Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: NGO, MEAGAN N

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3781

This examiner grants 58% of resolved cases

Analysis

Meagan N. Ngo works in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 3781. She has 216 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 58.3 percent. This 58.3 percent figure shows the proportion of applications that reach a grant. The 216 cases provide a sample for evaluating her examination patterns. Practitioners can use these metrics to set expectations for applications in her docket.

The data indicates an interview lift of 33.1 percent, which measures the increase in allowance probability when an interview is conducted. This 33.1 percent lift suggests that direct communication is a factor in the outcome of prosecution. The median days to allowance is 1298, which is the typical time required for a case to be granted. This 1298 days duration is a reference point for pendency. The 58.3 percent allowance rate serves as a baseline for the probability of success. The 33.1 percent lift provides a specific measure of the benefit associated with verbal engagement.

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

Performance Statistics

58.3%
Allow Rate
-11.7% vs TC avg
268
Total Applications
+33.1%
Interview Lift
1298
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 216 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.4%
§101 Eligibility
18.0%
§102 Novelty
56.5%
§103 Obviousness
21.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18215973 TISSUE RESECTION SYSTEMS INCLUDING FLUID OUTFLOW MANAGEMENT Non-Final OA Covidien LP
18618770 ANTI-MIGRATION DOUBLE WALLED FLANGE STENT Non-Final OA BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
18960162 ABSORBENT ARTICLE WITH EAR PORTION Non-Final OA The Procter & Gamble Company
18903310 GARMENT-LIKE NONWOVEN LAMINATES Non-Final OA The Procter & Gamble Company
18663455 ABSORBENT ARTICLE Final Rejection The Procter & Gamble Company
18214548 ABSORBENT ARTICLES WITH FRANGIBLE PATHWAYS WITH OPENING FACILITATION FEATURES Non-Final OA The Procter & Gamble Company
18840808 APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING TUBING AT A TISSUE SITE Non-Final OA Solventum Intellectual Properties Company
18537804 LOW PROFILE DISTRIBUTION COMPONENTS FOR WOUND THERAPY Final Rejection Solventum Intellectual Properties Company
18235453 MULTI-LAYER ABDOMINAL CLOSURE DRESSING WITH INSTILLATION CAPABILITIES Non-Final OA Solventum Intellectual Properties Company
18216376 CONTOURED FOAM DRESSING SHAPED FOR PROVIDING NEGATIVE PRESSURE TO INCISIONS IN THE BREAST Final Rejection Solventum Intellectual Properties Company
18197621 COMPOSITE DRESSINGS FOR IMPROVED GRANULATION AND REDUCED MACERATION WITH NEGATIVE-PRESSURE TREATMENT Non-Final OA Solventum Intellectual Properties Company
18110242 PEEL AND PLACE DRESSING FOR NEGATIVE-PRESSURE THERAPY Non-Final OA Solventum Intellectual Properties Company
18018738 BIORESORBABLE DRESSING FOR NEGATIVE-PRESSURE THERAPY Non-Final OA Solventum Intellectual Properties Company
17610682 SMART WIRELESSLY DRIVEN CONTACT LENS FOR MEASURING INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE OF AND TREATING GLAUCOMA PATIENTS Final Rejection POSTECH ACADEMY-INDUSTRY FOUNDATION
18179941 MULTI-ARTICULATED CATHETERS WITH SAFETY METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR IMAGE-GUIDED COLLABORATIVE INTRAVASCULAR DEPLOYMENT Non-Final OA Vanderbilt University
18852963 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING A WASTE STREAM TO INCREASE EFFICIENCY OF A SURGICAL IRRIGATION PROCEDURE Non-Final OA CareFusion 2200, Inc.
18251878 BLOOD TRANSFER SHIELD AND METHODS OF USE Non-Final OA The General Hospital Corporation
18230014 RIGHT/LEFT EYE DETECTION WITH PROXIMITY SENSOR FOR HORIZONTAL NON-GRAVITATIONAL OPHTHALMIC APPLICATOR Non-Final OA Verily Life Sciences LLC
18936047 DELIVERY AIDS FOR GLAUCOMA SHUNTS Non-Final OA W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
18270183 AN ACCESSORY FOR A MEDICAL DEVICE TO DISINFECT A SKIN SURFACE Non-Final OA Becton, Dickinson and Company
18456456 SENSOR APPARATUS SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND METHODS Non-Final OA DEKA Products Limited Partnership
18684008 ABSORBENT ARTICLE Final Rejection Essity Hygiene and Health Aktiebolag
18836204 FLUID COLLECTION SYSTEMS INCLUDING AN ON-DEMAND PUMP, AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA PUREWICK CORPORATION
18961785 MULTI-CHAMBER BAG FOR PARENTERAL NUTRITION SOLUTIONS Non-Final OA Baxter Healthcare SA
18962120 MULTI-CHAMBER BAG FOR PARENTERAL NUTRITION SOLUTIONS Non-Final OA Baxter Healthcare SA
18844112 WEARABLE ARTICLE Non-Final OA ZUIKO CORPORATION

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