Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: NATNITHITHADHA, NAVIN

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3735 3791

This examiner grants 72% of resolved cases

Analysis

Navin Natnithithadha serves in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 3735. The examiner has 993 resolved cases. The allowance rate is 71.6 percent, which represents the frequency of grants for applications reaching a final resolution.

The interview lift is 29.9 percent. This 29.9 percent figure indicates that interviews correlate with an increased probability of allowance. When considering the 993 resolved cases, the 29.9 percent lift suggests that direct communication is a beneficial tactic for practitioners. The 71.6 percent baseline allowance rate is a key metric for evaluating the prosecution environment.

The median days to allowance is 1358. This 1358-day timeline reflects the duration for successful applications to reach a grant. The 1358-day figure provides a benchmark for expected pendency in Art Unit 3735. Practitioners can use this 1358-day median and the 993 resolved cases to inform their strategy and manage expectations for the timing of a final outcome.

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

Performance Statistics

71.6%
Allow Rate
+1.6% vs TC avg
1,026
Total Applications
+29.9%
Interview Lift
1358
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 993 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

15.9%
§101 Eligibility
27.2%
§102 Novelty
32.1%
§103 Obviousness
18.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18732555 Apparatus and Methods to Modulate Stylet Stiffness Profile Non-Final OA Bard Access Systems, Inc.
18667158 SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR ANALYTE MONITORING Final Rejection ABBOTT DIABETES CARE INC.
18400834 Audioplethysmography and Motion-Sensing Data Fusion Non-Final OA Google LLC
18696898 NON-DESTRUCTIVE PRESSURE-ASSISTED TISSUE STIFFNESS MEASUREMENT APPARATUS Non-Final OA The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
18825865 MEASURING EYE-TISSUE BIOMECHANICS VIA BLINK STIMULATION Non-Final OA Alcon Inc.
17868755 BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION MEASURING DEVICE Non-Final OA Sumitomo Riko Company Limited
17518010 PNEUMONIA SCREENER Non-Final OA Masimo Corporation
18425940 ANALYTE SENSOR WITH IMPEDANCE DETERMINATION Final Rejection Dexcom, Inc.
17743786 Intermittent Monitoring Final Rejection Dexcom, Inc.
18572980 Capillary Blood Collection Device Final Rejection Becton, Dickinson and Company
18443431 AUSCULTATION DEVICE, AUSCULTATION SYSTEM EQUIPPED WITH THE SAME, AUSCULTATION METHOD, AND AUSCULTATION PROGRAM Non-Final OA OMRON CORPORATION
18842586 PULSE WAVE SENSOR Non-Final OA MINEBEA MITSUMI Inc.

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