Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: SCHMIDT, EMILY LOUISE

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3763 3767 3783

This examiner grants 59% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

58.6%
Allow Rate
-11.4% vs TC avg
1069
Total Applications
+36.0%
Interview Lift
1274
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 992 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.6%
§101 Eligibility
25.8%
§102 Novelty
48.9%
§103 Obviousness
18.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
16763933 SYSTEMS, DEVICES, FORMULATIONS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLED DRUG DELIVERY Non-Final OA BEXSON BIOMEDICAL, INC.
17952986 AUTOINJECTOR WITH DISCHARGE DETECTION Final Rejection Ypsomed AG
17951801 AUTO-INJECTOR WITH ANTI-ROLL FEATURES Non-Final OA Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
18048517 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING MIXTURES Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
17946809 SYRINGE ASSEMBLY AND LIQUID-MEDICINE ADMINISTRATION DEVICE Final Rejection TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17847772 GRIP FOR SYRINGE BARREL, BARREL ASSEMBLY, AND SYRINGE Final Rejection TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18453364 MULTI-USE DISPOSABLE SYSTEM AND SYRINGE THEREFOR Non-Final OA Bayer Healthcare LLC
17943036 INJECTION DEPTH INDICATION VIA INJECTION NEEDLE ILLUMINATION Final Rejection Welch Allyn, Inc.
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
17974341 SAFETY IV CATHETER WITH V-CLIP INTERLOCK AND NEEDLE TIP CAPTURE Non-Final OA Becton, Dickinson and Company
17893444 ANESTHESIA SAFETY NEEDLE DEVICE Final Rejection Becton, Dickinson and Company
16990126 Supplemental Device for Attachment to an Injection Device Non-Final OA Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GMBH
18556734 A CASSETTE UNIT SUB-ASSEMBLY FOR A MEDICAMENT DELIVERY DEVICE Final Rejection SHL Medical AG
17915078 ELECTROMECHANICAL CAP REMOVER Non-Final OA SHL MEDICAL AG
16923612 MEDICAL VIAL AND INJECTOR ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS OF USE Final Rejection Enable Injections, Inc.
18289298 CODED HOUSING COMPONENTS FOR AN INJECTION DEVICE Non-Final OA Sanofi
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
17759772 SYRINGE AND SYRINGE BODY Non-Final OA Fresenius Kabi Deutschland GmbH
18496819 CATHETER Final Rejection MicroVention, Inc.
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

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