Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Oura Health Oy

37 pending office actions • 14 art units • 35 examiners • 0 of 37 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 44 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

37
Total Pending OAs
22
Non-Final OAs
15
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 5 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

3
Overdue
0
Due this week
2
Due this month
0
Due in next 60 days
0
Due later

Deadline Fire Line

Every pending office action with a known statutory deadline, placed on a days-until-due axis. Dots left of Today are overdue; the further right, the more runway. Cases that share a deadline window stack vertically. 5 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (3)Due ≤ 30 days (2)

Case Difficulty Mix

Difficulty is derived from the rejection statutes on the most recent pending office action. §101-driven and multi-statute cases are graded Hard; §112-only and obviousness-type double-patenting cases are graded Easy; everything else is Medium. "Unknown" means we have not yet parsed a statute for that office action.

17
Hard (46%)
19
Medium (51%)
1
Easy (3%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only2 (5%)
§101 + other9 (24%)
§103 only16 (43%)
§102 only3 (8%)
§112 only1 (3%)
Multi-statute (no §101)6 (16%)

Industry Mix

How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.

2
Life Sciences
5% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
1
Communications
3% of docket
5
Semiconductors
14% of docket
21
Mechanical / Eng
57% of docket
8
Business / Other
22% of docket

Time-on-OA Estimate

Manual office-action response work runs about 10 hours per case. The time-saved bands below show what IP Author's prosecution pipeline typically delivers — a conservative 20% on the low end, 35% in the middle, 50% on the high end.

370 h
Manual time on pending OAs
74 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
130 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
3.2 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
KIM, YUNJU 2 55.4% +34.9%
WILLIAMS, ARUN C 2 82.1% +16.3%
LI, JOHN DENNY 1 64.2% +47.8%
SAHAND, SANA 1 63.4% +24.5%
MARSH, OWEN LEWIS 1 100.0% +0.0%
LAU, MICHAEL J 1 71.2% +23.8%
CATINA, MICHAEL ANTHONY 1 31.3% +30.3%
BROWN, VERNAL U 1 69.6% +13.8%
JIN, GEORGE C. 1 84.1% +13.0%
CRUM, GAGE STEPHEN 1 56.8% +31.2%

Quick Wins (3)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18824729 TECHNIQUES FOR ADJUSTING VEHICLE SETTINGS BASED ON WEARABLE-BASED DATA JIN, GEORGE C. 27d
18447076 CHARGER ADAPTER FOR MULTIPLE RING SIZES WILLIAMS, ARUN C
18447058 UNIVERSAL CHARGER WILLIAMS, ARUN C

Hard Cases (17)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19032914 LOOP MOLD FOR WEARABLE DEVICE MANUFACTURING KIM, YUNJU
18976395 SENSOR GEOMETRY FOR A WEARABLE DEVICE MARSH, OWEN LEWIS
18952826 MISCARRIAGE IDENTIFICATION AND PREDICTION FROM WEARABLE-BASED PHYSIOLOGICAL DATA LAU, MICHAEL J
18930680 PREGNANCY ILLNESS DETECTION AND TRACKING CATINA, MICHAEL ANTHONY
18900987 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING RIGID WEARABLE DEVICES KIM, YUNJU
18824723 AUTOMOTIVE ACCESS/AUTHENTICATION USING A WEARABLE DEVICE BROWN, VERNAL U
18780145 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE PREGNANCY CLASSIFICATION USING BIOMETRIC DATA EISEMAN, ADAM JARED
18747128 TECHNIQUES FOR FIXING AN OUTER COVER TO A WEARABLE RING DEVICE GEDEON, BRIAN T

Interview Candidates (11)

Cases in front of an examiner whose interview lift is 10 percentage points or more — i.e. interviewed cases historically resolve more favorably than non-interviewed ones. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18824729 TECHNIQUES FOR ADJUSTING VEHICLE SETTINGS BASED ON WEARABLE-BASED DATA JIN, GEORGE C. 27d
19382191 TECHNIQUES FOR TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT ACCORDING TO A CALIBRATED TEMPERATURE LI, JOHN DENNY
19072546 ILLNESS DETECTION BASED ON NERVOUS SYSTEM METRICS SAHAND, SANA
19032914 LOOP MOLD FOR WEARABLE DEVICE MANUFACTURING KIM, YUNJU
18952826 MISCARRIAGE IDENTIFICATION AND PREDICTION FROM WEARABLE-BASED PHYSIOLOGICAL DATA LAU, MICHAEL J
18930680 PREGNANCY ILLNESS DETECTION AND TRACKING CATINA, MICHAEL ANTHONY
18900987 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING RIGID WEARABLE DEVICES KIM, YUNJU
18824723 AUTOMOTIVE ACCESS/AUTHENTICATION USING A WEARABLE DEVICE BROWN, VERNAL U

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3791 7
3796 4
3792 4
1742 2
2841 2
2859 2
3681 2
3798 1
2686 1
3747 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19382191 TECHNIQUES FOR TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT ACCORDING TO A CALIBRATED TEMPERATURE LI, JOHN DENNY 3798 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 06, 2025
19072546 ILLNESS DETECTION BASED ON NERVOUS SYSTEM METRICS SAHAND, SANA §112 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 06, 2025
19032914 LOOP MOLD FOR WEARABLE DEVICE MANUFACTURING KIM, YUNJU 1742 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 21, 2025
18976395 SENSOR GEOMETRY FOR A WEARABLE DEVICE MARSH, OWEN LEWIS 3796 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 11, 2024
18952826 MISCARRIAGE IDENTIFICATION AND PREDICTION FROM WEARABLE-BASED PHYSIOLOGICAL DATA LAU, MICHAEL J §101Other Non-Final OA Pending Nov 19, 2024
18930680 PREGNANCY ILLNESS DETECTION AND TRACKING CATINA, MICHAEL ANTHONY 3791 §101§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 29, 2024
18900987 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING RIGID WEARABLE DEVICES KIM, YUNJU 1742 §103§112 Final Rejection Pending Sep 30, 2024
18824723 AUTOMOTIVE ACCESS/AUTHENTICATION USING A WEARABLE DEVICE BROWN, VERNAL U 2686 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 04, 2024
18824729 TECHNIQUES FOR ADJUSTING VEHICLE SETTINGS BASED ON WEARABLE-BASED DATA JIN, GEORGE C. 3747 §103 Non-Final OA 27d Pending Sep 04, 2024
18821193 TECHNIQUES FOR EQUALIZING DOME HEIGHTS FOR WEARABLE DEVICES CRUM, GAGE STEPHEN 2841 §103 Final Rejection Pending Aug 30, 2024
18797352 WEARABLE RING DEVICE HOLTZCLAW, MICHAEL T. 3796 §102 Final Rejection Pending Aug 07, 2024
18780145 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE PREGNANCY CLASSIFICATION USING BIOMETRIC DATA EISEMAN, ADAM JARED 3791 §101 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 22, 2024
18766428 TECHNIQUES FOR DETECTING, RECORDING, AND REGENERATING DREAMS CHRISTIANSON, SKYLAR LINDSEY 3792 §103 Final Rejection Pending Jul 08, 2024
18747128 TECHNIQUES FOR FIXING AN OUTER COVER TO A WEARABLE RING DEVICE GEDEON, BRIAN T §101§103 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 18, 2024
18645167 FEEDBACK LOOP USING WEARABLE-BASED TACTILE INDICATIONS RAPILLO, KRISTINE K 3682 §101§103 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 24, 2024
18409298 FLEXIBLE WEARABLE RING DEVICE STEINBERG, AMANDA L 3792 §103 Final Rejection Pending Jan 10, 2024
18478075 CONDUCTIVE CHARGING PADS FOR WEARABLE DEVICE CHARGER VO, TUYEN KIM §103 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 29, 2023
18478956 GUIDING CHARGING FEATURES FOR WEARABLE RING DEVICE ST CYR, DANIEL §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 29, 2023
18475969 DETECTING EPILEPTIC SEIZURES KUO, JONATHAN T 3792 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 27, 2023
18457198 METHOD TO MEASURE CONTACT RESISTANCE AND INSTRUCT USER TO CLEAN CHARGING CONTACTS NAVARRO, HUGO IVAN 2858 §103 Final Rejection 23d Pending Aug 28, 2023
18447076 CHARGER ADAPTER FOR MULTIPLE RING SIZES WILLIAMS, ARUN C §103 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 09, 2023
18447067 WEARABLE RING DEVICE FOR ON-THE-GO CHARGING MARLEN, TAMMIE K 3796 §102 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 09, 2023
18447058 UNIVERSAL CHARGER WILLIAMS, ARUN C §102Other Non-Final OA Pending Aug 09, 2023
18344532 WEARABLE RING DEVICE WITH DEFORMABLE INNER COVER TALBERT, DAKOTA M 2841 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 29, 2023
18343805 THERMAL MEASUREMENT-BASED BODY HEAT GENERATION MODEL, AN APPARATUS APPLYING THE RESPECTIVE MODEL AND A METHOD FOR CREATING THE RESPECTIVE MODEL COOPER, JONATHAN EPHRAIM 3791 §101§103§112 Final Rejection Pending Jun 29, 2023
18173684 CHARGING ELEMENT FOR WEARABLE RING DEVICES HENZE, DAVID V 2859 §103 Final Rejection Pending Feb 23, 2023
18164323 CHARGING STATION FOR DIFFERENTLY SIZED WEARABLE RING DEVICES ONDRASIK, JOHN PAUL 2859 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Feb 03, 2023
18164320 FLUID ANALYSIS USING A WEARABLE DEVICE WESTFALL, SARAH ANN 3791 §101§103 Non-Final OA Pending Feb 03, 2023
18145645 TECHNIQUES FOR MANAGING SLEEP HODGE, LAURA NICOLE 3792 §103 Final Rejection 4d overdue Pending Dec 22, 2022
18145609 TECHNIQUES FOR DETERMINING RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN SKIN TEMPERATURE AND SURROUNDING TEMPERATURE CHOI, PETER H 3681 §101§103 Final Rejection Pending Dec 22, 2022
18145640 TECHNIQUES FOR PROVIDING INSIGHTS ACCORDING TO APPLICATION DATA AND BIOMETRIC DATA NGUYEN, HIEP VAN 3686 §103 Final Rejection 8d overdue Pending Dec 22, 2022
18074343 TECHNIQUES FOR MULTIPLE WEARABLE DEVICES KOWALKOWSKI, FIONA MARGARET 4100 §101§102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 02, 2022
17964271 TECHNIQUES FOR MEASURING BLOOD OXYGEN LEVELS HOFFPAUIR, ANDREW ELI 3791 §103 Final Rejection Pending Oct 12, 2022
17903661 HARDWARE NOISE FILTERING GLOVER, NELSON ALEXANDER 3791 §103 Final Rejection Pending Sep 06, 2022
17858062 TECHNIQUES FOR IDENTIFYING RESTORATIVE MOMENTS EDOUARD, PATRICIA KELLY 3681 §101§103 Final Rejection Pending Jul 05, 2022
17710230 PREGNANCY MODE PROFILE CONFIGURATION HALPRIN, MOLLY SARA 3791 §103 Final Rejection 46d overdue Pending Mar 31, 2022
17357921 Illness Detection Based on Modifiable Behavior Predictors FEDORKY, MEGAN TAYLOR 3796 §101§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 24, 2021

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