Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: BERHANU, ETSUB D

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3735 3768 3791

This examiner grants 65% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

65.3%
Allow Rate
-4.7% vs TC avg
847
Total Applications
+24.8%
Interview Lift
1303
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 803 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

19.1%
§101 Eligibility
10.4%
§102 Novelty
31.2%
§103 Obviousness
32.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18182630 ATROPHY DETECTION FOR TISSUE OCCLUDED BY IMPLANTABLE INFLATION DEVICES Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
18821590 SENSOR FOR DETECTING GLUCOSE AND LACTATE AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING AEROBIC AND ANAEROBIC THRESHOLDS Non-Final OA ABBOTT DIABETES CARE INC.
18784287 ANALYTE MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHODS OF USE Non-Final OA ABBOTT DIABETES CARE INC.
18898694 WEARABLE DEVICE WITH BLOOD OXYGEN MEASUREMENT FUNCTION AND BLOOD OXYGEN MEASUREMENT METHOD Non-Final OA PixArt Imaging Inc.
18947053 ANALYTE SENSOR MORPHOLOGY Non-Final OA Roche Diabetes Care, Inc.
18691486 DATA GENERATION DEVICE, LEARNING SYSTEM, ESTIMATION SYSTEM, DATA GENERATION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection NEC Corporation
18774681 WEARABLE METABOLIC SENSOR SYSTEMS Final Rejection Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
17759919 Systems and Methods for Detection of Musculoskeletal Anomalies Non-Final OA The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
18692197 PERSPIRATION ANALYSIS DEVICE AND METHOD Non-Final OA Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
18084944 BED HAVING FEATURES TO PASSIVELY MONITOR BLOOD PRESSURE Final Rejection Sleep Number Corporation
18488432 ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHIC DATA ANALYSIS SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING TERMINAL, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND METHOD OF PRESENTING INFORMATION FOR DEMENTIA EXAMINATION Non-Final OA MAXELL, LTD.
17459466 DETECTION OF SEIZURE AND STROKE Non-Final OA Medtronic, Inc.
18324004 SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF ESTIMATING HEARING THRESHOLDS USING AUDITORY BRAINSTEM RESPONSES Final Rejection University of Washington
17642284 CRANIAL IMPLANT DEVICES AND RELATED METHODS FOR MONITORING BIOMETRIC DATA Final Rejection THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
18771884 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CHARACTERIZING BRAIN STATES DURING GENERAL ANESTHESIA AND SEDATION USING PHASE-AMPLITUDE MODULATION Non-Final OA THE GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION

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