USPTO Art Unit 3794 Prosecution Statistics

Art Unit Information

Art Unit: 3794
Group: 3790
Tech Center: 3700
Total Cases: 7,975
Last Active: September 2025

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19324082RADIATION-FREE HEATING PAD AND PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY THEREOFSeptember 2025March 2026Allow610NoNo
19318551EEG Headband with Improved Amplifier Attachment Shape Conformity, Electrode Placement, and Gel Delivery FunctionalitySeptember 2025February 2026Allow600NoNo
19279069PORTABLE HAND WARMER CHARGING CASE AND HAND WARMER ASSEMBLYJuly 2025December 2025Allow410NoNo
19270234METHODS AND DEVICES FOR PUNCTURING TISSUEJuly 2025February 2026Allow711NoNo
19268369SURGICAL SYSTEM HAVING INTERCHANGEABLE TOOL TIPS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOFJuly 2025October 2025Allow310NoNo
19262803IMPLANTABLE FLEXIBLE ELECTRODE, DEVICE, AND KITJuly 2025August 2025Allow100YesNo
19246304DEVICES FOR THERAPEUTIC NASAL NEUROMODULATION AND ASSOCIATED METHODS AND SYSTEMSJune 2025September 2025Allow310NoNo
19239888ENERGY ABLATION SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND METHODS FOR THE TREATMENT OF TISSUEJune 2025October 2025Allow410NoNo
19232580Multi-Dose Duodenal Ablation Through an EndoscopeJune 2025January 2026Allow710NoNo
19222532BIPOLAR NERVE STIMULATION/MONITORING CUFFMay 2025December 2025Allow610NoNo
19213887METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ELECTRODE PLACEMENT AND TRACKINGMay 2025February 2026Abandon910NoNo
19213391COSMETIC SKIN REJUVENATIONMay 2025October 2025Allow530YesNo
19212310MOISTURE-RESISTANT ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORMay 2025July 2025Allow210NoNo
19212237EXTENDED WEAR AMBULATORY ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORMay 2025July 2025Allow100NoNo
19212582PHYSIOLOGICAL MONITORING DEVICEMay 2025July 2025Allow200NoNo
19212547DEVICE FEATURES AND DESIGN ELEMENTS FOR LONG-TERM ADHESIONMay 2025August 2025Allow300YesNo
19212313METHODS FOR ACCESSING NERVES WITHIN BONEMay 2025August 2025Allow310YesNo
19198307LEAD CABLE ORGANIZER AND HOLDERMay 2025October 2025Allow630YesNo
19192223TRANSVENOUS CRYONEUROLYSIS SYSTEM, DEVICES AND METHODSApril 2025January 2026Allow910YesNo
19192289MAPPING AND ABLATION APPLICATORSApril 2025June 2025Allow200NoNo
19179952ELECTRICAL ENERGY ABLATION SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND METHODS FOR THE TREATMENT OF TISSUEApril 2025December 2025Allow910NoNo
19174622THERMAL COMPRESSIVE SURGICAL TREATMENT MASKApril 2025March 2026Allow1120YesNo
19172339DEVICES FOR THERAPEUTIC NASAL NEUROMODULATION AND ASSOCIATED METHODS AND SYSTEMSApril 2025July 2025Allow300NoNo
19172274APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SOFT TISSUE ABLATIONApril 2025August 2025Allow410YesNo
19170833ELECTROSURGICAL SYSTEM FOR IDENTIFYING AND TREATING BIOLOGICAL TISSUEApril 2025December 2025Allow910YesNo
19098670MOISTURE-RESISTANT ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORApril 2025May 2025Allow100YesNo
19098529SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AFFECTING A TARGET TISSUE VIA A PULSED FIELDApril 2025July 2025Allow410YesNo
19097539NEURAL INTERFACE SYSTEM AND METHODApril 2025August 2025Allow510YesNo
19084398THERMAL RETENTION COVERINGS FOR USE WITH TEMPERATURE PROBESMarch 2025March 2026Allow1120NoNo
19078916INJECTION DEVICE AND MATERIALS AND METHOD OF USE THEREOFMarch 2025September 2025Allow610NoNo
19073850BIOSENSING SYSTEM FOR A VIRTUAL REALITY (VR) HEADSETMarch 2025November 2025Allow810YesNo
19071249PATIENT THERMAL REGULATION SYSTEMSMarch 2025August 2025Allow510NoNo
19059730ELECTROMAGNETIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TREATING CANCERS AND TUMORSFebruary 2025January 2026Abandon1110NoNo
19051974METHODS AND DEVICES FOR GENERATING AND DELIVERING SHAPED MICROWAVE FIELDSFebruary 2025January 2026Allow1220NoNo
19051875NECK FANFebruary 2025September 2025Allow810NoNo
19048089FORMULATIONS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR ALLEVIATING SYMPTOMS OF OCULAR SURFACE DISCOMFORTFebruary 2025March 2026Allow1320NoNo
19046264ELECTRICAL ENERGY ABLATION SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND METHODS FOR THE TREATMENT OF TISSUEFebruary 2025April 2025Allow200NoNo
19099627TORQUE TRANSFER UNITJanuary 2025November 2025Allow1011NoNo
19025930DEVICE AND METHOD FOR UNATTENDED TREATMENT OF A PATIENTJanuary 2025February 2026Allow1320NoYes
19019159ELECTROPORATION FOR OBESITY OR DIABETES TREATMENTJanuary 2025July 2025Allow710NoNo
19016030ENHANCED MEDICAL DEVICE FOR USE IN BODILY CAVITIES, FOR EXAMPLE AN ATRIUMJanuary 2025June 2025Allow510NoNo
19016112ENHANCED MEDICAL DEVICE FOR USE IN BODILY CAVITIES, FOR EXAMPLE AN ATRIUMJanuary 2025May 2025Allow410NoNo
19007288Electrosurgical Device with Illumination and Smoke Evacuation FeaturesDecember 2024July 2025Allow610YesNo
19007196METHODS AND DEVICES FOR PUNCTURING TISSUEDecember 2024March 2025Allow310YesNo
18879966SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF DENERVATION AROUND SUBCLAVIAN ARTERIESDecember 2024August 2025Allow710NoNo
18999981APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR PULSED FIELD ABLATION INCLUDING COMPRESSIBLE ELECTRODESDecember 2024October 2025Allow920YesNo
18988994Wellness DeviceDecember 2024October 2025Allow1020NoNo
18983209FLEXIBLE ELECTRODE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFORDecember 2024February 2026Allow1411NoNo
18874487FLEXIBLE ELECTRODE FOR PHRIPHERAL NERVE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAMEDecember 2024February 2026Allow1400YesNo
18976095APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SOFT TISSUE ABLATIONDecember 2024August 2025Allow811YesNo
18966484Treatment of Kidney Disease Using Renal Nerve Denervation Via the Renal PelvisDecember 2024June 2025Allow620NoNo
18964008COMPOSITE MICRONEEDLE STRUCTURE BASED ON INTEGRATED CIRCUIT CHIPNovember 2024April 2025Allow510NoNo
18964044APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR TUMOR ABLATIONNovember 2024October 2025Allow1020YesNo
18956834SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HIGH-BANDWIDTH MINIMALLY INVASIVE BRAIN-COMPUTER INTERFACESNovember 2024November 2025Allow1221YesNo
18865719MEDICAL DEVICENovember 2024July 2025Allow810YesNo
18863669Nasal turbinate hemostatic electrodeNovember 2024March 2025Allow400NoNo
18939459METHODS, APPARATUSES, AND SYSTEMS FOR THE TREATMENT OF PULMONARY DISORDERSNovember 2024May 2025Allow610YesNo
18936888DEVICE FEATURES AND DESIGN ELEMENTS FOR LONG-TERM ADHESIONNovember 2024March 2025Allow410YesNo
18932414SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADAPTIVE ABLATION VOLUME PREDICTION BASED ON TISSUE TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENTS AND ANATOMICAL SEGMENTATIONOctober 2024May 2025Allow710NoNo
18920568SENSOR CANNULAOctober 2024October 2025Allow1221YesNo
18920703SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENHANCING FUNCTION OF SPINE STABILIZATION MUSCLES ASSOCIATED WITH A SPINE SURGERY INTERVENTIONOctober 2024June 2025Abandon810NoNo
18918994METHODS AND DEVICES FOR APPLYING ENERGY TO BODILY TISSUESOctober 2024December 2025Allow1420NoNo
18916470PATIENT THERMAL REGULATION SYSTEMSOctober 2024January 2025Allow310NoNo
18908314SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VISUALIZING BRAIN ACTIVITY IN REAL TIME AT HIGH SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL RESOLUTIONOctober 2024February 2026Allow1630YesNo
18852639FLEXIBLE AND STRETCHABLE WEARABLE DEFIBRILLATOR PATCHSeptember 2024October 2025Allow1320NoNo
18852467METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ALIGNING NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL SENSORSSeptember 2024July 2025Allow1011NoNo
18897979END TOOL OF SURGICAL INSTRUMENT AND ELECTROCAUTERIZATION SURGICAL INSTRUMENT COMPRISING SAMESeptember 2024April 2025Allow610NoNo
18893635Gastrointestinal Diagnostic AidSeptember 2024March 2025Allow611YesNo
18892236PHYSIOLOGICAL MONITORING DEVICESeptember 2024March 2025Allow610NoNo
18885316APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRANSVASCULAR ACCESS TO THE BRAINSeptember 2024May 2025Allow810YesNo
18883162SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL RECORDING FROM THE EYESeptember 2024June 2025Allow910YesNo
18882606MULTI-SENSOR PATCH AND SIGNAL ANALYZER THAT ENABLE SAFE CARDIAC ABLATIONSeptember 2024March 2025Allow610YesNo
18824027TISSUE ABLATION CATHETER WITH PASSIVE CONDUCTIVE ELEMENTS TO SHAPE ELECTRIC FIELDSSeptember 2024November 2024Allow200NoNo
18819077Endoscopic Bipolar Forceps with Variable Temperature ControlAugust 2024March 2025Allow610NoNo
18819958ELECTROCAUTERY RHIZOTOMY USING WANDING OF ENERGIZED ELECTROCAUTERY PROBEAugust 2024November 2025Allow1540YesNo
18842745FEEDBACK CONTROL IN ELECTROSURGICAL SYSTEMSAugust 2024January 2026Allow1721NoNo
18818398ELECTROCAUTERY RHIZOTOMY USING WANDING OF ENERGIZED ELECTROCAUTERY PROBEAugust 2024August 2025Abandon1120NoNo
18841695Plasma surgical electrode and instrumentAugust 2024June 2025Allow920NoNo
18811567SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR ABLATION OF ENDOCARDIAL TISSUEAugust 2024January 2026Allow1720YesYes
18809260PERCUTANEOUS SURGICAL TREATMENT FOR PIRIFORMIS SYNDROMEAugust 2024March 2025Allow720NoNo
18806584DEVICE FEATURES AND DESIGN ELEMENTS FOR LONG-TERM ADHESIONAugust 2024March 2025Allow710YesNo
18806604DEVICE FEATURES AND DESIGN ELEMENTS FOR LONG-TERM ADHESIONAugust 2024May 2025Allow910NoNo
18804616PULSED ELECTRIC FIELD MULTI-ELECTRODE ABLATION APPARATUSAugust 2024April 2025Allow810NoNo
18804832SYSTEMS FOR TREATING NERVES WITHIN BONEAugust 2024June 2025Allow1121YesNo
18801599INHALED INTERNAL HEAT/THERMAL CONDUCTION THERAPY FOR ESOPHAGEAL CANCERAugust 2024January 2025Allow500NoNo
18795674CATHETER SYSTEMSAugust 2024October 2025Allow1530YesNo
18788552PHYSIOLOGICAL MONITORING DEVICEJuly 2024January 2025Allow610NoNo
18787937PHYSIOLOGICAL MONITORING DEVICEJuly 2024January 2025Allow610NoNo
18785346SURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH MONOPOLAR AND ULTRASONIC FUNCTIONALITY, AND SURGICAL SYSTEMJuly 2024January 2026Abandon1730NoNo
18778387METHODS FOR ACCESSING NERVES WITHIN BONEJuly 2024April 2025Allow910YesNo
18773970DEVICE AND ACCESSORIES FOR A PERCUTANEOUS ENDOSCOPIC ACCESS AND ABLATION SYSTEMSJuly 2024February 2026Allow1920NoNo
18766903PUNCTURE ELEMENTS FOR SHUNTING CATHETERSJuly 2024February 2026Allow1931YesNo
18766548PORTABLE SYSTEM AND DEVICE FOR COLD THERAPY WITH OPTIONAL HEAT AND COMPRESSION THERAPYJuly 2024September 2024Allow300YesNo
18766559PORTABLE SYSTEM AND DEVICE FOR COLD THERAPY WITH OPTIONAL COMPRESSION THERAPYJuly 2024December 2024Allow610NoNo
18761568DEPLOYMENT MECHANISM FOR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTSJuly 2024September 2025Allow1530NoNo
18724778METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING A CONNECTION TERMINALJune 2024May 2025Allow1100YesNo
18756131PROFILE PARAMETER SELECTION ALGORITHM FOR ELECTROPORATIONJune 2024April 2025Allow1000NoNo
18754711CATHETER SYSTEMSJune 2024April 2025Allow920NoNo
18753828SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR ABLATION USING SURGICAL CLAMPSJune 2024October 2025Allow1600NoNo
18752720TRANSSEPTAL CROSSING SYSTEM FOR SINGLE PASS LARGE BORE ACCESSJune 2024October 2025Allow1620NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for art-unit 3794.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
191
Examiner Affirmed
116
(60.7%)
Examiner Reversed
75
(39.3%)
Reversal Percentile
77.5%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 39.3% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage of cases. This reversal rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals are more successful here than in most other areas.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
537
Allowed After Appeal Filing
163
(30.4%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
374
(69.6%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
38.6%
Lower than average

Understanding Appeal Filing Strategy

Filing a Notice of Appeal can sometimes lead to allowance even before the appeal is fully briefed or decided by the PTAB. This occurs when the examiner or their supervisor reconsiders the rejection during the mandatory appeal conference (MPEP § 1207.01) after the appeal is filed.

In this dataset, 30.4% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is below the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal has limited effectiveness in prompting favorable reconsideration.

Strategic Recommendations

✓ Appeals to PTAB show good success rates. If you have a strong case on the merits, consider fully prosecuting the appeal to a Board decision.

⚠ Filing a Notice of Appeal shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.

Art Unit 3794 - Prosecution Statistics Summary

Executive Summary

Art Unit 3794 is part of Group 3790 in Technology Center 3700. This art unit has examined 7,975 patent applications in our dataset, with an overall allowance rate of 70.9%. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 41 months.

Comparative Analysis

Art Unit 3794's allowance rate of 70.9% places it in the 34% percentile among all USPTO art units. This art unit has a below-average allowance rate compared to other art units.

Prosecution Patterns

Applications in Art Unit 3794 receive an average of 2.45 office actions before reaching final disposition (in the 85% percentile). The median prosecution time is 41 months (in the 13% percentile).

Strategic Considerations

When prosecuting applications in this art unit, consider the following:

  • The art unit's allowance rate suggests a more challenging examination environment compared to the USPTO average.
  • With more office actions than average, plan for multiple rounds of prosecution.
  • The median prosecution time is longer than average and should be factored into your continuation and client communication strategies.
  • Review individual examiner statistics within this art unit to identify examiners with particularly favorable or challenging prosecution patterns.

Important Disclaimer

Not Legal Advice: The information provided in this report is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. You should consult with a qualified patent attorney or agent for advice specific to your situation.

No Guarantees: We do not provide any guarantees as to the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of the statistics presented above. Patent prosecution statistics are derived from publicly available USPTO data and are subject to data quality limitations, processing errors, and changes in USPTO practices over time.

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