Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: WELCH, WILLOW GRACE

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3792 3796

This examiner grants 50% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

50.0%
Allow Rate
-20.0% vs TC avg
100
Total Applications
+52.1%
Interview Lift
1221
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 62 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

20.7%
§101 Eligibility
16.6%
§102 Novelty
40.9%
§103 Obviousness
18.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18903886 CONTEXT-DEPENDENT WEIGHTING FOR CLOSED-LOOP NEUROMODULATION TREATMENT Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation
19316507 SURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH SENSOR ALIGNED CABLE GUIDE Non-Final OA Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
18834993 METHODS, APPARATUS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING A MEDICAL DEVICE Non-Final OA Canon U.S.A., Inc.
18640228 SURGICAL ADAPTER ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA Covidien LP
18873914 THERAPEUTIC PULSE GENERATORS WITH CRYSTALLINE CAPACITORS Non-Final OA MEDTRONIC, INC.
18381003 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADJUSTING A NEUROMODULATION THERAPY BASED ON PHYSIOLOGICAL INPUTS Non-Final OA Medtronic, Inc.
18257076 MULTIMODAL STIMULATION CONTROL BASED ON ECAPS Final Rejection Medtronic, Inc.
18393358 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING CARDIAC ABNORMALITIES USING CHAOS-BASED CLASSIFICATION MODEL FROM MULTI-LEAD ECG Final Rejection Tata Consultancy Services Limited
17461651 AUTOMATICALLY IDENTIFYING SCAR AREAS WITHIN ORGANIC TISSUE USING MULTIPLE IMAGING MODALITIES Non-Final OA Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
18659898 INCIDENT POWER INFERENCE FROM BUBBLE LENGTH MEASUREMENT FOR LITHOTRIPSY DEVICES Final Rejection Lumenis Ltd.

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