Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: THROOP, MYLES A

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3673 3679

This examiner grants 58% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

58.2%
Allow Rate
+6.2% vs TC avg
634
Total Applications
+41.4%
Interview Lift
1073
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 595 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.8%
§101 Eligibility
18.3%
§102 Novelty
45.3%
§103 Obviousness
23.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18725258 MATTRESS ASSEMBLY AND FURNITURE COMPRISING SAME Non-Final OA COWAY CO., LTD.
18369396 TEMPLATE TOOL FOR ATTACHING COMPONENTS TO A BED SYSTEM Final Rejection Sleep Number Corporation
18199255 BED HAVING SNORE CONTROL BASED ON PARTNER RESPONSE Non-Final OA Sleep Number Corporation
16233230 BED HAVING PRESENCE DETECTING FEATURE Non-Final OA Sleep Number Corporation
17913717 PATIENT SUPPORT APPARATUS WITH AUTOMATIC DISPLAY CONTROL Non-Final OA Stryker Corporation
19044579 AUTO-REGRESSION MECHANISM Non-Final OA Sizewise Rentals, L.L.C.
18922710 SURGICAL TABLE WITH MOVEMENT CAPABILITIES OF LOWER BODY SUPPORT STRUCTURES Non-Final OA Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
18342096 PENDANT FOR MOBILE MEDICAL PLATFORMS Final Rejection Auris Health, Inc.
18969503 HOSPITAL BED WITH ADJUSTABLE WIDTH Non-Final OA UMANO MEDICAL INC.
18868739 SUPPORT AND RESTRAINT SYSTEM FOR THE HUMAN BODY, OR FOR A SEGMENT OF THE HUMAN BODY, PROVIDED WITH RETAINING MEANS Non-Final OA PRO MEDICARE S.R.L.
18867319 IMPROVED ACTIVE SUSPENSION Non-Final OA GELLI PLAST S.R.L.
18901217 SPINE SURGERY TABLE HAVING A GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE Non-Final OA ALLEN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
18743242 TABLE TOP SUPPORT BRACKET FOR SPINE SURGERY TABLE Non-Final OA Allen Medical Systems, Inc.
18527168 Devices for Enhancing the Thermal Efficiency and Customizing the Shapes of Cooling or Heating Zones in a Bed Non-Final OA Sleep Solutions Inc.
18296155 Operating Table Cover Having Fast Recovery Foam Non-Final OA Prime Medical, LLC
18168952 ACTIVE COMFORT CONTROLLED BEDDING SYSTEMS Non-Final OA DREAMWELL, LTD.
18752768 EXAMINATION TABLE DEVICE, MEDICAL IMAGE CAPTURING SYSTEM, AND OPERATION METHOD OF EXAMINATION TABLE DEVICE Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Healthcare Corporation
18740731 INFLATABLE PRODUCT Non-Final OA Team Worldwide Corporation
17538429 EXPANDABLE BED PILLOW Non-Final OA Standard Fiber, LLC
18394589 SYSTEM, APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING AND/OR POSITIONING A PATIENT BEFORE, DURING, OR AFTER A MEDICAL PROCEDURE Non-Final OA Mizuho OSI
17200267 SYSTEM, APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING AND/OR POSITIONING A PATIENT BEFORE, DURING, OR AFTER A MEDICAL PROCEDURE Non-Final OA Mizuho OSI
18463219 A MATTRESS FOUNDATION Final Rejection Ghostbed

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