Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 04, 2026

Examiner: LEWIS, KIM M

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3772 3786

This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases

Analysis

Kim M Lewis is an examiner in Tech Center 3700, specifically within Art Unit 3772. The examiner has 1010 resolved cases. This volume of work has resulted in an allowance rate pct of 74.0. For practitioners, this allowance rate pct serves as an indicator of the outcome frequency for applications assigned to this docket. The data also reveals an interview lift pct of 12.8. This interview lift pct suggests that conducting an interview is a strategy associated with an increased probability of allowance. Applications that reach a grant do so with a median days to allowance of 1173.

The 1173 median days to allowance provides a timeline for the patent acquisition process. By analyzing the 1010 resolved cases, one can see the historical record of practice in Art Unit 3772. The 74.0 allowance rate pct and 12.8 interview lift pct provide metrics for evaluating the prosecution environment. These figures assist in the development of a strategy for patent applications. Understanding these data points is useful for managing expectations and resources during the examination phase.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

74.0%
Allow Rate
+4.0% vs TC avg
1,033
Total Applications
+12.8%
Interview Lift
1174
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1011 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.5%
§101 Eligibility
20.0%
§102 Novelty
41.1%
§103 Obviousness
27.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18688804 Compression Bandage Systems with Areas of Increased Local Pressure Non-Final OA Solventum Intellectual Properties Company
18414671 WALKING BOOT INSERT FOR WOUND CARE Non-Final OA FOOTPACT, LLC
18224352 NEGATIVE PRESSURE DRESSING AND METHOD OF USING SAME Final Rejection Smith & Nephew, Inc.
19284623 Orthopedic Sleeve Non-Final OA Aspen Medical Products, LLC
19211685 ANTIMICROBIAL HEMOSTATIC DEVICES AND METHODS OF USE AND MAKING Non-Final OA TELEFLEX LIFE SCIENCES II LLC
18854665 LAYERED BAND FOR INCORPORATION INTO WEARABLE MEDICAL DEVICES Non-Final OA IFGCURE HOLDINGS, LLC
18753704 ORTHOPEDIC CAST VENTILATOR Final Rejection Elemental Orthopedics, LLC
18569393 BANDAGE FOR ENCLOSING A LEG REGION OR ARM REGION OF A LIVING BEING Non-Final OA KOB GmbH
18552129 SUPERABSORBENT CHITOSAN WOUND DRESSINGS, MANUFACTURING METHODS AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF Non-Final OA ADVAMEDICA INC.

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