Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: RUIZ MARTIN, LUIS MIGUEL

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3772

This examiner grants 46% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

45.6%
Allow Rate
-24.4% vs TC avg
133
Total Applications
+51.1%
Interview Lift
1052
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 103 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.9%
§101 Eligibility
24.0%
§102 Novelty
44.7%
§103 Obviousness
26.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18001604 DENTAL COMPONENTS Final Rejection THE TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM
18145792 OUTLIER DETECTION FOR CLEAR ALIGNER TREATMENT Non-Final OA Align Technology, Inc.
18355577 MAKEUP PALETTE WITH REMOVABLE PANS Non-Final OA L'OREAL
18945783 IMPLANT DRILL AND IMPLANT DRILL SET Non-Final OA DENTAURUM GmbH & Co. KG
18617171 TOOTH SURFACE LASER PROCESSING METHOD AND LASER PROCESSING SYSTEM FOR THE SAME Non-Final OA NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY
17426832 ABUTMENT ARRANGEMENT AND DENTAL RESTORATION KIT Non-Final OA INSTITUT STRAUMANN AG
18727935 MEDICAL KIT FOR USE IN THE TREATMENT OF BALDNESS IN ONCOLOGICAL PATIENTS Non-Final OA HAIR MEDICAL DEVICE S.R.L.
18312115 PONTIC WITH ARCHWIRE CONNECTION Final Rejection LightForce Orthodontics, Inc.
18653854 DENTAL FLOSS PRODUCT PACKAGING AND DISPENSING APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA 5W Consulting, LLC
18652284 DEVICES AND METHODS FOR OSSEOUS GRAFT CONVERSION Non-Final OA PerioTech, LLC
17836381 METHOD FOR VIBRATION ENHANCED ALVEOLAR AUGMENTATION Final Rejection PerioTech, LLC
17746332 METHOD FOR VERTICAL PERIODONTAL AUGMENTATION Final Rejection PerioTech, LLC
17452874 DEVICES AND METHODS OF TREATING ORAL TISSUES Non-Final OA PerioTech, LLC
18436708 CUSTOM WAX RIM FOR DENTAL IMPRESSIONS Non-Final OA Zima International, Inc. d/b/a Dandy
16879093 APPARATUS FOR TREATING TEETH Non-Final OA SONENDO, INC.
16582864 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TREATING TEETH Non-Final OA SONENDO, INC.
18256309 KERATIN FIBERS SHAPING TOOL, AND ASSOCIATED KITS AND METHOD Non-Final OA L"OREAL
18142016 CUSTOMIZED MAKEUP PALETTE Final Rejection LONDON BRUSH COMPANY
18024546 TOOL TIP, TOOL FOR DENTAL TREATMENT HAVING SUCH A TOOL TIP AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SUCH A TOOL Final Rejection BERNER FACHHOCHSCHULE
17783994 MATERIAL SCIENCES APPLICATIONS FOR AN ORAL APPLIANCE FOR DELIVERY OF A MEDICAMENT Non-Final OA Emanate Biomedical, Inc.

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