Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: RASSAVONG, ERIC

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3781 3796

This examiner grants 72% of resolved cases

Analysis

Eric Rassavong is an examiner in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 3781. His record includes 162 resolved cases. The allowance rate for these cases is 71.6 percent. This 71.6 percent rate serves as a baseline for the probability of securing a patent grant in his docket. With 162 resolved cases, the data provides a foundation for analyzing his examination patterns.

The interview lift is 34.4 percent. This 34.4 percent figure indicates the increase in the likelihood of allowance when an interview is conducted. Practitioners in Art Unit 3781 can compare this 34.4 percent lift to the 71.6 percent allowance rate to determine their strategy. The median days to allowance is 919. This 919-day period represents the time typically required to reach a grant. Stakeholders can use the 919-day metric and the 162 resolved cases to plan their prosecution timelines in Tech Center 3700.

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

Performance Statistics

71.6%
Allow Rate
+1.6% vs TC avg
216
Total Applications
+34.4%
Interview Lift
919
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 162 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
22.5%
§102 Novelty
57.4%
§103 Obviousness
13.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18933685 INTERNAL OSTOMY BAG Non-Final OA BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
18369480 DEVICES IMPLANTABLE ACROSS DYNAMIC ANATOMICAL PASSAGES AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS Final Rejection BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
18214680 ABSORBENT ARTICLES WITH FRANGIBLE PATHWAYS AND CONCEALED DISPOSAL FASTENER COMPONENTS Final Rejection The Procter & Gamble Company
17345009 Apertured Nonwoven And Absorbent Articles Having The Same Final Rejection The Procter & Gamble Company
18815297 DUAL FRAME SHUNT Non-Final OA EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
18633294 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR APPLYING REDUCED PRESSURE THERAPY Non-Final OA Smith & Nephew PLC
18027861 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A FABRIC FOR A WOUND DRESSING Non-Final OA T.J.Smith and Nephew,Limited
17768416 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PAIRING WITH WOUND THERAPY DEVICES Non-Final OA T.J.Smith and Nephew,Limited
17766986 APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR NEGATIVE PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY Final Rejection T.J.Smith and Nephew,Limited
18376318 DESIGN AND OPERATIONAL FEATURES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY HIGH HEMOCOMPATIBILITY MICROFLUIDIC RESPIRATORY SUPPORT DEVICE Final Rejection The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc.
18881939 OUTLET CLOSURE AND DRAINING AND SECUREMENT SYSTEM FOR DRAINABLE POUCH Non-Final OA HOLLISTER INCORPORATED
18684329 ENDOSCOPIC, PERCUTANEOUS AND OTHER METHODS FOR DISSOLUTION OF PANCREATIC NECROSIS Non-Final OA University of Maryland, Baltimore
18493959 EXTRACORPOREAL LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEM WITH BLOCKAGE DETECTION Final Rejection LivaNova Deutschland GmbH
18353077 ASPIRATION MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA INCUVATE, LLC

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