Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: SU, SUSAN SHAN

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3761 3781 3783

This examiner grants 72% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

71.9%
Allow Rate
+1.9% vs TC avg
1,154
Total Applications
+23.6%
Interview Lift
1150
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1120 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.1%
§101 Eligibility
17.8%
§102 Novelty
49.4%
§103 Obviousness
22.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18646327 DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR COMBINING AND/OR DELIVERING INJECTABLE MATERIALS Non-Final OA BOSTON SCIENTIFIC MEDICAL DEVICE LIMITED
18829399 LENGTH-TO-WAIST SILHOUETTE(S) OF ABSORBENT ARTICLE(S) COMPRISING BEAMED ELASTICS Non-Final OA The Procter & Gamble Company
18824279 HIP-TO-WAIST AND WAIST-TO-CROTCH SILHOUETTE(S) OF ABSORBENT ARTICLE(S) COMPRISING BEAMED ELASTICS Non-Final OA The Procter & Gamble Company
18815968 BEAMED ELASTIC LAMINATE PROPERTIES Non-Final OA The Procter & Gamble Company
18765484 DISPOSABLE ABSORBENT ARTICLES HAVING CUFFS OF IMPROVED STRETCH LAMINATE STRUCTURE Non-Final OA The Procter & Gamble Company
18744799 ADHESIVE ATTACHMENT FOR ABSORBENT ARTICLE Non-Final OA The Procter & Gamble Company
18737479 ABSORBENT ARTICLE HAVING FASTENING SYSTEM Non-Final OA The Procter & Gamble Company
18646066 TAMPON PRODUCT INCLUDING APPLICATOR HAVING COMPONENTS MOLDED OF PULP-BASED COMPOSITE Final Rejection The Procter & Gamble Company
18354155 Anastomosis Anchors for Dynamic Gastric Bypass Device Non-Final OA Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
18675667 DRESSING AND METHOD FOR APPLYING REDUCED PRESSURE TO AND COLLECTING AND STORING FLUID FROM A TISSUE SITE Non-Final OA Solventum Intellectual Properties Company
18684136 APPARATUS FOR SUPPLYING FLUID TO A TISSUE AREA Final Rejection Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited
18680411 MALE URINE COLLECTION DEVICE USING WICKING MATERIAL Non-Final OA PUREWICK CORPORATION
18549658 FLUID COLLECTION SYSTEMS SENSING AND NOTIFICATION AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA PUREWICK CORPORATION
18931507 COLLECTION KIT AND COLLECTION METHOD Non-Final OA TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18016522 ARTICLE WITH IMPROVED ELASTOMERIC WAISTBAND Non-Final OA Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
18641483 Plasma Storage Container Non-Final OA Fenwal, Inc.
18355866 BLOOD PROCESSING AND TREATMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS WITH PROCEDURE ESTIMATOR Non-Final OA Fenwal, Inc.
18618113 MULTILAYER BLADDER CONTROL PAD Final Rejection Medline Industries, LP
18624734 METHODS OF DELIVERING AN AGENT TO THE EYE Non-Final OA Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
18566823 COMPOSITIONS FOR FIGHTING MALODORS Final Rejection SYMRISE AG
18294709 NEGATIVE PRESSURE SUPER ABSORBENT SYSTEM WITH A PEEL OFF AND REPLACE FEATURE Final Rejection KCI Manufacturing Unlimited Company

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