Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: SHARMA, YASHITA

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 3738 3774 4100 4143 4178

This examiner grants 82% of resolved cases

Analysis

Yashita Sharma has overseen 661 resolved cases in Art Unit 3738. The examiner maintains an allowance rate of 81.8 percent. This figure provides a baseline for applicants to understand the probability of a grant in Tech Center 4100. The data shows an interview lift of 24.6 percent. This lift represents the difference in allowance rates between cases with and without interviews. Practitioners should consider this 24.6 percent lift when deciding whether to engage in direct communication.

The median days to allowance for this examiner is 1104. This duration represents the timeline for reaching a final resolution for the 661 resolved cases. Applicants in Art Unit 3738 can use this 1104-day metric to plan their prosecution schedules. The 81.8 percent allowance rate indicates the frequency of grants for this profile. With an interview lift of 24.6 percent, the role of the interview is a documented factor in the examiner's history. These metrics provide a view of the prosecution environment for this profile in Tech Center 4100.

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

Performance Statistics

81.8%
Allow Rate
+21.8% vs TC avg
715
Total Applications
+24.6%
Interview Lift
1104
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 661 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.3%
§101 Eligibility
26.4%
§102 Novelty
50.8%
§103 Obviousness
16.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18417939 METAL ALLOY HAVING ZIRCONIUM CONTAINING COATING Non-Final OA MiRus LLC
18536363 DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR IMPLANTING A MEDICAL DEVICE Final Rejection BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
17941229 VALVE IN VALVE SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
18589676 PROSTHETIC HEART VALVE STENT DEFLECTION Non-Final OA St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.
18284087 ARTIFICIAL VASCULAR VALVE Final Rejection KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18402589 PROSTHETIC HEART VALVE Non-Final OA EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
18597198 CAPTURE DEVICES FOR CONTROLLED RELEASE OF PROSTHETIC VALVE DEVICES Non-Final OA Medtronic, Inc.
18429212 OPHTHALMIC IMPLANT SYSTEM FOR DRUG DELIVERY Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of Colorado, a body corporate
18529664 DELIVERY SYSTEM WITH GUIDED RETRACTION MECHANISM OF A DELIVERY SYSTEM TIP Non-Final OA Cook Medical Technologies LLC
18399254 AUTOMATED RETRIEVABLE HEMORRHAGE CONTROL SYSTEM Non-Final OA Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska
18355390 IMPLANTED PIEZOELECTRIC BONE MATERIAL Final Rejection NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY
18560820 EXTERNAL CRANIAL PROSTHESIS Non-Final OA CORNELL UNIVERSITY
18267742 Stent Graft and Method of Making a Stent Graft Non-Final OA Angiomed GmbH & Co. Medizintechnik KG
18441223 STENT SYSTEM Non-Final OA VS3 Medical Inc.

Facing This Examiner?

IP Author analyzes examiner patterns and generates tailored response strategies with the highest chance of allowance.

Build Your Strategy

Sign in with your work email

Enter your email to receive a magic link. No password needed.

Personal email addresses (Gmail, Yahoo, etc.) are not accepted.

Free tier: 3 strategy analyses per month