Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: MINCHELLA, ADAM ZACHARY

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3794

This examiner grants 64% of resolved cases

Analysis

Adam Zachary Minchella has 365 resolved cases in Art Unit 3794. His allowance rate is 64.1 percent, which provides a consistent expectation for outcomes in Tech Center 3700. This baseline suggests a fair probability of success for applications on his docket.

The interview lift of 33.9 percent is a strong indicator that personal engagement is beneficial. It offers a substantial increase over the 64.1 percent allowance rate. This 33.9 percent lift makes examiner interviews a highly recommended strategy for practitioners seeking to resolve rejections.

The median days to allowance is 1257. This metric, derived from the 365 resolved cases he has managed, helps practitioners plan for the expected duration of the patent application process. The 1257 day median is a key timing benchmark for Art Unit 3794.

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

Performance Statistics

64.1%
Allow Rate
-5.9% vs TC avg
401
Total Applications
+33.9%
Interview Lift
1257
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 365 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.2%
§101 Eligibility
16.3%
§102 Novelty
49.5%
§103 Obviousness
24.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17988236 Wearable Devices with Perspiration Measurement Capabilities Final Rejection Apple Inc.
18788876 Irrigated High Density Electrode Catheter Final Rejection St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.
17446484 ELECTRODE COMPRISING A CONDUCTIVE ACRYLATE BASED PRESSURE SENSITIVE ADHESIVE Final Rejection Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
18839599 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HIGH-DENSITY LONG-TERM INTRACELLULAR ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY Non-Final OA President and Fellows of Harvard College
18574873 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISPOSABLE SENSORS Non-Final OA GE Precision Healthcare LLC
18821238 USER INTERFACE AND DATA MANAGEMENT FOR TEMPERATURE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Non-Final OA Zoll Circulation, Inc.
18912537 SIGNAL MEASUREMENT CIRCUITS AND METHODS Non-Final OA SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.
18917829 CATHETER HAVING CLOSED ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY WITH SPINES OF UNIFORM LENGTH Final Rejection BIOSENSE WEBSTER (ISRAEL) LTD.
18843490 INSTRUMENTED COCHLEAR IMPLANT Non-Final OA CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY
18845576 NEURAL INTERFACE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME Non-Final OA DAEGU GYEONGBUK INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
17920695 Implantable Transition Micro-Electrodes Final Rejection University of Utah Research Foundation
17436251 ELECTRONIC FUNCTIONAL MEMBER, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME, AND BIOLOGICAL MEASUREMENT SENSOR Final Rejection The University of Tokyo
18546680 PERCUTANEOUS PHOTOBIOMODULATION Non-Final OA Case Western Reserve University
18474427 ARTICLE OF CLOTHING FOR SUPPORTING WEARABLE MEDICAL DEVICE Non-Final OA WEST AFFUM HOLDINGS DAC
17788187 VAPOR THERAPY SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA FRANCIS MEDICAL, INC.

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