Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: MUTCHLER, CHRISTOPHER JOHN

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3792 3796

This examiner grants 47% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

46.8%
Allow Rate
-23.2% vs TC avg
91
Total Applications
+18.6%
Interview Lift
1268
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 47 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

13.3%
§101 Eligibility
15.9%
§102 Novelty
47.3%
§103 Obviousness
19.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17433451 WEARABLE PERIPHERAL NERVE STIMULATION FOR THE TREATMENT OF DISEASES UTILIZING RHYTHMIC BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES Final Rejection Cala Health, Inc.
17825605 SWITCHED CAPACITOR-BASED ELECTRICAL STIMULATION DEVICE AND METHOD Final Rejection Korea University Research and Business Foundation
18626897 CONFORMAL ELECTRODE ARRAYS FOR ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC RECORDING AND NEURAL STIMULATION WITHIN THE CEREBRAL VENTRICLES AND CEREBRAL VASCULATURE Non-Final OA Precision Neuroscience Corporation
18709553 Implantable Medical Device Comprising an Electrode Device Having a Helix Element Non-Final OA BIOTRONIK SE & Co. KG
18783082 WAVE PROPAGATION CONTROL ENHANCEMENT Non-Final OA Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
17128582 PREDICTIVE, DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC APPLICATIONS OF WEARABLES FOR MENTAL HEALTH Final Rejection CERNER INNOVATION, INC.
17934752 TRANSCUTANEOUS ENERGY TRANSFER Final Rejection Kardion GmbH
17447503 BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION ACQUISITION DEVICE AND BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION ACQUISITION METHOD Final Rejection OMRON HEALTHCARE Co., Ltd.
17763479 LEARNING DEVICE, LEARNING METHOD, AND MEASUREMENT DEVICE Non-Final OA KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO
18709043 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEASURING A RESPONSE OF A SUBJECT TO AN EVENT Non-Final OA Oxford University Innovation Limited
18720800 Tunnel Filler Device And Methods Of Use Non-Final OA Reprise Biomedical, Inc.
18742879 MANAGING OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA THROUGH AIRWAY NEUROSTIMULATION Non-Final OA Restora Medical, Inc.
18711336 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EYE TREATMENT Non-Final OA i-Lumen Scientific, Inc.
18657444 Methods, Systems, Devices and Components for the Treatment of Stroke in a Patient with Interferential Cranial Electrical Stimulation Non-Final OA Makous Research, LLC
18706070 Method and System for Measuring and Displaying Biosignal Data to a Wearer of a Wearable Article Non-Final OA Prevayl Innovations Limited
18435145 ACTUATION CARRIAGE WITH INTEGRATED MEASUREMENT FOR ROBOTICALLY CONTROLLED SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS Non-Final OA Asensus Surgical US, Inc.
17495687 ACTUATION CARRIAGE WITH INTEGRATED MEASUREMENT FOR ROBOTICALLY CONTROLLED SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS Non-Final OA Asensus Surgical US, Inc.
18617937 Systems and Methods of Synchronizing EEG Data with a Patient's Associated Audio and Video Data Non-Final OA Cadwell Laboratories, Inc.
18703727 EARLY DETECTION OF A HEART ATTACK BASED ON ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY AND CLINICAL SYMPTOMS Non-Final OA Reyhane Rahimpour
18688786 ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHIC TESTING METHOD Non-Final OA XENOMA INC.
18688398 HANDLING DEVICE WITH INCREASED FUNCTIONALITY FOR HAIR TRANSPLANTATION OPERATIONS Non-Final OA Giorgio Maullu
17372716 PATHOLOGICAL STATE DETECTION USING DYNAMICALLY DETERMINED BODY INDEX RANGE VALUES Non-Final OA FLINT HILLS SCIENTIFIC, LLC
17641158 ON-BODY ANTENNA FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION WITH MEDICAL IMPLANT Non-Final OA OSLO UNIVERSITETSSYKEHUS HF
17813523 HEART SUPPORT DEVICE WITH DIRECTIONAL FLOW ASSIST Non-Final OA CardiacBooster B.V.
17778348 AURICULAR NEUROSTIMULATION DEVICE AND SYSTEM Non-Final OA XANASTIM SARL
17458101 DEVICE FOR THE TREATMENT OF MALARIA Final Rejection Carmenza SPADAFORA

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