Examiner: WILLSE, DAVID H

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3738 3774

This examiner grants 67% of resolved cases

Analysis

David H. Willse is an examiner in Tech Center 3700, specifically Art Unit 3738. He has 591 resolved cases with an allowance rate of 67.3 percent. This metric describes the proportion of cases that result in a patent grant under his review. The 591 resolved cases offer a reliable sample for understanding prosecution outcomes in this art unit.

Conducting an interview is associated with an interview lift of 13.7 percent. This lift indicates that the probability of allowance is higher when an interview is part of the prosecution history compared to when it is absent. The median days to allowance is 1407, which is the middle value for the time required to secure a patent. This 1407 day period provides a data-driven expectation for the length of time an applicant might spend in prosecution before reaching an allowance in Art Unit 3738.

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

Performance Statistics

67.3%

Allow Rate

-2.7% vs TC avg

628

Total Applications

+13.7%

Interview Lift

1407

Avg Prosecution Days

Based on 591 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.8%

§101 Eligibility

32.6%

§102 Novelty

38.1%

§103 Obviousness

18.9%

§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #	Title	Status	Assignee
18038663	FIXATION MECHANISM FOR GLENOID IMPLANTS	Final Rejection	HOWMEDICA OSTEONICS CORP.
18213345	SURFACE ALLOYED MEDICAL IMPLANT	Non-Final OA	Smith & Nephew, Inc.
17631249	ORTHOPAEDIC IMPLANT	Final Rejection	Smith & Nephew Asia Pacific Pte. Limited
18774524	Variable Transmission For Assistive Prosthesis Device	Non-Final OA	University of Utah Research Foundation
18684331	INNER EAR DEVICE WITH ACCESS AND PASSIVE COMPONENTS	Non-Final OA	COCHLEAR LIMITED
18664570	Arm Prosthetic Device	Non-Final OA	DEKA Products Limited Partnership
18508005	ENDOVASCULAR DEVICES	Non-Final OA	Merit Medical Systems, Inc.
18494520	PROSTHETIC CARDIAC VALVE DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS	Non-Final OA	Shifamed Holdings, LLC
18686027	BIOMIMETIC DECODING OF SENSORIMOTOR INTENSION WITH ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS	Non-Final OA	West Virginia University Board of Governors on Behalf of West Virginia University

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