Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: SWANSON, LEAH JENNINGS

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3763 3783

This examiner grants 66% of resolved cases

Analysis

Leah Jennings Swanson serves in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 3763. With 434 resolved cases, the examiner has an allowance rate of 65.7 percent. This 65.7 percent rate indicates a generally favorable environment for applicants, with most cases ending in an allowance. The 434 resolved cases provide a robust data set, making these metrics a reliable indicator of the examiner's typical prosecution style.

The data shows an interview lift of 38.6 percent. This 38.6 percent lift suggests that interviews are effective at moving cases toward a grant with this examiner. The median days to allowance is 1220. Given the 434 resolved cases, practitioners should consider an interview as a primary tactic. The 38.6 percent lift is a tool for overcoming rejections and ensuring that applications reach an allowance within the 1220-day median timeframe. This strategy can significantly improve the probability of success compared to the base allowance rate.

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

Performance Statistics

65.5%
Allow Rate
-4.5% vs TC avg
494
Total Applications
+38.3%
Interview Lift
1223
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 435 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.8%
§101 Eligibility
16.8%
§102 Novelty
55.2%
§103 Obviousness
22.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17361762 CLOSED LOOP CONTROL SYSTEM WITH SAFETY PARAMETERS AND METHODS Final Rejection Abbott Diabetes Care Inc.
18700816 Systems and Methods for Angled Insertion of Microneedles for Targeted Delivery Non-Final OA Georgia Tech Research Corporation
18251522 DEVICE ASSEMBLY FOR NEEDLELESS SYRINGE Final Rejection DAICEL CORPORATION
18140234 ANTI-VACUUM SURGE (AVS) WITH IMPROVED FOLLOWABILITY Non-Final OA JOHNSON & JOHNSON SURGICAL VISION, INC.
17446147 System, Apparatus and Method for Maintaining Anterior Chamber Intraoperative Intraocular Pressure Final Rejection Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc.
18912132 FILTER FOR IV SET Non-Final OA CareFusion 303, Inc.
18514022 FLUID LINE OCCLUSION DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHODS Final Rejection CareFusion 303, Inc.
17208994 CATHETER ADAPTER PUSH TAB AND RELATED DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS Non-Final OA Becton, Dickinson and Company
16889398 CATHETER ASSEMBLY FLUSHING DEVICE AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA Becton, Dickinson and Company
18597028 Integrating Electronics into the Stopper of a Cartridge Final Rejection Sanofi
18145564 Auto-Injector Final Rejection Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GMBH
18571423 ADVANCED EAR ACCESS Non-Final OA COCHLEAR LIMITED
18292133 SPARK GENERATOR FOR GENERATING PRESSURE, FORMULA INJECTOR COMPRISING SPARK GENERATOR, METHOD FOR GENERATING PRESSURE BY SPARK, AND METHOD FOR INJECTING FORMULA Non-Final OA L'Oreal
17888048 CATHETER ASSEMBLY Final Rejection TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18386647 PROGRAMMATIC MEDICAMENT TITRATION WITH A MEDICAMENT DELIVERY DEVICE Final Rejection INSULET CORPORATION
16995527 RATCHET DRIVE FOR ON BODY DELIVERY SYSTEM Final Rejection Insulet Corporation
16859544 FILLING ASSIST MECHANISMS AND KEYED INTERFACES FOR DRUG DELIVERY DEVICES Final Rejection INSULET CORPORATION
17509196 Microneedle Systems and Apparatus Final Rejection DEKA Products Limited Partnership
18023230 DRUG CARTRIDGE, CASSETTE, DRUG INJECTION DEVICE, AND DRUG INJECTION SYSTEM Non-Final OA PHC Holdings Corporation
17293968 ACTUATING COMPONENTS AND RELATED METHODS Final Rejection The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc.
18616119 Syringe-Based Microbubble Generator Final Rejection Agitated Solutions Inc.
18398051 CAP FOR USE WITH VARIETY OF INJECTION PENS AND RELATED DEVICES AND METHODS Non-Final OA Bigfoot Biomedical, Inc.
18222978 SOFT TIP CANNULA WITH RETRACTABLE TIP PROTECTOR Non-Final OA ALTAVIZ, LLC
18650596 DEVICES AND METHODS FOR DELIVERING A LYOPHILIZED MEDICAMENT Non-Final OA kaleo, Inc.
17625260 DRUG ACCOMMODATING DEVICE OF SOLID ORAL FORMULATION, AND ORAL ADMINISTRATION AND DELIVERY APPARATUS COMPRISING SAME Final Rejection SHANGHAI WD PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD

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