Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Eddy Saint-Vil, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as SAINT-VIL, EDDY

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3715

This examiner grants 43% of resolved cases

Analysis

SAINT-VIL, EDDY works in tech center 3700 and art unit 3715. The record covers 587 resolved cases, with a 43.3% allowance rate and a 29.2% interview lift. The median time to allowance is 1161 days. The combination indicates a challenging allowance profile in which interviews may provide meaningful support during an extended prosecution process.

Capital One Services LLC, Sony Group Corporation, and Intuitive Surgical Operations Inc. are the leading companies. AMSTER, ROTHSTEIN & EBENSTEIN LLP, BakerHostetler, and BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD. are the leading firms. Applicants may benefit from preparing interview objectives alongside technically precise written responses and carefully targeted amendments.

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

Performance Statistics

43.3%
Allow Rate
-26.7% vs TC avg
630
Total Applications
+29.2%
Interview Lift
1161
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 587 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

31.6%
§101 Eligibility
10.7%
§102 Novelty
35.1%
§103 Obviousness
17.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18244485 ML-Driven Extension to Predict Visually Impaired Spectrum Non-Final OA Capital One Services, LLC
18849183 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18956083 ABDOMINAL SURGICAL SIMULATION MODEL HAVING INSUFFLATION CAPABILITY AND ASSOCIATED METHODS Non-Final OA INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
18933613 PERSONALIZED QUESTION AND ANSWER APPARATUS AND METHOD BASED ON DUAL SEARCH AUGMENTED KNOWLEDGE FUSION Non-Final OA UIF (UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY FOUNDATION), YONSEI UNIVERSITY
18457164 INTELLIGENT MONITORING AND EVALUATION OF CREW COMMUNICATION Non-Final OA THE BOEING COMPANY
18276032 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR EVALUATING SKILLS Final Rejection THALES
18261415 AR CONTENT DISPLAY DEVICE, AR CONTENT DISPLAY SYSTEM, AR CONTENT DISPLAY METHOD AND PROGRAM Final Rejection Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18617259 STUDENT ENGAGEMENT NUDGING BASED ON CONTENT INTERACTION Non-Final OA Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
18444352 APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR PATIENT-SPECIFIC MODELS Final Rejection Treace Medical Concepts, Inc.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Eddy Saint-Vil's allowance rate?

43.3% of resolved applications examined by Eddy Saint-Vil were allowed (587 resolved cases), compared with 56.8% across Art Unit 3715 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Eddy Saint-Vil?

This examiner's interview lift is +29.2 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Eddy Saint-Vil take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Eddy Saint-Vil took 1,161 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Eddy Saint-Vil work in?

Eddy Saint-Vil examines applications in Art Unit 3715 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).

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