Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: SMITH, KAITLYN ELIZABETH

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3739 3781 3794

This examiner grants 59% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

58.6%
Allow Rate
-11.4% vs TC avg
843
Total Applications
+14.6%
Interview Lift
1363
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 809 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.8%
§101 Eligibility
22.4%
§102 Novelty
44.1%
§103 Obviousness
22.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18728053 Highly Comfortable Thermal Contact Pad Non-Final OA C. R. Bard, Inc.
18274436 Soft Border for Targeted Temperature Management Final Rejection C. R. Bard, Inc.
18274156 Cooling/Heating Medical Pad with Softened Edges Final Rejection C. R. Bard, Inc.
17735984 Fluid Delivery Line and Connection System for Targeted Temperature Management System Final Rejection C. R. Bard, Inc.
17697879 Facilitated Kinking Fold Pads Non-Final OA C. R. Bard, Inc.
18507770 HIGH FREQUENCY CURRENT OUTPUT DEVICE ENABLING SEQUENTIAL OUTPUT AND CONTINUOUS OUTPUT OF MONOPOLAR TYPE CURRENT AND BIPOLAR TYPE CURRENT Non-Final OA JEISYS MEDICAL INC.
17931327 ENDOTHERMIC COMPRESSION SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA Merit Medical Systems, Inc.
18658095 COMBINED TYPE HAND WARMER Non-Final OA Shenzhen Yise Technology Co., Ltd
18644833 THERMAL INTRAVENOUS SLEEVE Non-Final OA NEA TIVS, LLC
18636075 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR APPLYING THERAPEUTIC THERMAL CYCLES Non-Final OA Brain Tunnelgenix Technologies Corp.
18193475 SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND GARMENTS FOR SURFACE TEMPERATURE THERAPY OF A PATIENT Final Rejection Zoll Circulation, Inc.
17841616 SUSPENDED MOXIBUSTION DEVICE Non-Final OA WUYI UNIVERSITY
18542349 HEATING DEVICE Non-Final OA Plexaa Ltd
18446757 DEVICE FOR COLD COMPRESS AND HOT COMPRESS Non-Final OA Xiamen Ubest Electronic Technology Co., Ltd.
18254095 A WEARABLE COOLING APPARATUS FOR ON-SITE TREATMENT OF HEAT ILLNESS Final Rejection CRYOGENX LIMITED, Central Research Laboratory
18195968 ITCHING RELIEVING APPARATUS AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Shenzhen Chuancheng Technology Service Co., Ltd
18029707 BEAUTY DEVICE Final Rejection BELEGA Co., Ltd.
15619110 Apparatus And Methods For Determining A Property Of A Tissue Non-Final OA Clinical Laserthermia Systems AB
17727341 NON-INVASIVE BRAIN TEMPERATURE REGULATING DEVICES FOR ENHANCING SLEEP Final Rejection University of Pittsburgh - Of the Commonwealth System of Higer Education
17622438 APPARATUSES AND WEARABLE GARMENTS INCLUDING ELECTRICAL SOURCES AND CIRCUIT ELEMENTS Non-Final OA Armington Studios Inc.
16768426 METHODS FOR PERSONAL CARE Non-Final OA COOLOGICS, INC.

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