final Rejection Lambda Nu Technologies LLC

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