Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: MOSSBROOK, WILLIAM ERIC

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3794

This examiner grants 44% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

44.4%
Allow Rate
-25.6% vs TC avg
72
Total Applications
+85.0%
Interview Lift
1302
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 27 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.8%
§101 Eligibility
20.6%
§102 Novelty
45.7%
§103 Obviousness
27.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17728182 GAS PERMEABLE, ULTRATHIN, STRETCHABLE EPIDERMAL ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND RELATED METHODS Final Rejection North Carolina State University
17566021 MONITORING CARDIAC ACTIVITY USING AN IN-EAR DEVICE Non-Final OA META PLATFORMS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
18148143 HEART RATE MONITOR Non-Final OA Garmin International, Inc.
18671677 MULTIPLE GAS CIRCUIT CONNECTOR AND METHOD FOR CRYOABLATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
17914089 BIOLOGICAL SENSOR Final Rejection Nitto Denko Corporation
17912978 BIOLOGICAL SENSOR Non-Final OA Nitto Denko Corporation
17966359 APPARATUS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR HIGH-BANDWIDTH NEURAL INTERFACES Non-Final OA PRECISION NEUROSCIENCE CORPORATION
17859995 Self-Sealing Membrane Connector for Gel Pads Non-Final OA C. R. Bard, Inc.
18641734 Bio-Electrode And Method For Manufacturing Bio-Electrode Non-Final OA SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
18407117 Bio-Electrode, And Method For Manufacturing The Same Final Rejection Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
18507898 Bio-Electrode, Bio-Electrode Composition, And Method For Manufacturing Bio-Electrode Final Rejection SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
18029497 BIO-ELECTRODE, PRODUCTION METHOD FOR BIO-ELECTRODE, AND MEASUREMENT METHOD FOR BIO-SIGNAL Final Rejection SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
18656132 ULTRASOUND TREATMENT TOOL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ULTRASOUND TREATMENT TOOL Non-Final OA OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.
18024323 BIOELECTRODE Final Rejection Toray Industries, Inc.
18058783 WEARABLE DEVICE AND DETECTION METHOD Final Rejection OMRON HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
18875626 SURFACE FLEXIBLE ELECTRODE FOR CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREPARING SAID ELECTRODE Non-Final OA SHANGHAI STAIRMED TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18964879 SKULL ANCHOR BOLT WITH A CONTROLLED BREAK POINT AND RECOVERY MEANS Non-Final OA Ad-Tech Medical Instrument Corporation
17798207 ELECTROSURGICAL VESSEL SEALING DEVICE CONTROLLER Non-Final OA Conmed Corporation
17798242 VESSEL SEALER WITH SLOT FOR REMOVAL OF DEBRIS Non-Final OA Conmed Corporation
18570002 AN ADHESIVE SKIN PATCH AND A METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING IT Non-Final OA TEKNOLOGIAN TUTKIMUSKESKUS VTT OY
17754440 BODY ELECTRODE AND BODY ELECTRODE UNIT Final Rejection NIHON KOHDEN CORPORATION
18691469 BRAIN WAVE DETECTION ELECTRODE, BRAIN WAVE MEASURING DEVICE, AND BRAIN WAVE MEASURING METHOD Non-Final OA SUMITOMO BAKELITE CO., LTD.
18709501 CRYOABLATION NEEDLE HAVING J-T SLOT SLEEVE Non-Final OA ACCU TARGET MEDIPHARMA (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.
18709500 CRYOABLATION NEEDLE HAVING J-T DOUBLE-CHANNEL Non-Final OA ACCU TARGET MEDIPHARMA (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.
18496033 BIOPOTENTIAL SIGNAL ACQUISITION Final Rejection Delsys Incorporated
17943024 ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY HEADSET AND SYSTEM FOR COLLECTING BIOSIGNAL DATA Final Rejection Zeto, Inc.
18051724 ELECTRODE WITH PROTECTED EDGE REGION Non-Final OA Heraeus Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG
18010201 WEARABLE DEVICE FOR ACQUIRING PLURAL ELECTROCARDIOGRAM LEAD SIGNALS Non-Final OA HEXACHECK INC.
17923218 TEXTILE-TYPE DRY ELECTRODE PLATE Non-Final OA Hui-Ling CHANG
17895801 SEGMENTATION INSTRUMENT AND CONTROLLER Final Rejection Eximis Surgical Inc.

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