Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: MAI, HAO D

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3732 3772

This examiner grants 49% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

48.9%
Allow Rate
-21.1% vs TC avg
743
Total Applications
+39.1%
Interview Lift
1340
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 711 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.7%
§101 Eligibility
10.9%
§102 Novelty
78.5%
§103 Obviousness
7.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18861361 ORAL CARE APPARATUS Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
17642726 TRANSFER APPARATUS INCLUDING GINGIVALLY EXTENDING CHANNELS AND RELATED METHODS OF MANUFACTURING Non-Final OA Solventum Intellectual Properties Company
18476858 ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCES WITH ELASTIC SEGMENTS Final Rejection Align Technology, Inc.
16985802 METHODS OF FORMING SHAPE ENGINEERED ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCES Non-Final OA Align Technology, Inc.
19052429 BONE FOUNDATION GUIDE SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA NATIONAL DENTEX, LLC
19100344 CLEAR ALIGNER Non-Final OA OSSTEM IMPLANT CO., LTD.
18965361 Dental Implement Non-Final OA CinZara, LLC
18713477 DETACHABLE DENTAL IMPLANT SYSTEM Non-Final OA NEOBIOTECH, CO., LTD.
17974986 MONITORING OF DENTITION Non-Final OA DENTAL MONITORING
18646657 PRECISION ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCES AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING SAME Non-Final OA ProSomnus Sleep Technologies, Inc.
18139572 APPLICATION OF DENTAL CEMENT TO DENTAL RESTORATION ELEMENTS Non-Final OA EXOCAD GMBH
18710131 IMPROVED ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCES Non-Final OA Sympal, Inc.
18133414 PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICE AND CIRCUITRY Non-Final OA INTER-MED, INC.
18185914 DYNAMICALLY DETERMINED SEQUENCE OF DENTAL-PROCEDURE OPERATIONS Final Rejection Barndt Consulting
18014779 SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR DESIGNING AND MANUFACTURING A DENTAL IMPLANT FOR A MULTI-ROOTED TOOTH Final Rejection iDentical, Inc.
18048666 ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCES, ATTACHMENTS, SYSTEMS INCLUDING APPLIANCES AND ATTACHMENTS, AND METHODS FOR ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCE AND ATTACHMENT FABRICATION Non-Final OA Ormco Corporation (Spark/Aligner Division)
17485608 ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE IRRIGATOR APPARATUS AND METHOD Non-Final OA G&H Technologies, LLC

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