Last updated: May 29, 2026

Application No. 18/594,584

ELECTRODE ARRANGEMENT FOR MEASURING BIOPOTENTIALS ON A PERSON'S HEAD

Non-Final OA

Filed

Mar 04, 2024

Priority

Sep 06, 2021 — DE 10 2021 209 778.2 +1 more

Examiner

PAPE, ALYSSA MORGAN

Art Unit

3794

Tech Center

3700 — Mechanical Engineering & Manufacturing

Assignee

Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.

OA Round

2 (Non-Final)

This examiner grants 27% of cases after interview

— +64.8% interview lift. A telephonic interview to clarify the technical implementation could significantly improve the outcome.

Based on 22 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

PAPE, ALYSSA MORGAN View full profile →

Grants only 27% of cases

Career Allowance Rate

6 granted / 22 resolved

-42.7% vs TC avg

Strong +65% interview lift

Without

With

+64.8%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

3y 6m

Avg Prosecution

27 currently pending

Career history

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

6.5%

-33.5% vs TC avg

§103

8.1%

-31.9% vs TC avg

§102

1.6%

-38.4% vs TC avg

§112

58.1%

+18.1% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 22 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Mar 04, 2024

Application Filed

Dec 30, 2025

Non-Final Rejection mailed

Mar 24, 2026

Response Filed

May 08, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed (current)

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

17/504,879

Patent 12558150

INTEGRATED SENSORS FOR ENERGY TOOLS

4y 4m to grant Granted Feb 24, 2026

17/577,089

Patent 12539065

INPUT CIRCUITRY FOR RECEIVING ELECTRODE SIGNALS, A BIOPOTENTIAL SIGNAL SENSOR SYSTEM, A NEURAL PROBE, AND A METHOD FOR AMPLIFYING ELECTRODE SIGNALS

4y 0m to grant Granted Feb 03, 2026

17/645,818

Patent 12369829

ELECTRIC APPARATUS AND ITS MANUFACTURING METHOD

3y 7m to grant Granted Jul 29, 2025

17/569,345

Patent 12318131

REDUCED SIZE FORCE SENSOR

3y 5m to grant Granted Jun 03, 2025

Study what changed to get past this examiner. Based on 4 most recent grants.

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Prosecution Projections

2-3

Expected OA Rounds

27%

Grant Probability

92%

With Interview (+64.8%)

3y 6m (~1y 3m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Moderate

PTA Risk

Based on 22 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.