Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: LOUIS, RICHARD G

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3731 3734 3771 3774 3795

This examiner grants 75% of resolved cases

Analysis

Richard G. Louis is an examiner in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 3731. With 963 resolved cases, the examiner has an allowance rate of 74.7 percent. This 74.7 percent rate indicates a positive environment for applicants in this unit. The 963 resolved cases provide a statistically robust foundation for these performance metrics.

The interview lift is 17.2 percent. This 17.2 percent lift shows that interviews provide a boost to the 74.7 percent baseline allowance rate. Practitioners can use this 17.2 percent figure to evaluate the benefits of a formal discussion. The data indicates that interviews are a productive part of the prosecution process with this examiner.

The median days to allowance is 1221. This 1221-day timeline is the standard duration for successful applications. The data from 963 resolved cases provides a clear view of the 74.7 percent allowance rate and 1221-day pendency in Art Unit 3731. These figures help define the prosecution environment in Tech Center 3700.

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

Performance Statistics

74.7%
Allow Rate
+4.7% vs TC avg
1,008
Total Applications
+17.2%
Interview Lift
1221
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 963 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.7%
§101 Eligibility
18.0%
§102 Novelty
52.6%
§103 Obviousness
20.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18159491 ANCHORING DELIVERY SYSTEM AND METHODS Final Rejection Route 92 Medical, Inc.
19190365 MEDICAL SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
18737780 VESSEL ACCESS AND CLOSURE ASSIST SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
19009065 MEDICAL SYSTEMS, DEVICE, AND RELATED METHODS THEREOF Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Medical Device Limited
18810133 SYNCHRONIZATION OF THE OPERATIONAL ENVELOPES OF INDEPENDENT SURGICAL DEVICES Non-Final OA Cilag GmbH International
18924559 SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF ACCESSING ENCAPSULATED TARGETS Non-Final OA INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
19207734 BALLOON FOR BALLOON CATHETER AND BALLOON CATHETER INCLUDING SAME Non-Final OA KANEKA CORPORATION
19174837 LOCK AND RELEASE MECHANISMS FOR TRANS-CATHETER IMPLANTABLE DEVICES Non-Final OA EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
18965594 DOCKING STATIONS FOR TRANSCATHETER VALVES Non-Final OA EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
18499280 Clip Delivery Catheter with Helical Multi-Lumen Extrusion for Improved Gripper Actuation and Methods of Making and Using Same Non-Final OA Evalve, Inc.
19239821 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ESTIMATING TEMPERATURE OF AN ULTRASONIC INSTRUMENT Non-Final OA Verb Surgical Inc.
18858167 DELIVERY AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM FOR A MEDICAL DEVICE Non-Final OA Medtronic, Inc.
18782196 SUTURE SYSTEM AND RELATED METHODS FOR CONNECTING AND CREATING SUSPENSION BETWEEN AT LEAST TWO BODIES Final Rejection Conmed Corporation
19129959 CATHETER AND METHODS OF USING SAME Non-Final OA The United States Government as represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs
19129816 INTRAVASCULAR LITHOTRIPSY DEVICES WITH THIN-WALLED BALLOONS AND SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.
19192187 INTRODUCER HUB ASSEMBLY HAVING CROSS-SLIT SEAL Non-Final OA Pacesetter, Inc.
18555777 ACCOMMODATING INTRAOCULAR LENSES AND ASSOCIATED METHODS Final Rejection Shifamed Holdings, LLC
18885013 Computer System for Computer Aided Design (CAD) Modeling of a Mitral Valve Non-Final OA Dassault Systemes Americas Corp.

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