Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: STUMPFOLL, DANA LYNN

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3794

This examiner grants 50% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

50.0%
Allow Rate
-20.0% vs TC avg
91
Total Applications
+49.3%
Interview Lift
1513
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 46 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.5%
§101 Eligibility
18.8%
§102 Novelty
50.1%
§103 Obviousness
24.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17327980 RF DEVICE FOR SKIN AND FAT TREATMENT Final Rejection Inmode Ltd.
17368694 METHODS FOR MITIGATING BIOFOULING EFFECTS OF BIOFLUID INTERFERENTS TO DETECT IN VIVO BIOCHEMICAL AND WEARABLE DEVICE THEREFOR Final Rejection The Regents of the University of California
19225824 GENERATOR AND CATHETER FOR TISSUE ABLATION Final Rejection PhysCade, Inc.
17603620 MICROWAVE ABLATION DEVICE AND SYSTEM WITH IMPEDANCE MISMATCH Final Rejection Covidien LP
17361600 OPTIMIZED ABLATION FOR PERSISTENT ATRIAL FIBRILLATION Final Rejection Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
17164498 CATHETER WITH INCREASED ELECTRODE DENSITY SPINE ASSEMBLY HAVING REINFORCED SPINE COVERS Non-Final OA BIOSENSE WEBSTER (ISRAEL) LTD.
18701931 ELECTROSURGICAL DEVICE, IMPEDANCE MEASURING DEVICE OF THE ELECTROSURGICAL DEVICE, ENERGY CONTROL METHOD FOR TISSUE COAGULATION AND IMPEDANCE MEASURING METHOD Non-Final OA INDUSTRY-UNIVERSITY COOPERATION FOUNDATION HANYANG UNIVERSITY ERICA CAMPUS
18309333 COATING FOR ELECTRODES USED IN ELECTRODERMAL ACTIVITY SENSORS Non-Final OA Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
17342090 Coated Electroencephalogram Electrodes Final Rejection Dignity Health
18716187 METHOD FOR OPTIMIZATION OF COOLING POWER FOR CRYOABLATION Non-Final OA Medtronic Cryocath LP
18707101 ABLATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA MERRYSPRING MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY (ZHEJIANG) CO, LTD.
18596191 DRY ELECTRODE DEVICE Non-Final OA Lohmann GmbH & Co. KG
18688704 CONDUCTIVE LAYER STRUCTURE WITH MULTI-LAYER CONDUCTIVE ARRANGEMENT Non-Final OA SMARTMEDICS SP. Z O. O.
17786973 BALLOON-TYPE ELECTRODE CATHETER Non-Final OA Japan Lifeline Co., Ltd.
18416232 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MAINTAINING SENSOR CONTACT Non-Final OA NUVO GROUP LTD.
18386148 PATIENT ELECTRODE CONNECTORS FOR ELECTROCARDIOGRAPH MONITORING SYSTEM Non-Final OA ADVANTAGE MEDICAL ELECTRONICS, LLC
18468451 Heated garment for period pain Non-Final OA Sorascape, Inc.
17313456 RECESSED ELECTRODES FOR FLEXIBLE SUBSTRATES Non-Final OA Heraeus Medical Components LLC
17142880 ELECTRONIC DEVICE SET FOR BIOLOGICAL SUBJECT Final Rejection BIOPRO SCIENTIFIC CO., LTD.
17954275 SYSTEM AND METHOD USING PID CONTROLLER TO CONTROL TEMPERATURE OF A THERMAL ACCESSORY Final Rejection CardioQuip, LLC
17545843 CELL-BASED BRAIN-MACHINE INTERFACE Non-Final OA Neuralink Corp.
18121555 FLAT-BED KNIT-BASED ELECTRODE (HRV CHEST STRAP) Final Rejection InDHouse Limited
18004711 ADHESIVE PAD FOR RETAINING AN ELECTRODE AGAINST A PATIENT'S SKIN Non-Final OA Seer Medical Pty Ltd
17732390 PROSTATE CANCER DETECTING MEDICAL DEVICES Non-Final OA NOVASCAN, INC.
17695745 TECHNIQUES FOR DETERMINING TISSUE TYPES Non-Final OA NOVASCAN, INC.
17695748 MEDICAL DEVICES CONFIGURED WITH NEEDLE ELECTRODES Non-Final OA NOVASCAN, INC.
17626254 IMPLANT, ENSEMBLE COMPRISING SUCH AN IMPLANT AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING SUCH AN IMPLANT Non-Final OA UNIVERSITE GUSTAVE EIFFEL
17543907 Electrode kit for easy and fast deployment in electroencephalogram acquisition and monitoring applications Final Rejection NeuroWave Systems Inc.

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