Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: TRAN, LARA LINH

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1618 3791 3792

This examiner grants 17% of resolved cases

Analysis

Lara Linh Tran is assigned to Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 1618. The data includes 12 resolved cases with an allowance rate of 16.7 percent. This figure represents the frequency of grants among resolved applications. The interview lift is 90.9 percent, which indicates a change in the likelihood of allowance when an interview is conducted. This lift is a measurable deviation from the 16.7 percent baseline allowance rate.

The median days to allowance is 1303, indicating the time required for applications that eventually reach a grant. Practitioners should consider the 90.9 percent lift when determining whether to request an interview. The sample of 12 resolved cases provides the basis for these metrics. The 1303-day timeline is a data point for setting expectations in Art Unit 1618. This analysis shows how specific actions, such as interviews, correlate with different outcomes under this examiner's review. The number of cases is a factor in interpreting these percentages.

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

Performance Statistics

16.7%
Allow Rate
-53.3% vs TC avg
47
Total Applications
+90.9%
Interview Lift
1303
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 12 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.6%
§101 Eligibility
24.9%
§102 Novelty
49.7%
§103 Obviousness
20.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18450556 BODILY IMPLANTS WITH FLUID SYSTEMS Final Rejection Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
17967722 IMAGING SYSTEM ISOLATION ENCLOSURE FOR PATHOGEN CONTAINMENT DURING MEDICAL IMAGING PROCEDURES Non-Final OA General Electric Company
18598773 ESOPHAGEAL DEFLECTION DEVICE Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of California
18021782 SEMI-IMPLANTABLE HEARING AID Final Rejection THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
18375498 BIOMIMETIC METAMATERIAL SLEEVES FOR EXTERNAL SUPPORT OF HUMAN VENTRICLE(S) AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING THEM Non-Final OA THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY
18254045 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FENESTRATION ALIGNMENT Non-Final OA Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Inc.
18133962 MICROSPHERE DELIVERY APPARATUS PROVIDING REAL-TIME MEASURING OF DELIVERED RADIOACTIVITY Non-Final OA Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Inc.
18556871 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BILATERAL BONE CONDUCTION COORDINATION AND BALANCING Non-Final OA Cochlear Limited
18555705 FRAGRANCE FOR IMPROVING RELAXATION STATE AND METHOD OF ASSESSING Non-Final OA GIVAUDAN SA
18280922 ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM (EEG) BASED TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION (TMS) DEVICES Non-Final OA WAVE NEUROSCIENCE, INC.

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