Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: NELSON, MATTHEW M

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3732 3772 3776

This examiner grants 58% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

57.8%
Allow Rate
-12.2% vs TC avg
906
Total Applications
+23.3%
Interview Lift
1222
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 860 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.1%
§101 Eligibility
24.6%
§102 Novelty
42.7%
§103 Obviousness
22.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18114537 SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PRODUCING DENTAL APPLIANCES USING ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING Non-Final OA SprintRay Inc.
18861280 Method for Generating Design of Orthodontic Appliance Non-Final OA Solventum Intellectual Properties Company
18935286 DEVICES AND METHODS FOR POSITIONING DENTAL AUXILIARIES ON TEETH Non-Final OA Align Technology, Inc.
18924976 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT PROGRESS TRACKING Non-Final OA Align Technology, Inc.
17375537 METHOD FOR PRODUCING A BLANK AND DENTAL RESTORATION Non-Final OA DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc.
18923874 ORAL IRRIGATOR Non-Final OA GUANGZHOU STARS PULSE CO.,LTD.
18580805 MAGNESIUM MESH WITH FEATURES DESIGNED TO BIOABSORB PROGRESSIVELY TO IMPROVE DENTAL BONE REGENERATION Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH - OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION
18861098 ZIRCONIA SURFACE TREATMENT METHOD Non-Final OA AJOU UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION
18938170 ARTIFICIAL CROWN AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA BIOCETEC CO.,LTD
18861326 VIAL ADAPTER AND INJECTOR ASSEMBLY FOR A NEEDLE-FREE INJECTOR Non-Final OA Medical International Technologies (MIT Canada) Inc.
18927529 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PLACEMENT OF DENTAL RESTORATIONS Non-Final OA AdDent, Inc.
18922838 Method For Determining An Internal Structure Of A Dental Prosthesis Base, Method For The Production Of A Dental Prosthesis Base, Dental Prosthesis Base, Data-Processing Device, Computer Program And Computer-Readable Medium Non-Final OA Ivoclar Vivadent AG
18920121 DENTAL IMPLANT, COMPONENT FOR DENTAL APPLICATIONS, IMPLANT SYSTEM FOR DENTAL APPLICATIONS, METHOD FOR FORMING A PROTECTIVE LAYER ON THE SURFACE OF AN IMPLANTABLE OR IMPLANT COMPONENT, IMPLANTABLE OR IMPLANT COMPONENT HAVING A PROTECTIVE LAYER, AND USE OF A PROTECTIVE LAYER Non-Final OA Nobel Biocare Services AG
18913771 ORAL HEALTH SELF-MONITORING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Smylio Inc.
18720727 PROSTHETIC COMPONENT AND PROCESS TO MANUFACTURE A PROSTHETIC COMPONENT BY ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING MEANS Non-Final OA M3 HEALTH INDÚSTRIA E COMÉRCIO DE PRODUTOS MÉDICOS, ODONTOLÓGICOS E CORRELATOS S.A.
18896988 Teeth Whitening System Non-Final OA Colgate-Palmolive Company
18041610 Dental Connection Assembly, Dental Replacement Part Kit and Intermediate Insert Non-Final OA INSTITUT STRAUMANN AG
18836466 AN ARCHWIRE Non-Final OA LINE + LINE LIMITED
18789117 ORAL DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE USING LIGHT Non-Final OA SMARTOOTH CO., LTD.
18779374 DENTAL CAD AUTOMATION USING DEEP LEARNING Non-Final OA James R. Glidewell Dental Ceramics, Inc.
17765713 DENTAL HANDPIECE Final Rejection J. MORITA MFG. CORP.
18434512 CURING SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA Prospedent LLC
17965413 Methods of Designing and Manufacturing Customized Dental Prosthesis For Periodontal or Osseointegration and Related Systems Final Rejection RTRS Investment, LLC
18119703 DENTAL WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA ProEdge Dental Products, Inc.
17938520 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT PLANNING WITH VIRTUAL JAW ARTICULATOR Final Rejection CVSTOM Co.

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