Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: PONTON, JAMES D

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3763 3783

This examiner grants 80% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

79.7%
Allow Rate
+9.7% vs TC avg
578
Total Applications
+34.6%
Interview Lift
1115
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 546 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.8%
§101 Eligibility
18.5%
§102 Novelty
38.5%
§103 Obviousness
34.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18009612 SYSTEMS AND DEVICES FOR CONTROLLED DRUG DELIVERY Non-Final OA Bexson Biomedical, Inc.
18339428 MODULAR INJECTION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Ypsomed AG
18144511 Split Septum Needle Free Connector with Improved Flushing Features for Macrobore Side Port Non-Final OA Becton, Dickinson and Company
17911017 PAD FOR ADHERING A MEDICAMENT DELIVERY DEVICE TO THE SKIN, INCLUDING A NEEDLE Final Rejection SHL MEDICAL AG
17914830 Patch for Use with an Injector Device Final Rejection Sanofi
18543401 DETECTION SYSTEM FOR FLOW CONTROL APPARATUS Non-Final OA KPR U.S., LLC
18107437 INJECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AQUATIC SPECIES Non-Final OA pHi-Tech Animal Health Technologies Ltd.
18197412 PHACOEMULSIFICATION VACUUM SURGE DETECTION WITH CORRELATED VACUUM AND PRESSURE READINGS Non-Final OA JOHNSON & JOHNSON SURGICAL VISION, INC.
18268247 SKIN PATCH DRUG INFUSION DEVICE Non-Final OA MEDTRUM TECHNOLOGIES INC.
18268246 DRUG INFUSION DEVICE Non-Final OA MEDTRUM TECHNOLOGIES INC.
18686420 DEVICE FOR CONTROLLED DISPENSING OF FLUID Non-Final OA Master Shreyan Ninad PHADKE
17908736 DRUG SOLUTION INJECTION NEEDLE AND DRUG SOLUTION INJECTION NEEDLE SYSTEM Non-Final OA JAPAN LIFELINE CO., LTD.
18267922 MEDICAL DEVICE CONTROL SYSTEM, CONNECTOR AND COUPLING ASSEMBLY WITH PARAMETER INDICATION Non-Final OA Arjo IP Holding Aktiebolag
18548915 RETENTIVE DEVICES FOR GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT Non-Final OA Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.
18023706 DEVICES AND METHODS FOR GASTRIC RETENTIVE DRUG DELIVERY Non-Final OA Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.
18023700 DEVICES FOR REGIO-SPECIFIC RELEASE OF CARRIED DRUG AT ILEOCECAL REGION Non-Final OA Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.
18253854 INSULIN PATCH PUMP HAVING PHOTOPLETHYSMOGRAPHY MODULE Non-Final OA Tandem Diabetes Care Switzerland Sàrl
18198912 CATHETER EXCHANGE STRATEGY AND CATHETER CONFIGURED FOR SAME Non-Final OA INMed, Inc.
18120331 TOPICAL ANESTHETIZING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Shane S Hibbetts
17838027 TENSIONED INFUSION SYSTEMS WITH REMOVABLE HUBS Final Rejection Neodyne Biosciences, Inc.

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