Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: MALAMUD, DEBORAH LESLIE

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3762 3766 3792

This examiner grants 79% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

78.6%
Allow Rate
+8.6% vs TC avg
891
Total Applications
+10.0%
Interview Lift
1262
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 847 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

10.7%
§101 Eligibility
43.5%
§102 Novelty
27.0%
§103 Obviousness
15.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19292344 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR NEURAL STIMULATION VIA VISUAL, AUDITORY AND PERIPHERAL NERVE STIMULATIONS Non-Final OA Cognito Therapeutics, Inc.
17898430 LIGHT THERAPY APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME Final Rejection Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18012451 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR JOINT HEALTH ASSESSMENT Non-Final OA Georgia Tech Research Corporation
17080544 DRY ELECTRODES FOR TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION Non-Final OA Cala Health, Inc.
18382322 Simultaneous Estimation of Cochlear and Efferent Activity Final Rejection Northwestern University
18069106 IN-EAR SENSORS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF FOR AR/VR APPLICATIONS AND DEVICES Non-Final OA Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
18069045 IN-EAR OPTICAL SENSORS FOR AR/VR APPLICATIONS AND DEVICES Non-Final OA Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
18570151 Method to Identify Patterns in Brain Activity Non-Final OA Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
18276073 SURGICAL ROBOTIC SYSTEM FOR REALIGNMENT OF WRISTED INSTRUMENTS Non-Final OA Covidien LP
18098880 SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM RESPONSE TO STIMULATION OF CAROTID BODIES FOR PATIENT STRATIFICATION IN RENAL DENERVATION Final Rejection KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18156694 SKIN CONDITION ESTIMATION METHOD, SKIN CONDITION ESTIMATION DEVICE, AND SKIN CONDITION ESTIMATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18311606 SINGLE SENSOR FOR PHYSIOLOGIC SIGNAL MEASUREMENT WITH POSITION AND TISSUE PROXIMITY INDICATION Non-Final OA Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
18083422 Single Sensor for Position and Tissue Proximity Indication Non-Final OA Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
18305079 Sterilizable Surgical Device With Battery Switch Final Rejection MAKO Surgical Corp.
18184394 Systems And Methods For An Image Guided Procedure Final Rejection Mazor Robotics Ltd.
18511478 BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION MEASUREMENT DEVICE Final Rejection OMRON HEALTHCARE Co., Ltd.
17898882 APPARATUS AND METHODS TO PROVIDE A SCALABLE AND FLEXIBLE HIGH CHANNEL DENSITY NEURAL INTERFACE Non-Final OA The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
18556517 BIOLOGICAL SIGNAL ANALYSIS METHOD Non-Final OA VUNO Inc.
18434876 PROSTHETIC IMPLANT REVISION TOOLS Final Rejection DePuy Ireland Unlimited Company
17376543 Biosignal Monitoring System With Motion Artifact Reduction Non-Final OA Stichting IMEC Nederland
18147350 EAR-WEARABLE DEVICES AND METHODS FOR ALLERGIC REACTION DETECTION Final Rejection Starkey Laboratories, Inc.
18451523 SOFT TISSUE MARKER FOR ATTACHMENT TO A SURGICAL EXCISION BED AND METHOD OF MARKING SURGICAL SITE Final Rejection Merit Medical Systems, Inc.
18503504 METHODS OF SELECTING PARAMETERS FOR THERAPEUTIC NEUROMODULATION Final Rejection Cardionomix, Inc.
17915911 COMPUTER-BASED SYSTEMS AND DEVICES CONFIGURED FOR DEEP LEARNING FROM SENSOR DATA NON-INVASIVE SEIZURE FORECASTING AND METHODS THEREOF Non-Final OA The Children's Medical Center Corporation
16806492 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PULMONARY TREATMENT Final Rejection Nuvaira, Inc.
17942986 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONSTRUCTION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF AN ELECTRICAL STIMULATION ENHANCED SURGICAL IMPLANT Final Rejection Intelligent Implants Limited
18475672 PERSONALIZED TRANSCRANIAL ALTERNATING CURRENT STIMULATION Non-Final OA StimScience Inc.
18480492 REPOSITIONABLE VOLAR MODULE Final Rejection ROCKLEY PHOTONICS LIMITED
18054391 AUTOMATED MAPPING AND/OR SIGNAL PROCESSING RESPONSIVE TO CARDIAC SIGNAL FEATURES Non-Final OA CARDIOINSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES INC.
18286065 SYSTEMS, PROGRAMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING WHEN TO TERMINATE A CORONARY SINUS OCCLUSION TREATMENT Non-Final OA Miracor Medical SA

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