Last updated: July 17, 2026

Application No. 17/392,104

INTELLIGENT WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS FOR CONTINUOUS ANALYTE MONITORING

Final Rejection

Filed

Aug 02, 2021

Priority

Dec 28, 2015 — provisional 62/271,880 +1 more

Examiner

WEARE, MEREDITH H

Art Unit

3791

Tech Center

3700 — Mechanical Engineering & Manufacturing

Assignee

DexCom Inc.

OA Round

4 (Final)

Interview Optional

— +32.4% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 50% grant rate with +32.4% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 706 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

WEARE, MEREDITH H View full profile →

Grants 50% of resolved cases

Career Allowance Rate

353 granted / 706 resolved

-20.0% vs TC avg

Strong +32% interview lift

Without

With

+32.4%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

3y 10m

Avg Prosecution

44 currently pending

Career history

763

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

11.3%

-28.7% vs TC avg

§103

63.4%

+23.4% vs TC avg

§102

2.1%

-37.9% vs TC avg

§112

16.2%

-23.8% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 706 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Show 5 earlier events

Jun 04, 2025

Final Rejection mailed

Jul 21, 2025

Examiner Interview Summary

Aug 04, 2025

Response after Non-Final Action

Sep 02, 2025

Request for Continued Examination

Sep 08, 2025

Response after Non-Final Action

Dec 30, 2025

Non-Final Rejection mailed

Mar 30, 2026

Response Filed

Jun 15, 2026

Final Rejection mailed (current)

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

18/133,434

Patent 12661070

MACHINE LEARNING TECHNIQUES FOR ESTIMATING CAROTID-FEMORAL PULSE WAVE VELOCITY AND/OR VASCULAR AGE FROM SINGLE-SITE ARTERIAL WAVEFORM MEASUREMENTS

3y 2m to grant Granted Jun 23, 2026

16/035,206

Patent 12653426

MULTI-SCALE DISPLAY OF BLOOD GLUCOSE INFORMATION

7y 11m to grant Granted Jun 16, 2026

17/507,018

Patent 12653976

Ventilation Monitoring

4y 7m to grant Granted Jun 16, 2026

17/526,790

Patent 12622632

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRESSURE RELATED SKIN INJURY RISK ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT

4y 5m to grant Granted May 12, 2026

18/095,177

Patent 12616382

WEARABLE MECHANO-ACOUSTIC SENSOR

3y 3m to grant Granted May 05, 2026

Study what changed to get past this examiner. Based on 5 most recent grants.

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Prosecution Projections

5-6

Expected OA Rounds

50%

Grant Probability

82%

With Interview (+32.4%)

3y 10m (~0m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

High

PTA Risk

Based on 706 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.