Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: TEIXEIRA MOFFAT, JONATHAN CHARLES

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 2800 2857 2863 3700 3715 3722 3723 3725 3731 3736

This examiner grants 71% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

71.2%
Allow Rate
+1.2% vs TC avg
881
Total Applications
+9.9%
Interview Lift
1021
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 312 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.2%
§101 Eligibility
23.5%
§102 Novelty
45.0%
§103 Obviousness
21.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18019893 HOT FLASH MULTI-SENSOR CIRCUIT SYSTEM Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18551404 SURGICAL ROBOT Non-Final OA SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18599917 COGNITIVE FUNCTION IMPROVEMENTS AND BIOMARKER-MODULATED DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION Non-Final OA Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
18291835 HEAT SINK AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING HEAT SINK Final Rejection Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18262940 HEAT EXCHANGER AND AIR CONDITIONER Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
17980830 SNOW MELTING APPARATUS Non-Final OA DENSO CORPORATION
19271007 ADAPTIVE SYNCHRONIZATION OF ORIENTATION-SPECIFIC CORTICAL OSCILLATIONS FOR THERAPEUTIC NEUROMODULATION Non-Final OA Brain Electrophysiology Laboratory Company, LLC
18421773 ARTICLE FOR USE WITH APPARATUS FOR HEATING SMOKABLE MATERIAL Non-Final OA Nicoventures Trading Limited
18352446 MONITORING THICKNESS IN FACE-UP POLISHING WITH ROLLER Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
17966475 MIS ROBOTIC CONTROL TERMINAL AND ROBOT SYSTEM Non-Final OA Hefei University of Technology
17426687 SUSTAINABLE SCOURING PADS Non-Final OA 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
18387763 ORTHODONTIC DEVICES AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING SUCH DEVICES Final Rejection THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY
18066589 ASPIRATION SYSTEM INCLUDING THROMBUS-DISRUPTING INNER MEMBER Non-Final OA Covidien LP
17416791 SURFACE CLEANING UTENSIL Final Rejection KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18194217 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION Non-Final OA The Alfred E. Mann Foundation for Scientific Research
17542287 Cooking Utensil Non-Final OA Midea Group Co., Ltd.
18096070 CONTROL APPARATUS, MEDICAL CENTRAL CONTROL SYSTEM, AND SURGERY-RELATED INFORMATION DISPLAY METHOD Non-Final OA OLYMPUS CORPORATION
17926298 Active Implantable Medical Device Capable of Distinguishing Between a Local Infection and a Systemic Infection Final Rejection BIOTRONIK SE & Co. KG
18099414 MODULAR AND DEPTH-SENSING SURGICAL HANDPIECE Final Rejection Smith & Nephew Asia Pacific Pte. Limited
17642190 FOOD PROCESSOR Non-Final OA NUC Electronics Co., Ltd.
17919283 HEATER SHEET, AND VEHICLE-MOUNTED SENSOR COVER Non-Final OA NISSHA CO.,LTD.
18546166 STIMULATED CORTICAL RESPONSE Non-Final OA THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
18560240 SYSTEM FOR GUIDING A SURGICAL TOOL COMPRISING AN OPERATIVE AXIS WITH RESPECT TO AN ANATOMICAL STRUCTURE Non-Final OA Depuy Ireland Unlimited Company
18738657 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COOLING A BATTERY Non-Final OA Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
17416693 CLEANING ROBOT AND CLEANING METHOD Final Rejection Positec Power Tools (Suzhou) Co., Ltd
17694996 CERAMIC HEATER, METHOD OF DRIVING CERAMIC HEATER, AND GAS SENSOR Final Rejection NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
18282561 MODULATING WAKEFULNESS AND AROUSAL Final Rejection Oxford University Innovation Limited
18620814 DRINKWARE CONTAINER WITH ACTIVE TEMPERATURE CONTROL Final Rejection Ember Technologies, Inc.
17546095 METHOD FOR PROCESSING AT LEAST ONE WORKPIECE Final Rejection TRUMPF Laser- und Systemtechnik GmbH
18115363 Electrode Assembly with a Skin Contact Layer Comprising a Conductive Adhesive Composite, and Systems and Methods of Applying Tumor Treating Fields Using Same Final Rejection Novocure GmbH

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