Listed by the USPTO as PRESTON, REBECCA STRASZHEIM
Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3738 3774
This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases
PRESTON, REBECCA STRASZHEIM works in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 3738. The profile includes 642 resolved cases, a 74.0% allowance rate, and a 1241-day median time to allowance. The 38.3% interview lift is a substantial positive signal, supporting active use of interviews where claim interpretation or technical detail is central to prosecution.
The principal companies are Edwards Lifesciences Corporation, Merit Medical Systems Inc., and Boston Scientific Corporation. The listed firms are HESLIN ROTHENBERG FARLEY & MESITI PC, Jordan IP Law, LLC, and Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP.
The allowance rate indicates that many matters reach allowance, but the median timing calls for realistic client expectations. Practitioners should prepare interviews around specific distinctions and preserve a written record that supports any resulting amendment strategy. The company mix also points to recurring medical-device prosecution experience.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17863924 | MITRAL VALVE LEAFLET CLIP | Final Rejection | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. |
| 18477170 | ORTHOPEDIC IMPLANTS AND METHODS | Final Rejection | Paragon 28, Inc. |
| 18633933 | INTRAVASCULAR STENT | Non-Final OA | Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc. |
| 18627364 | DELIVERY SYSTEM WITH ADAPTABLE NOSECONE | Non-Final OA | EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION |
| 18431739 | TEXTILES AND MEDICAL DEVICES USING THE SAME | Non-Final OA | EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION |
| 18358855 | METHODS TO FOLD AND FORM DELIVERY SYSTEM BALLOONS TO REDUCE THE DEPLOYED THV HEIGHT ASYMMETRY | Final Rejection | EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION |
| 18697472 | LOW PROFILE FINAL SEAL FOR HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS | Final Rejection | MEDTRONIC, INC. |
IP Author analyzes examiner patterns and generates tailored response strategies with the highest chance of allowance.
Build Your Strategy74.0% of resolved applications examined by Rebecca Straszheim Preston were allowed (642 resolved cases), compared with 0.0% across Art Unit 3738 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +38.3 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Rebecca Straszheim Preston took 1,241 days on average from filing to allowance.
Rebecca Straszheim Preston examines applications in Art Unit 3738 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).
