Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: MOSSBROOK, WILLIAM ERIC

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3791 3794

This examiner grants 51% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

51.4%
Allow Rate
-18.6% vs TC avg
78
Total Applications
+78.4%
Interview Lift
1167
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 37 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.9%
§101 Eligibility
20.0%
§102 Novelty
48.2%
§103 Obviousness
26.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17910551 NEEDLE ASSEMBLY FOR FORMING HOLE THROUGH BIOLOGICAL WALL Final Rejection Boston Scientific Medical Device Limited
18528996 ELECTROSURGICAL PROBE AND ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY WITH AN ACTIVE ELECTRODE SUPPORT STRUCTURE Non-Final OA Arthrex, Inc.
17754434 BODY ELECTRODE UNIT Non-Final OA NIHON KOHDEN CORPORATION
17754440 BODY ELECTRODE AND BODY ELECTRODE UNIT Non-Final OA NIHON KOHDEN CORPORATION
17678935 ECG Stylet with Improved Fatigue and Break Resistance Non-Final OA Bard Access Systems, Inc.
18641734 Bio-Electrode And Method For Manufacturing Bio-Electrode Final Rejection SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
18407117 Bio-Electrode, And Method For Manufacturing The Same Non-Final OA Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
18507898 Bio-Electrode, Bio-Electrode Composition, And Method For Manufacturing Bio-Electrode Non-Final OA SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
18029497 BIO-ELECTRODE, PRODUCTION METHOD FOR BIO-ELECTRODE, AND MEASUREMENT METHOD FOR BIO-SIGNAL Non-Final OA SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
17934920 BELT AND ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHIC MEASUREMENT DEVICE Final Rejection OMRON HEALTHCARE Co., Ltd.
17663617 PORTABLE ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHIC DEVICE Final Rejection OMRON HEALTHCARE Co., Ltd.
18656132 ULTRASOUND TREATMENT TOOL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ULTRASOUND TREATMENT TOOL Final Rejection OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.
18256444 BIOLOGICAL MONITORING ELECTRODE AND WEARABLE DEVICE Non-Final OA GOERTEK INC.
17734579 ELECTRODE CONVERSION SYSTEM AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK
17728182 GAS PERMEABLE, ULTRATHIN, STRETCHABLE EPIDERMAL ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA North Carolina State University
18148143 HEART RATE MONITOR Final Rejection Garmin International, Inc.
17966359 APPARATUS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR HIGH-BANDWIDTH NEURAL INTERFACES Final Rejection PRECISION NEUROSCIENCE CORPORATION
19097672 PLANAR CATHETER WITH STITCHED CONDUCTIVE WIRE Non-Final OA Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.

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