Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: NELSON, CHRISTINE L

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3772 3774 3775

This examiner grants 64% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

63.5%
Allow Rate
-6.5% vs TC avg
475
Total Applications
+32.6%
Interview Lift
1677
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 425 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.8%
§101 Eligibility
28.3%
§102 Novelty
44.1%
§103 Obviousness
20.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18621075 ATTACHMENT SYSTEMS FOR DENTAL APPLIANCES Non-Final OA Align Technology, Inc.
19050963 DENTAL IMPLANT Non-Final OA SCHUTHINK LLC
18673385 REMOVABLE DENTURES DEVICE AND REMOVABLE DENTURES DEVICE ASSEMBLY METHOD Non-Final OA Industrial Technology Research Institute
18955860 ENDODONTIC FILES WITH HYBRID METALLURGICAL ELASTIC CHARACTERISTICS AND IDENTIFICATION COLORS Non-Final OA PAC DENT, INC.
18854271 DENTAL SURGICAL GUIDE FIXATION DEVICE Non-Final OA M3 HEALTH INDÚSTRIA E COMÉRCIO DE PRODUTOS MÉDICOS, ODONTOLÓGICOS E CORRELATOS S.A.
18708762 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE POSITION OF A DENTAL IMPLANT Non-Final OA INSTITUT STRAUMANN AG
18264841 ABUTMENT ARRANGEMENT Non-Final OA Institut Straumann AG
18727318 SIMPLIFIED SYSTEM AND PROCEDURE FOR COMPUTER-GUIDED DENTAL IMPLANT SURGERY Non-Final OA BROK SPA
18763025 RESTORATIVE DENTISTRY JAW ARRANGEMENT Non-Final OA Teknek Dental Laboratories, LLC
18720667 DENTAL IMPLANT Non-Final OA DENTIPLE INC.
18714294 Dental Implant Non-Final OA Rambo Implant Limited
18659936 NOZZLE STRUCTURE AND ORAL IRRIGATOR THEREOF Final Rejection SHENZHEN RISUN TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18656545 SOFT TISSUE RETRACTORS Non-Final OA WRMDSV IV, LLC
18650390 ORTHODONTIC DEVICES Non-Final OA Braces On Demand Inc.
18704450 DENTAL HANDPIECE Non-Final OA MEDROBOTECH LTD
18637795 RADIATION DEVICE FOR ACTIVATING POLYMERIZABLE DENTAL MATERIALS Non-Final OA KULZER GMBH
18693469 DENTAL IRRIGATOR AND METHOD OF USE Final Rejection IMPLANTSCI LTD.
18582186 SOCKET FORMING TOOLS FOR AUTOTRANSPLANTATION Final Rejection Form and Function Dental Services, P.C.
18444694 ORTHODONTIC DEVICE AND ORTHODONTIC KIT FOR TREATING MALOCCLUSIONS Non-Final OA ORTHODONTIC MANUFACTURER SIA S.R.L.
18684671 FRAME FOR HOLDING A DENTAL DAM Non-Final OA PDS Inc.
18560056 NOVEL SELF-LIGATING ORTHODONTIC BRACKET Non-Final OA HANGZHOU PENGWU MEDICAL EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
18280661 DENTAL IMPLANT STRUCTURE Final Rejection INNODEN Co., Ltd.
18261169 A DISPENSING GUN FOR DELIVERING A MATERIAL FROM A CARTRIDGE Non-Final OA SEPTODONT OU SEPTODONT SAS OU SPECIALITES SEPTODONT
18275413 DENTAL PREPARATION CUFF Final Rejection Susanne LEMELSON
17429451 PROSTHETIC TOOTH Non-Final OA DAVIS, SCHOTTLANDER & DAVIS LTD

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