Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: MOSSBROOK, WILLIAM ERIC

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3791 3794

This examiner grants 54% of resolved cases

Analysis

William Eric Mossbrook, in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 3791, has 41 resolved cases. His allowance rate is 53.7%, which is slightly above the midpoint for patent grants. The median days to allowance is 1174, providing a standard timeframe for those 41 cases that reach allowance. This 1174-day metric is an important benchmark for practitioners to consider when managing client expectations.

The interview lift is an exceptionally high 75.5%, making it the most effective strategy for this examiner. This 75.5% lift more than doubles the 53.7% baseline allowance rate, suggesting that interviews are almost essential for success. Practitioners should consider the 1174-day median pendency when planning their prosecution strategy in Art Unit 3791. The 75.5% lift confirms that oral advocacy is a highly productive intervention for the 41 resolved cases in his profile.

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

Performance Statistics

53.7%
Allow Rate
-16.3% vs TC avg
81
Total Applications
+75.5%
Interview Lift
1174
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 41 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.5%
§101 Eligibility
18.0%
§102 Novelty
51.6%
§103 Obviousness
24.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18626677 CATHETERS WITH REINFORCED SEGMENT AND ATTACHED TUBE Final Rejection Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
17910551 NEEDLE ASSEMBLY FOR FORMING HOLE THROUGH BIOLOGICAL WALL Final Rejection Boston Scientific Medical Device Limited
18063040 FLEXIBLE, INSERTABLE, TRANSPARENT MICROELECTRODE ARRAY FOR DETECTING INTERACTIONS BETWEEN DIFFERENT BRAIN REGIONS Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of California
18256444 BIOLOGICAL MONITORING ELECTRODE AND WEARABLE DEVICE Non-Final OA GOERTEK INC.
19097672 PLANAR CATHETER WITH STITCHED CONDUCTIVE WIRE Non-Final OA Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
18528996 ELECTROSURGICAL PROBE AND ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY WITH AN ACTIVE ELECTRODE SUPPORT STRUCTURE Non-Final OA Arthrex, Inc.
17798207 ELECTROSURGICAL VESSEL SEALING DEVICE CONTROLLER Final Rejection Conmed Corporation
17734579 ELECTRODE CONVERSION SYSTEM AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK
18051724 ELECTRODE WITH PROTECTED EDGE REGION Final Rejection Heraeus Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG
18148143 HEART RATE MONITOR Final Rejection Garmin International, Inc.
18058783 WEARABLE DEVICE AND DETECTION METHOD Non-Final OA OMRON HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
17929523 ELECTRODE-EQUIPPED BAND AND WEARABLE APPARATUS Non-Final OA OMRON HEALTHCARE Co., Ltd.
17728182 GAS PERMEABLE, ULTRATHIN, STRETCHABLE EPIDERMAL ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA North Carolina State University
17912978 BIOLOGICAL SENSOR Final Rejection Nitto Denko Corporation
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 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.
17966359 APPARATUS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR HIGH-BANDWIDTH NEURAL INTERFACES Final Rejection PRECISION NEUROSCIENCE CORPORATION
17655218 APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR MONITORING AND CONTROLLING BLEEDING DURING CRYOABLATION TREATMENTS Non-Final OA Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
18570002 AN ADHESIVE SKIN PATCH AND A METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING IT Final Rejection TEKNOLOGIAN TUTKIMUSKESKUS VTT OY

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