Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: MULLINS, JESSICA LYNN

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3792 3796

This examiner grants 50% of resolved cases

Analysis

In Tech Center 3700, Examiner Jessica Lynn Mullins has overseen 103 resolved cases. The data for Art Unit 3792 shows an allowance rate of 49.5 percent for these 103 cases. This 49.5 percent rate is derived from the 103 cases that have reached a final resolution, providing a benchmark for practitioners.

The median days to allowance is 1250. This 1250 day figure represents the median time from filing to grant for successful applications. Practitioners should consider this 1250 day timeline when planning prosecution steps in Art Unit 3792.

The interview lift is 34.0 percent, which indicates an increase in the probability of allowance when an interview is conducted relative to the 49.5 percent base rate. This 34.0 percent lift suggests that interviews are associated with a higher likelihood of allowance. The 34.0 percent lift provides a statistical basis for engaging in direct communication with the examiner in Tech Center 3700.

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

Performance Statistics

49.5%
Allow Rate
-20.5% vs TC avg
154
Total Applications
+34.0%
Interview Lift
1250
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 103 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

10.8%
§101 Eligibility
24.6%
§102 Novelty
43.0%
§103 Obviousness
19.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19021930 TRANSESOPHAGEAL VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION DEVICEPOSITIONING USING SENSED PHYSIOLOGICAL SIGNALS Non-Final OA Covidien LP
18784430 EVOKED RESPONSE-GUIDED NEUROMODULATION LEAD PLACEMENT Final Rejection Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation
18652645 COMPUTER-ASSISTED PROGRAMMING OF NEUROMODULATION THERAPY Final Rejection Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation
18080624 Monitoring Medical System with UV Exposure Non-Final OA Bard Access Systems, Inc.
17440349 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MAINTAINING STERILITY OF A COMPONENT USING A MOVABLE, STERILE VOLUME Non-Final OA Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
18039002 SETTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR A BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM Final Rejection KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
17260943 INTERNAL LASER LIGHT DELIVERY FOR PHOTOACOUSTIC-GUIDED DRILLING Final Rejection The Johns Hopkins University
17625869 HAND-OPERATED MEDICAL INSTRUMENT WITH APPARATUS FOR DETECTING ACTIVATION CYCLES Non-Final OA Aesculap AG
18456239 MULTIPLE-INPUT-COUPLED ILLUMINATED MULTI-SPOT LASER PROBE Final Rejection Alcon Inc.
17380992 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EYE CATARACT REMOVAL Non-Final OA Alcon Inc.
17270393 MULTIFUNCTIONAL SKIN PATCH Non-Final OA THE GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION
17981237 PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY ILLUMINATOR DEVICES AND METHODS Final Rejection Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc.
18365030 PERMISSION-BASED TRANSFERRING OF WIRELESS PHYSIOLOGICAL MONITORING Final Rejection MASIMO CORPORATION
18784462 DEVICES FOR IMPLANTATION OF CELLULAR TRANSPLANTS AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of Colorado, a body corporate
18957567 BIOSTIMULATOR HAVING EXPANDABLE FRAME Non-Final OA Pacesetter, Inc.
18398526 Reducing Electrosensation While Treating a Subject Using Alternating Electric Fields by Increasing the Number of Steps in a Ramp-Up Portion of a Waveform Non-Final OA Novocure GmbH
17819757 END-EFFECTOR FOR ENDOSCOPIC SURGICAL INSTRUMENT Non-Final OA UCL Business LTD.
18086735 Ophthalmological Device for Processing a Curved Treatment Face Non-Final OA Ziemer Ophthalmic Systems AG

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