Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: SCHMITT, BENJAMIN ALLYN

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3796

This examiner grants 6% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

6.3%
Allow Rate
-63.7% vs TC avg
65
Total Applications
+50.0%
Interview Lift
1548
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 16 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

9.9%
§101 Eligibility
18.0%
§102 Novelty
43.8%
§103 Obviousness
26.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18051271 SCANNING LASER OPHTHALMOSCOPE LASER GUIDANCE FOR LASER VITREOLYSIS Non-Final OA Alcon Inc.
17636829 IMAGING DEVICE, TREATMENT DEVICE, AND IMAGING METHOD Non-Final OA SHIMADZU CORPORATION
18378395 PHOTOTHERAPY ASSISTANCE METHOD AND PHOTOTHERAPY ASSISTANCE DEVICE Non-Final OA OLYMPUS CORPORATION
17874426 PUNCTURE DEVICE AND PHOTOTHERAPY METHOD Final Rejection OLYMPUS CORPORATION
17800767 FEEDTHROUGH WITH INTEGRATED ELECTRODE AND MEDICAL DEVICE Non-Final OA BIOTRONIK SE & Co. KG
18207599 IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL SYSTEMS AND LEADS WITH FRINGE ELECTRODES FOR SENSING BIOMARKER SIGNALS Non-Final OA MEDTRONIC, INC.
17810754 BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION MEASURING DEVICE Non-Final OA OMRON HEALTHCARE Co., Ltd.
17820467 User Interface Solutions for Providing Sub-Perception Stimulation in an Implantable Stimulator System Final Rejection Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation
17833344 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CHARGE BALANCING OF ELECTRICAL STIMULATION Final Rejection Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation
17868176 ELECTRICAL STIMULATION THERAPY APPARATUS FOR DYSPHAGIA AND METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection RS REHAB CO., LTD.
18722972 ASSISTED PROGRAMMING SYSTEM FOR NEURAL STIMULATION THERAPY Non-Final OA Saluda Medical Pty Ltd
17915971 PHOTODYNAMIC ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY DEVICE Final Rejection UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI
18712551 VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION DEVICE FOR ANIMALS Non-Final OA NEURIVE Co., Ltd.
18555998 DEVICE FOR STIMULATING THE BIOSYNTHESIS OF VITAMIN D3 Non-Final OA JK-HOLDING GMBH
18544172 LIGHT THERAPY SYSTEM Non-Final OA PLATINUM IP LLC
18003933 SURGICAL ROBOTIC ARM, FLEXIBLE ARM AND FLEXIBLE JOINT Final Rejection Precision Robotics (Hong Kong) Limited
18509973 FULL-DUPLEX IPG SYSTEM AND ELECTRO-OPTICAL PERCUTANEOUS LEAD Non-Final OA Wavegate Corporation
17960187 LIGHT APPLICATOR FOR THE EXECUTION OF A TRANSCUTANEOUS PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY (PDT) Final Rejection Richard Wolf GmbH
18487503 Headache Detection and Treatment System Non-Final OA Neurostim Technologies LLC
18362533 MAT WITH DUAL LIGHT EMITTING DIODES Non-Final OA BioLight, Inc.
17918603 APPARATUS FOR TREATMENT OF THE RETINA BY RADIATION Final Rejection CIROMED GMBH
17676776 LIGHT THERAPY DEVICE WITH FUNCTION OF RELEASING NEGATIVE ION Final Rejection Po-Chang LIU

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