USPTO Art Unit 3796 Prosecution Statistics

Art Unit Information

Art Unit: 3796
Group: 3790
Tech Center: 3700
Total Cases: 2,699
Last Active: August 2025

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19306461Auricular Health Monitoring and Brain-Computer Interface SystemsAugust 2025January 2026Allow510NoNo
19281881HEART RATE DETECTION EARPHONE AND EARPHONE DEVICEJuly 2025December 2025Allow410NoNo
19242518METHODS FOR REDUCING MUCUS PRODUCTIONJune 2025December 2025Allow610YesNo
19223670DEFIBRILLATOR DESIGNED FOR HIGH-RELIABILITY OPERATIONMay 2025November 2025Allow511YesNo
19214400SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING PATIENT OUTCOMES IN IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATORSMay 2025August 2025Allow310YesNo
19213587EXPANDABLE BALLOON BASED IMPELLERS FOR BLOOD PUMPSMay 2025September 2025Allow410YesNo
19188645SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RESTORING MUSCLE FUNCTION TO THE LUMBAR SPINEApril 2025September 2025Allow410NoNo
19177755MEDICAL APPARATUS AND METHOD OF USING THE MEDICAL APPARATUSApril 2025August 2025Allow411YesNo
19098832APPARATUS AND TECHNIQUES FOR SURGICAL LASER DELIVERYApril 2025September 2025Allow510NoNo
19098512SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTRAOPERATIVE GUIDANCEApril 2025December 2025Allow820YesNo
19098521SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NERVE HEALTH ASSESSMENTApril 2025August 2025Allow510YesNo
19094434Paresthesia-Free Spinal Cord Stimulation Occurring at Lower Frequencies and Sweet Spot Searching Using ParesthesiaMarch 2025July 2025Allow310NoNo
19116948TECHNIQUES FOR MANAGING INCONCLUSIVE OR DISAGREEING RESULTS IN ANALYSES OF PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETERSMarch 2025December 2025Allow911NoNo
19092315Implantable Device for Treating Myocardial InfarctionMarch 2025September 2025Allow510NoNo
19088542SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BLOCKING A LUMINAL BODYMarch 2025August 2025Allow510YesNo
19082605SHOCKWAVE THERAPY CHAMBERMarch 2025September 2025Allow610YesNo
19080370Paresthesia-Free Spinal Cord Stimulation Occurring at Lower Frequencies and Sweet Spot Searching Using ParesthesiaMarch 2025July 2025Allow410NoNo
19078868METHODS FOR PROVIDING VENTRICULAR SUPPORT FOR A HUMAN PATIENTMarch 2025March 2026Allow1211YesNo
19070703METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ANALYZING ECG SIGNALS USING NEURAL NETWORKSMarch 2025October 2025Allow720YesNo
19064493METHODS FOR REDUCING MUCUS PRODUCTIONFebruary 2025June 2025Allow310YesNo
19054993MULTIFUNCTIONAL PACEMAKER WIRE CONVERSION DEVICE AND APPLICATION METHOD THEREOFFebruary 2025June 2025Allow410NoNo
19046276MULTIPLE SHOCK WAVES CATHETERFebruary 2025June 2025Allow400NoNo
19039635PULSATILE VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICESJanuary 2025June 2025Allow420NoNo
19039491CARDIAC ASSIST DEVICE WITH HIGH FREQUENCY OPERATIONJanuary 2025May 2025Allow410NoNo
18998258An Implantable Artificial HeartJanuary 2025December 2025Allow1010NoNo
19034430Method of Treating a Blood Vessel with Multiple Shock Wave Discharge Points in a Catheter BalloonJanuary 2025June 2025Allow500NoNo
19025992Circuit Module for Pelvic Floor Muscle Rehabilitation Device and Pelvic Floor Muscle Rehabilitation DeviceJanuary 2025December 2025Abandon1110NoNo
19018936DEFIBRILLATOR UTILIZING A MULTI-WINDING TRANSFORMERJanuary 2025March 2026Allow1431YesNo
19018982DEFIBRILLATOR WITH BIAS GENERATION CIRCUIT UTILIZING BRIDGE POWER RECTIFICATIONJanuary 2025July 2025Allow610NoNo
19018819DEFIBRILLATOR WITH BIAS GENERATION CIRCUIT UTILIZING SYNCHRONOUS POWER RECTIFICATIONJanuary 2025July 2025Allow611YesNo
19011088BLOOD FLOW ENHANCEMENT THERAPY SYSTEMSJanuary 2025April 2025Allow310NoNo
19002188NEUROSTIMULATION THERAPY FOR TREATING UTERINE BLEEDINGDecember 2024June 2025Allow510YesNo
18990988LIGHT THERAPY BED WITH ILLUMINATED MESH SUPPORT STRUCTUREDecember 2024June 2025Allow510NoNo
18988047SYSTEM FOR ELECTRICAL STIMULATIONDecember 2024October 2025Allow1011NoNo
18987764DEVICE TO ASSIST THE PERFORMANCE OF A HEARTDecember 2024March 2025Allow310YesNo
18980733DISTRIBUTED DEFIBRILLATOR SYSTEM TO ENABLE RAPID RESPONSE FOR CARDIAC OR PULMONARY ARRESTDecember 2024June 2025Allow610NoNo
18980413SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RESTORING MUSCLE FUNCTION TO THE LUMBAR SPINEDecember 2024March 2025Allow310NoNo
18981417CARDIAC MONITORING SYSTEM WITH AUTOMATIC DETECTION OF WIRELESS ELECTRODE POSITIONINGDecember 2024May 2025Allow501NoNo
18976825ADVANCED PACINGDecember 2024November 2025Allow1120NoNo
18968926INTRAVASCULAR LITHOTRIPSYDecember 2024August 2025Allow921NoNo
18948675ENHANCED TREATMENT OF BRAIN DISORDERS UTILIZING COORDINATED NEGATIVE SUPPRESSIVE STIMULATION AND RELATED DEVICES DESIGNED TO ACHIEVE TREATMENTNovember 2024March 2025Allow410NoNo
18945087PATCH FOR IMPROVED BIOMETRIC DATA CAPTURE AND RELATED PROCESSESNovember 2024September 2025Allow1020NoNo
18941644Implant for Electrolysis of Aqueous HumorNovember 2024March 2025Allow410YesNo
18935853ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)-BASED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING OPERATIONS OF NEUROMODULATION DEVICES BASED ON PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS OF USERSNovember 2024May 2025Allow610NoNo
18936905System and Method for Detecting Presence of Illness SymptomsNovember 2024August 2025Allow1010NoNo
18929076HEALTH MANAGEMENTOctober 2024March 2026Abandon1630YesYes
18926706ELECTRICAL STIMULATION METHODS AND DEVICES FOR IMPROVING BLOOD MANAGEMENTOctober 2024April 2025Allow610YesNo
18921893SYSTEMS, APPARATUSES, AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING ELECTRODE PLACEMENT FOR SPINAL CORD STIMULATIONOctober 2024May 2025Allow711YesNo
18918037SHOCK WAVE TREATMENT BALLOON CATHETEROctober 2024July 2025Abandon910NoNo
18918030SHOCK WAVE TREATMENT APPARATUS FOR BLOOD VESSEL TARGETSOctober 2024July 2025Abandon910YesNo
18918026BLOOD VESSEL SHOCK WAVE TREATMENT CATHETEROctober 2024July 2025Allow910NoNo
18915584SYSTEM FOR CONCUSSION ASSESSMENTOctober 2024August 2025Abandon1010NoNo
18915821Sleep diagnostics using cellular and/or internet data transfer from remote testing locationsOctober 2024May 2025Allow720NoNo
18914037SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION WITH IMPLANTABLE DEVICESOctober 2024April 2025Allow610YesNo
18910532IDENTIFYING A VORTEX IN AN ELECTRO-ANATOMICAL MAPOctober 2024July 2025Allow920YesNo
18909870HEADSET FOR TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT-CURRENT STIMULATION, TDCS, AND A SYSTEM COMPRISING THE HEADSETOctober 2024March 2025Allow510NoNo
18909088DEVICE TO ASSIST THE PERFORMANCE OF A HEARTOctober 2024February 2025Allow420NoNo
18908315DEFIBRILLATION ASSEMBLY ENERGIZABLE THROUGH MAGNET REMOVALOctober 2024January 2026Allow1531YesNo
18908144DEFIBRILLATION ASSEMBLY ENERGIZABLE THROUGH CASE OPENINGOctober 2024August 2025Allow1021YesNo
18908723METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING ELECTRICAL STIMULATION TO A USEROctober 2024June 2025Allow820YesNo
18906911DEVICE TO ASSIST THE PERFORMANCE OF A HEARTOctober 2024February 2025Allow420NoNo
18902006DELIVERY OF NON-PENETRATING ELECTRICAL NEUROSTIMULATION THERAPYSeptember 2024July 2025Allow920YesNo
18896810METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ANALYZING ECG SIGNALS USING NEURAL NETWORKSSeptember 2024August 2025Abandon1011NoNo
18890394COMBINATION THERAPY FOR THE TREATMENT OF DEPRESSIONSeptember 2024February 2026Allow1721YesNo
18887328ELECTROCARDIOGRAM LEAD GENERATIONSeptember 2024February 2025Allow510NoNo
18883177APPARATUS AND TECHNIQUES FOR SURGICAL LASER DELIVERYSeptember 2024December 2024Allow300NoNo
18827730METHOD OF USING A MEDICAL DEVICESeptember 2024March 2025Allow620YesNo
18844082BLOOD PUMP FOR SUPPORTING CARDIAC PERFORMANCESeptember 2024September 2025Allow1220YesNo
18818555BEAUTY INSTRUMENTAugust 2024November 2025Allow1440NoNo
18818084METHOD FOR DETECTING QRS COMPLEX OF ELECTROCARDIOGRAM SIGNAL, APPARATUS THEREFOR, DEVICE AND MEDIUMAugust 2024October 2024Allow100NoNo
18816526MULTI-MODAL PRESSURE SENSORAugust 2024March 2025Allow721NoNo
18810423SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR MODULATING NERVE ACTIVATIONAugust 2024January 2026Allow1720YesNo
18807019Paresthesia-Free Spinal Cord Stimulation Occurring at Lower Frequencies and Sweet Spot Searching Using ParesthesiaAugust 2024January 2025Allow510YesNo
18806588CIRCUIT FOR DEFIBRILLATION WAVEFORM GENERATIONAugust 2024February 2025Allow611NoNo
18799984SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASSESSING NERVE HEALTH DURING A SPINAL DECOMPRESSION PROCEDUREAugust 2024December 2024Allow410YesNo
18798522SHOCK WAVE VESSEL CATHETER SYSTEM & METHODAugust 2024February 2025Allow610YesNo
18795656DEVICE TO ASSIST THE PERFORMANCE OF A HEARTAugust 2024October 2024Allow210NoNo
18795359PULSATILE VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICESAugust 2024August 2025Allow1230YesYes
18790733SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS FOR AMBULATORY CARDIAC PACINGJuly 2024March 2025Allow811NoNo
18787817METHODS FOR POSITIONING SIGNAL DELIVERY DEVICES TO TREAT SLEEP APNEA, AND ASSOCIATED DEVICES AND TREATMENTSJuly 2024June 2025Allow1020YesNo
18782346PHOTOTHERAPY DEVICEJuly 2024January 2025Allow620YesYes
18730169SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPRATUS FOR OBJECTIVELY SCREENING DEPRESSIONJuly 2024March 2026Allow2000NoNo
18777206EXPANDABLE MECHANICAL HEMODYNAMIC SUPPORT SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODSJuly 2024March 2025Allow820YesNo
18771567IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE FIXATIONJuly 2024January 2025Allow610NoNo
18769230Heart rate monitoring method, device and apparatusJuly 2024August 2025Abandon1320NoNo
18766408Sensory Control SystemJuly 2024November 2025Abandon1620NoNo
18765563NEURAL STIMULATION DOSINGJuly 2024May 2025Allow1010NoNo
18765758ADAPTIVE CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPYJuly 2024June 2025Allow1110NoNo
18761825SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PUMP-ASSISTED BLOOD CIRCULATIONJuly 2024September 2024Allow310NoNo
18760208REDUCING ELEVATED INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE VIA A STIMULATION ELECTRODE ASSEMBLYJuly 2024March 2025Allow910NoNo
18760882PERFUSION SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING TISSUE OXYGENATION AND REDUCING LIMB ISCHEMIAJuly 2024March 2025Allow911NoNo
18759184MEDICAL ASSESSMENT DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR DIAGNOSES OF NEUROLOGICAL AND OTHER CONDITIONSJune 2024September 2025Allow1400NoNo
18755940SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING NEUROSTIMULATION ACCORDING TO USER ACTIVITY AND AUTOMATED BALANCING OF STIMULATION PROGRAM DURATIONJune 2024July 2025Allow1310NoNo
18750336SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRACKING CARDIAC VALUESJune 2024August 2025Allow1430YesNo
18749638HEART RATE MEASUREMENT AND MENTAL STATE DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING HEART INTERBEAT INTERVAL AND DETECTING A DIRECTION OF ATTENTION OF AN INDIVIDUAL ENGAGED IN AN ACTIVITYJune 2024February 2026Allow2030YesNo
18749377DEFIBRILLATOR CASEJune 2024September 2025Allow1530NoNo
18722272INTRAVENTRICULAR HEART PUMP WITH NARROWED HEADJune 2024May 2025Allow1120NoNo
18747310TREATMENT OF NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASE WITH HIGH FREQUENCY STIMULATION, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODSJune 2024March 2026Allow2010YesNo
18742859MANAGING OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA THROUGH UPPER AIRWAY DUAL NEUROSTIMULATIONJune 2024August 2024Allow200NoNo
18740687SCREW-IN PERICARDIAL LEADS AND SYSTEMS FOR DELIVERING SCREW-IN PERICARDIAL LEADSJune 2024August 2025Allow1410NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for art-unit 3796.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
83
Examiner Affirmed
55
(66.3%)
Examiner Reversed
28
(33.7%)
Reversal Percentile
56.9%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 33.7% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage of cases. This reversal rate is above the USPTO average, indicating that appeals have better success here than typical.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
246
Allowed After Appeal Filing
75
(30.5%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
171
(69.5%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
39.9%
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, 30.5% 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 3796 - Prosecution Statistics Summary

Executive Summary

Art Unit 3796 is part of Group 3790 in Technology Center 3700. This art unit has examined 2,699 patent applications in our dataset, with an overall allowance rate of 77.4%. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 40 months.

Comparative Analysis

Art Unit 3796's allowance rate of 77.4% places it in the 53% percentile among all USPTO art units. This art unit has an above-average allowance rate compared to other art units.

Prosecution Patterns

Applications in Art Unit 3796 receive an average of 2.59 office actions before reaching final disposition (in the 90% percentile). The median prosecution time is 40 months (in the 15% percentile).

Strategic Considerations

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

  • The art unit's allowance rate suggests a more favorable 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.

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