Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: MALAMUD, DEBORAH LESLIE

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 3700 3762 3766 3792 4100

This examiner grants 78% of resolved cases

Analysis

Deborah Leslie Malamud is an examiner in Tech Center 4100, Art Unit 3700. The examiner has 872 resolved cases. The allowance rate is 78.2 percent, which suggests a favorable environment for applicants. This 78.2 percent rate indicates that a large portion of the applications result in a patent grant.

The interview lift is 9.7 percent. This figure shows that while the allowance rate is already high, an interview can still provide a modest benefit. The median days to allowance is 1192 days. This 1192-day timeline is the typical duration for successful applications to navigate the process with this examiner in Art Unit 3700.

With 872 resolved cases, the 78.2 percent allowance rate is a key metric for practitioners. The 9.7 percent interview lift is an important consideration for prosecution strategy. The 1192 days median pendency provides a useful benchmark for the expected time to grant, helping applicants manage their timelines effectively.

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

Performance Statistics

78.2%
Allow Rate
+18.2% vs TC avg
906
Total Applications
+9.6%
Interview Lift
1192
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 876 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

9.0%
§101 Eligibility
45.0%
§102 Novelty
31.4%
§103 Obviousness
11.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18808040 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISTINGUISHING BETWEEN A USER AND AN OBJECT Final Rejection Apple Inc.
18098880 SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM RESPONSE TO STIMULATION OF CAROTID BODIES FOR PATIENT STRATIFICATION IN RENAL DENERVATION Final Rejection KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18071500 SMART SURGICAL INSTRUMENT SELECTION AND SUGGESTION Non-Final OA Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
18955101 TIME SYNCHRONIZATION IN A MEDICAL DEVICE SYSTEM OR NETWORK Non-Final OA ZOLL Medical Corporation
18069045 IN-EAR OPTICAL SENSORS FOR AR/VR APPLICATIONS AND DEVICES Final Rejection Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
18428050 ECG ACTIVATION PATTERN CLUSTERING TEMPLATE ANALYSIS Final Rejection BIOSENSE WEBSTER (ISRAEL) LTD.
18311606 SINGLE SENSOR FOR PHYSIOLOGIC SIGNAL MEASUREMENT WITH POSITION AND TISSUE PROXIMITY INDICATION Final Rejection Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
17352771 LOCAL ACTIVATION TIME ANALYSIS SYSTEM Non-Final OA BIOSENSE WEBSTER (ISRAEL) LTD.
18919442 SELF-POWERED ELECTROACUPUNCTURE NEEDLES AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF Non-Final OA City University of Hong Kong
18570151 Method to Identify Patterns in Brain Activity Non-Final OA Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
17898882 APPARATUS AND METHODS TO PROVIDE A SCALABLE AND FLEXIBLE HIGH CHANNEL DENSITY NEURAL INTERFACE Final Rejection The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
18511478 BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION MEASUREMENT DEVICE Non-Final OA OMRON HEALTHCARE Co., Ltd.
17376543 Biosignal Monitoring System With Motion Artifact Reduction Final Rejection Stichting IMEC Nederland
18567561 METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING SENSORS FOR MEDICAL SYSTEMS AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND DEVICES Non-Final OA Shifamed Holdings, LLC
18495620 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING SLEEP STAGE AND A SLEEP QUALITY METRIC Final Rejection The Alfred E. Mann Foundation for Scientific Research
18945581 ACCESSORY DEVICES OF A MEDICAL SYSTEM, AND RELATED METHODS FOR COMMUNICATING OPERATING STATE Non-Final OA Coloplast A/S
18288867 MEASUREMENT DEVICE Final Rejection OSAKA UNIVERSITY
18770398 Systems and Methods for Inertial Sensing for VAD Diagnostics and Closed Loop Control Final Rejection TC1 LLC
18837819 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EVALUATING SPINAL CORD STIMULATION THERAPY Non-Final OA Saluda Medical Pty Ltd

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