Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: WELCH, WILLOW GRACE

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3792

This examiner grants 45% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

44.9%
Allow Rate
-25.1% vs TC avg
88
Total Applications
+50.5%
Interview Lift
1207
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 49 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

23.0%
§101 Eligibility
16.1%
§102 Novelty
40.2%
§103 Obviousness
18.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18709610 SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD Non-Final OA SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18454395 ENDOVASCULAR DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION Non-Final OA Covidien LP
18432535 METHOD FOR ADJUSTING OPTIMIZED RADIATION PARAMETERS OF LASER PULSES FOR AN OPHTHALMOLOGICAL LASER Non-Final OA SCHWIND EYE-TECH-SOLUTIONS GMBH
18393358 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING CARDIAC ABNORMALITIES USING CHAOS-BASED CLASSIFICATION MODEL FROM MULTI-LEAD ECG Non-Final OA Tata Consultancy Services Limited
17461072 APPARATUS, METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM FOR EXECUTING A CUSTOMIZABLE PHYSIOLOGICAL MEASUREMENT SCHEDULE FOR PATIENTS Non-Final OA DRÄGERWERK AG & CO. KGAA
17461651 AUTOMATICALLY IDENTIFYING SCAR AREAS WITHIN ORGANIC TISSUE USING MULTIPLE IMAGING MODALITIES Non-Final OA Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
18381003 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADJUSTING A NEUROMODULATION THERAPY BASED ON PHYSIOLOGICAL INPUTS Final Rejection Medtronic, Inc.
18257076 MULTIMODAL STIMULATION CONTROL BASED ON ECAPS Final Rejection Medtronic, Inc.
18304876 NEUROMODULATION THERAPY OPTIMIZATION USING SLEEP AND ACTIVITY DERIVED MEASURES Final Rejection Medtronic, Inc.
17658978 SACRAL LEAD FOR STIMULATION AND/OR SENSING SIGNALS WITHIN A PATIENT Non-Final OA Medtronic, Inc.
18695851 WEARABLE DEVICE FOR REAL TIME MEASUREMENT OF SWALLOWING Non-Final OA Mor Research Applications Ltd.
17991603 TECHNIQUES FOR STORING AND TRANSFERRING DATA COLLECTED BY A WEARABLE DEVICE Non-Final OA Oura Health Oy
18659898 INCIDENT POWER INFERENCE FROM BUBBLE LENGTH MEASUREMENT FOR LITHOTRIPSY DEVICES Non-Final OA Lumenis Ltd.
18696392 DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RESTORING TACTILE SENSATION USING A NANOGENERATOR Non-Final OA Sheba Impact Ltd.
18610418 Methods and Systems for Controlling Blood Pressure Non-Final OA BackBeat Medical, LLC
18111217 COMPUTERIZED SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DYNAMIC DETERMINATION AND APPLICATION OF ADJUSTED ELECTRONIC STIMULUS PATTERNS Final Rejection Sana Health, Inc.
17891526 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ENGINEERING VISUAL FEATURES FROM BIOPHYSICAL SIGNALS FOR USE IN CHARACTERIZING PHYSIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Analytics for Life Inc.
17817770 Electrode support device for the registration of electroencephalographic signals Final Rejection Spes Medica Srl
17695311 SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR COLLECTING AND PROCESSING DATA ON ONE OR MORE PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS OF MONITORED SUBJECT Final Rejection LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY
17664128 MULTI-MODAL SKIN TREATMENT DEVICE Non-Final OA Skin Design, LLC

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