Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: SMITH, PETER DANIEL

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1634 3781 3783 3786 3796

This examiner grants 51% of resolved cases

Analysis

Peter Daniel Smith is an examiner in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 1634, with 77 resolved cases. His allowance rate is 50.6 percent, indicating that about half of the applications he reviews are granted. This 50.6 percent rate provides a clear expectation for practitioners in the mechanical engineering and medical device sectors. The 77 resolved cases offer a specific context for these outcomes.

The median time to allowance is 1252 days. The data also shows a high interview lift of 51.0 percent. This lift is very significant and suggests that interviews are an extremely effective way to improve the 50.6 percent base allowance rate. Practitioners should consider the 1252 days median and the 51.0 percent lift as they develop their strategy for navigating the prosecution process.

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

Performance Statistics

50.6%
Allow Rate
-19.4% vs TC avg
111
Total Applications
+51.0%
Interview Lift
1252
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 77 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.7%
§101 Eligibility
17.4%
§102 Novelty
64.5%
§103 Obviousness
16.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18780031 FLOW CONTROL MECHANISM FOR NEUROPROTECTION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
18445076 Radial Access Systems and Methods for Delivery of Gas-Enrichment Therapy Non-Final OA Zoll Circulation, Inc.
17676040 WOUND THERAPY SYSTEM AND DRESSING FOR DELIVERING OXYGEN TO A WOUND Final Rejection Smith & Nephew PLC
17617219 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREPARING A CATHETER BEFORE USE Non-Final OA Abiomed Europe GmbH
18568208 Intermittent Catheters and Methods Final Rejection C. R. Bard, Inc.
18057494 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING CELL-FREE DNA Non-Final OA The Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc.
18697840 ABSORBENT CORES AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING Non-Final OA Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
18561815 DISPOSABLE PANT-TYPE GARMENT Non-Final OA Essity Hygiene and Health Aktiebolag
18579983 REMOTE MONITORING OF FLUID PRESSURE IN BIOLOGICAL TISSUE Final Rejection IPG PHOTONICS CORPORATION
18834115 EXTERNAL CATHETER WITH IMPROVED HAPTIC FEEDBACK AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA PUREWICK CORPORATION
18043807 FLUID COLLECTION DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS Final Rejection PUREWICK CORPORATION
17622362 An Adaptor for a Medical Container, a Medical Container Comprising Said Adaptor, and a Method for Manufacturing this Medical Container Non-Final OA Becton Dickinson France
18854087 Ocular Chemical Injury Treatment Ring and Method of Use Non-Final OA The Government of the United States, as Represented by the Secretary of the Army
18101812 Aspiration Catheter with an Adjustable Tip for the Intracranial Circulation Final Rejection The University of Toledo
17495513 ANTI-THROMBOGENIC COATING Non-Final OA MOZARC MEDICAL US LLC

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