Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: PORTER, JR, GARY A

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3762 3766 3792 3796

This examiner grants 69% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

68.9%
Allow Rate
-1.1% vs TC avg
855
Total Applications
+25.4%
Interview Lift
1139
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 787 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

8.4%
§101 Eligibility
22.1%
§102 Novelty
38.2%
§103 Obviousness
22.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18991320 Treating Orthostatic Intolerance Conditions Using Spinal Cord Stimulation Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation
18198745 DEVICES AND METHODS TO USE POWER SPECTRUM OR SIGNAL ASSOCIATION FOR PAIN MANAGEMENT Final Rejection Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation
18118654 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR INTERLEAVING WAVEFORMS FOR ELECTRICAL STIMULATION AND MEASUREMENT Final Rejection Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation
18684822 USING MIXED-REALITY HARDWARE FOR RANGE OF MOTION ESTIMATION DURING ROBOT-ASSISTED ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY Final Rejection Howmedica Osteonics Corp.
18273455 LEARNING DEVICE, DETERMINATION DEVICE, METHOD FOR GENERATING TRAINED MODEL, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection NEC Corporation
18529468 DETERMINING CRT RESPONSE Final Rejection Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
16830846 HEARTBEAT ANALYZER Final Rejection NIHON KOHDEN CORPORATION
18265663 SIGNAL ANALYZING APPARATUS, SIGNAL ANALYZING METHOD AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA NTT, Inc.
19028020 PERIPHERAL NERVE STIMULATION CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA POSTECH Research and Business Development Foundation
18319526 MOBILE DEVICE CONTROL Final Rejection ZOLL Medical Corporation
18729102 BLOOD PUMP Non-Final OA Abiomed Europe GmbH
18998737 CARDIAC MONITOR DEVICE WITH BIOCOMPATIBLE ELECTRICAL INSULATOR Non-Final OA Medtronic, Inc.
18739315 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPLANTATION OF A PACING ELECTRODE Non-Final OA Medtronic, Inc.
18370166 PACING ARTIFACT MITIGATION Non-Final OA Medtronic, Inc.
18250532 DIRECTIONAL AND SCALABLE ELECTRODE ARRAY Final Rejection BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
18546496 WAKEFULNESS-LEVEL TINNITUS THERAPY Non-Final OA Cochlear Limited
18248496 SELF-FITTING OF PROSTHESIS Final Rejection Cochlear Limited
18642751 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A STIMULATION THRESHOLD FOR CLOSED LOOP SPINAL CORD STIMULATION Final Rejection Pacesetter, Inc.
18264514 An Implantable Medical Device Configured to Provide an Intracardiac Function Final Rejection BIOTRONIK SE & Co. KG
18810921 SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR ALTERING MIDBRAIN DOPAMINE SIGNALS Non-Final OA SRI International
18253519 DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR TREATING DISEASE USING ELECTRICAL STIMULATION Final Rejection Phagenesis Limited

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