Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: TOWNSEND, GUY K

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3761 3781

This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases

Analysis

Guy K Townsend is an examiner in Tech Center 3700, Art Unit 3761. The examiner has 725 resolved cases. The data shows an allowance rate of 74.3 percent and an interview lift of 25.3 percent. The median days to allowance for these cases is 1111.

The 25.3 percent interview lift is a metric that can be compared to the 74.3 percent base allowance rate. This indicates that conducting an interview is a method for increasing the likelihood of an allowance. The 1111 day median pendency is the timeframe applicants can expect when navigating the resolved cases handled by this examiner in Art Unit 3761. Practitioners can consider how these metrics influence the overall prosecution timeline.

With 725 resolved cases, the examiner's statistics provide a view of the prosecution landscape. Practitioners can use the 74.3 percent allowance rate to assess the probability of a grant. The 25.3 percent lift and the Tech Center 3700 environment are factors for prosecution strategy. These data points help in setting expectations for clients.

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

Performance Statistics

74.3%
Allow Rate
+4.3% vs TC avg
733
Total Applications
+25.3%
Interview Lift
1111
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 725 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.8%
§101 Eligibility
22.7%
§102 Novelty
49.7%
§103 Obviousness
15.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18799470 STENT WITH ANTI-MIGRATION FLANGE SUPPORT WITH DELIVERY SYSTEM Non-Final OA BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
18533270 NONWOVEN AND ABSORBENT ARTICLES HAVING THE SAME Final Rejection The Procter & Gamble Company
19028838 ENCLOSURE VENTILATION FILTER Non-Final OA Donaldson Company, Inc.
18890434 Devices and Systems for Urine Collection Non-Final OA Sage Products LLC
18823202 TISSUE SPECIMEN RETRIEVAL BAG, METHOD FOR RETRIEVING TISSUE Non-Final OA Conmed Corporation
18442724 ANTIREFLUX URETERAL STENT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR THE SAME Non-Final OA IUCF-HYU (INDUSTRY-UNIVERSITY COOPERATION FOUNDATION HANYANG UNIVERSITY)
18828559 FLUID COLLECTION ASSEMBLIES INCLUDING ONE OR MORE LEAK PREVENTION FEATURES Non-Final OA PUREWICK CORPORATION
19026639 BASE PLATE AND A SENSOR ASSEMBLY PART FOR AN OSTOMY APPLIANCE Non-Final OA COLOPLAST A/S
18983432 OSTOMY APPLIANCE SYSTEM, MONITOR DEVICE, AND METHOD OF MONITORING AN OSTOMY APPLIANCE Non-Final OA Coloplast A/S
18934271 METHOD OF MONITORING PERFORMANCE OF AN OSTOMY DEVICE WITH A MONITOR DEVICE ATTACHABLE TO BOTH AN OSTOMY APPLIANCE AND AN ACCESSORY DEVICE Non-Final OA Coloplast A/S
18388871 Maximization Of Plasma Collection And Collection Of Buffy Coat Or White Blood Cell Layer Using Collected Plasma Final Rejection Fenwal, Inc.

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