Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: SCHMIDT, EMILY LOUISE

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3763 3767 3783

This examiner grants 59% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

58.7%
Allow Rate
-11.3% vs TC avg
1,075
Total Applications
+36.4%
Interview Lift
1242
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 997 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.5%
§101 Eligibility
7.1%
§102 Novelty
74.4%
§103 Obviousness
10.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
16763933 SYSTEMS, DEVICES, FORMULATIONS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLED DRUG DELIVERY Non-Final OA BEXSON BIOMEDICAL, INC.
17951801 AUTO-INJECTOR WITH ANTI-ROLL FEATURES Non-Final OA Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
17952986 AUTOINJECTOR WITH DISCHARGE DETECTION Final Rejection Ypsomed AG
17012151 PUMP ASSEMBLY WITH A REMOVABLE COVER ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA DEKA Products Limited Partnership
16077789 DRIVE UNIT FOR A BREAST PUMP AND BREAST PUMP Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18453364 MULTI-USE DISPOSABLE SYSTEM AND SYRINGE THEREFOR Non-Final OA Bayer Healthcare LLC
17847772 GRIP FOR SYRINGE BARREL, BARREL ASSEMBLY, AND SYRINGE Final Rejection TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18048517 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING MIXTURES Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
17879467 LOCKOUT MECHANISM FOR SINGLE USE DEVICE Non-Final OA BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
17943036 INJECTION DEPTH INDICATION VIA INJECTION NEEDLE ILLUMINATION Final Rejection Welch Allyn, Inc.
18038368 Drug Delivery Device Final Rejection Sanofi
18013769 Needle Shield Removal Assembly, Method for Assembling Thereof and Drug Delivery Device Non-Final OA Sanofi
17916144 Injector Device Final Rejection Sanofi
17956570 DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE Final Rejection Sanofi
17914600 Injection Device with Needle Obscuring Element Non-Final OA Sanofi
17433638 Needle Cover for a Medical Injection Device Final Rejection Becton Dickinson France
17426008 AUTO-INJECTOR WITH ACTUATION PREVENTION CAP Final Rejection Becton Dickinson France
18238592 Catheter Assembly with Elongated Arm and Stabilization Platform Non-Final OA Becton, Dickinson and Company
18297536 ELECTRONIC MODULES FOR A SYRINGE Final Rejection Becton, Dickinson and Company
16990126 Supplemental Device for Attachment to an Injection Device Non-Final OA Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GMBH
16923612 MEDICAL VIAL AND INJECTOR ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS OF USE Final Rejection Enable Injections, Inc.
17759772 SYRINGE AND SYRINGE BODY Non-Final OA Fresenius Kabi Deutschland GmbH
17812457 THREE-DIMENSIONAL MICROFLUIDICS DEVICES FOR THE DELIVERY OF ACTIVES Final Rejection Kenvue Brands LLC
17787087 DEVICE FOR DISPENSING A FLUID PRODUCT Final Rejection APTAR FRANCE SAS
18269757 SKIN PATCH DRUG INFUSION DEVICE Non-Final OA MEDTRUM TECHNOLOGIES INC.
18615759 EXPANDABLE CATHETER SYSTEM FOR PERI-OSTIAL INJECTION AND MUSCLE AND NERVE FIBER ABLATION Final Rejection Ablative Solutions, Inc.
18612511 DEVICES AND METHODS FOR SYRINGES CONFIGURED TO REDUCE OR ELIMINATE RESIDUAL VOLUME Non-Final OA Numedico Technologies (IP) Pty Ltd
18608706 NON-INVASIVE AGENT APPLICATOR Non-Final OA MuPharma Pty Ltd
18275889 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VARIABLE FLOW RESISTANCE FOR A PUMP Non-Final OA PAVmed, Inc.
18473958 MICROPUMP Non-Final OA Lynntech, Inc.

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