Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: PAHAKIS, MANOLIS Y

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 2828 3762 3769 3792 3796

This examiner grants 68% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

68.2%
Allow Rate
-1.8% vs TC avg
557
Total Applications
+50.2%
Interview Lift
1222
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 537 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.1%
§101 Eligibility
21.3%
§102 Novelty
31.4%
§103 Obviousness
28.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18533443 ESTIMATING CONTRACTILE RESERVE USING A MECHANICAL CIRCULATORY SUPPORT DEVICE Non-Final OA Massachusetts Institute of Technology
18151594 SENSOR ARRANGEMENT FOR ATTACHMENT TO A HEAD OF A USER Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
18713215 SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR CLOSED-LOOP DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION Non-Final OA The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
18394633 SELF-USE TREATMENT DEVICE Non-Final OA Stryker Corporation
18716570 IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR DEVICE COMPRISING A SHOCK GENERATION CIRCUITRY WITH A CURRENT LIMITING CIRCUIT Non-Final OA BIOTRONIK SE & Co. KG
18229044 MEDICAL DEVICES INCORPORATING SENSORS, SYSTEMS, AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA XENTER, INC.
18758634 ECAP BASED CONTROL OF ELECTRICAL STIMULATION THERAPY Non-Final OA Medtronic, Inc.
18201238 PLEDGET STIMULATION AND RECORDING ELECTRODES ASSEMBLIES Final Rejection Medtronic Xomed, Inc.
18037953 REALTIME ECG SIGNAL QUALITY ESTIMATION Final Rejection Analog Devices International Unlimited Company
18427464 Automated Selection of Electrodes and Stimulation Parameters in a Deep Brain Stimulation System Using Anatomical Structures Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation
18328149 TECHNIQUES AND SYSTEM TO COLLAPSE A GASEOUS PIPELINE IN A LIQUID MEDIUM Non-Final OA Lumenis Ltd.
18421495 SKIN TREATMENT DEVICE Non-Final OA iPulse Limited
18351037 WIRELESS IMPLANTABLE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MONITORING INTERNAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS OF ANIMALS Final Rejection The United States of America, as Represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
18370858 Laser System and Method for Detecting and Processing Information Non-Final OA Terra Quantum AG

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