Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: AKAR, SERKAN

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 3737 3786 3793 3797 4136

This examiner grants 65% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

65.1%
Allow Rate
+5.1% vs TC avg
456
Total Applications
+31.7%
Interview Lift
1763
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 407 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

11.2%
§101 Eligibility
15.3%
§102 Novelty
47.3%
§103 Obviousness
22.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18138884 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HEIGHT, WEIGHT, AND BMI MEASUREMENT Non-Final OA Ohio State Innovation Foundation
18639720 Method for Neuromechanical And Neuroelectromagnetic Mitigation Of Limb Pathology Final Rejection Massachusetts Institute of Technology
18821032 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CLOSED LOOP TFUS STIMULATION Non-Final OA Sanmai Technologies, PBC
18053461 FLEXIBLE ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER SYSTEM AND METHOD Final Rejection GE Precision Healthcare LLC
18636332 WEARABLE SLEEP TRACKER DEVICE WITH ENVIRONMENT AMBIENT LIGHT SENSING Final Rejection KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18469953 DRUG ADMINISTRATION DEVICE Non-Final OA TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18881004 A SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A SLEEP POSTURE OF A USER DURING A SLEEP SESSION Non-Final OA SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
18647718 SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR THERMAL IMAGING Non-Final OA MOLECULIGHT INC.
18199180 NEUROMUSCULAR ASSESSMENT SYSTEM Final Rejection Analog Devices, Inc.
19028016 RELEASABLE PORTABLE IMAGING DEVICE FOR MULTISPECTRAL MOBILE TISSUE ASSESSMENT Non-Final OA MIMOSA Diagnostics Inc.
19027145 PORTABLE IMAGING DEVICES, METHODS, AND SYSTEMS FOR WOUND IMAGING AND MONITORING Final Rejection UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK
19028009 DEVICES, METHODS, AND SYSTEMS FOR DETECTING AND IDENTIFYING BACTERIA BASED ON FLUORESCENCE SIGNATURE Final Rejection UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK
19025446 PORTABLE IMAGING DEVICES, METHODS, AND SYSTEMS FOR WOUND IMAGING AND MONITORING Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK
19025073 PORTABLE IMAGING DEVICES, METHODS, AND SYSTEMS FOR WOUND IMAGING AND MONITORING Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK
19024995 PORTABLE IMAGING DEVICES, METHODS, AND SYSTEMS FOR WOUND IMAGING AND MONITORING Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK
18662583 PORTABLE IMAGING DEVICES AND SYSTEMS FOR REAL-TIME VISUALIZATION OF BACTERIA AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK
18662750 PORTABLE IMAGING DEVICES AND SYSTEMS FOR REAL-TIME VISUALIZATION OF BACTERIA AND RELATED METHODS Final Rejection UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK
17687761 ADHESIVE PATCHES FOR THE ATTACHMENT OF RADIOFREQUENCY (RF) ELECTROMAGNETIC (EM) CUP-SHAPED PROBE WITH RADIATION ABSORBING MATERIAL Final Rejection Sensible Medical Innovations Ltd.
19017630 STENT PLANNING SYSTEMS AND METHODS USING VESSEL REPRESENTATION Non-Final OA LightLab Imaging, Inc.
18880208 MONITORING DEVICE FOR NAVIGATION-GUIDED MEDICAL INTERVENTIONS Non-Final OA Quantum Surgical
18879143 TISSUE ABLATION DEVICE WITH EXPANDABLE ELEMENT FOR DEVICE ARTICULATION Non-Final OA Gynesonics, Inc.
18400038 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ROBOTIC SURGICAL INTERVENTION IN A MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGER Final Rejection University of Massachusetts
18873494 SKIN CHARACTERIZATION DEVICE AND METHOD Non-Final OA Danvantar Biophotonics Oy
18701580 SYSTEM FOR DETECTING AND/OR ASSESSING A SUBDURAL HEMATOMA Non-Final OA YEDA RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CO. LTD.
18264366 Heart Rate Monitor Systems And Methods Final Rejection Peloton Interactive, Inc.
18832278 MEDICAL SYSTEM AND EMTHOD FOR DETERMINING A POSITION OF A PUNCTURE POINT Non-Final OA Hiba Pictet
17892355 DEVICES AND METHODS FOR PRIMING SOLID TUMORS WITH PRESSURE PULSES TO ENHANCE ANTICANCER THERAPIES Final Rejection Universidade de Coimbra
18714803 TUMOR TARGETING PROBE FOR IMAGE GUIDED SURGICAL METHODS Final Rejection The Board of Trustees of the Universities of Illinois
18557906 SYRINGE Non-Final OA CHUGAI SEIYAKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18356535 LIQUID DELIVERY CAP DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS Non-Final OA PATIENTS PENDING LTD.

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