Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: BERHANU, ETSUB D

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3735 3768 3791

This examiner grants 66% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

65.6%
Allow Rate
-4.4% vs TC avg
837
Total Applications
+24.5%
Interview Lift
1301
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 787 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

16.6%
§101 Eligibility
12.4%
§102 Novelty
33.3%
§103 Obviousness
29.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
15577681 Methods and Systems for Treating Neurological Movement Disorders Final Rejection The Regents of the University of California
18488432 ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHIC DATA ANALYSIS SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING TERMINAL, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND METHOD OF PRESENTING INFORMATION FOR DEMENTIA EXAMINATION Final Rejection MAXELL, LTD.
18182630 ATROPHY DETECTION FOR TISSUE OCCLUDED BY IMPLANTABLE INFLATION DEVICES Final Rejection Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
17759919 Systems and Methods for Detection of Musculoskeletal Anomalies Non-Final OA The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
16950095 UNIVERSAL COGNITIVE STATE DECODER BASED ON BRAIN SIGNAL AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PREDICTING ULTRA-HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPLEX BEHAVIOR USING THE SAME Final Rejection KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
17642284 CRANIAL IMPLANT DEVICES AND RELATED METHODS FOR MONITORING BIOMETRIC DATA Non-Final OA THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
18084944 BED HAVING FEATURES TO PASSIVELY MONITOR BLOOD PRESSURE Non-Final OA Sleep Number Corporation
18496373 NOTIFICATION INDICATIVE OF A CHANGE IN EFFICACY OF THERAPY Non-Final OA Medtronic, Inc.
18771884 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CHARACTERIZING BRAIN STATES DURING GENERAL ANESTHESIA AND SEDATION USING PHASE-AMPLITUDE MODULATION Non-Final OA THE GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION
16293325 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING AND CONTROLLING A STATE OF A PATIENT DURING AND AFTER ADMINISTRATION OF ANESTHETIC COMPOUND Non-Final OA The General Hospital Corporation
18638177 ACOUSTIC PATIENT SENSOR COUPLER Non-Final OA Masimo Corporation
18692197 PERSPIRATION ANALYSIS DEVICE AND METHOD Non-Final OA Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
18774681 WEARABLE METABOLIC SENSOR SYSTEMS Final Rejection Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
18866953 RADIOGRAPHY-CONCURRENT DYNAMIC ELECTROPOTENTIAL NEUROACTIVITY MONITOR Final Rejection ASTERION AI INC.
18337756 SCREENING, DIAGNOSIS AND MONITORING OF RESPIRATORY DISORDERS Final Rejection ResMed Pty Ltd
18153986 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTION OF DELIRIUM AND OTHER NEUROLOGICAL CONDITIONS Final Rejection Ceribell, Inc.
16923689 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SEIZURE PREDICTION AND DETECTION Final Rejection CeriBell, Inc.
18029149 Method for classifying a polysomnography recording into defined sleep stages Final Rejection Universitätsmedizin der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
18378099 INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE DETECTION DEVICE AND GLASSES WITH INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE DETECTION FUNCTION Non-Final OA Asphetek Solution Inc.
18312451 System and Method for the Acquisition and Display of EEG Data Non-Final OA Cadwell Laboratories, Inc.
17020125 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INSTRUCTING A BEHAVIOR CHANGE IN A USER Non-Final OA Emotiv Inc.
18696166 A SIMPLE HEAD PRESSING TYPE DISPOSABLE SAFETY LANCET Non-Final OA STERILANCE MEDICAL (SUZHOU) INC
18290082 OBTAINING CARDIOVASCULAR AND/OR RESPIRATORY INFORMATION FROM THE MAMMAL BODY Non-Final OA Amazec Photonics IP B.V.
18557925 Methods And Devices For Non-Invasive Measuring Of Blood Glucose Using Focused Light Sources Non-Final OA ASTELLAR LABS, lNC.
16987346 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMMUNICATING BRAIN ACTIVITY TO AN IMAGING DEVICE Non-Final OA Neuroenhancement Lab, LLC
17469233 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEASURING NEUROTOXICITY IN A SUBJECT Non-Final OA Beacon Biosignals, Inc.
18039450 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ANALYSING BRAIN ACTIVITY Non-Final OA INNONEURO LIMITED
18056179 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR NON-INVASIVE ANALYSIS OF PARTICLES DURING MEDICAL VENTILATION Non-Final OA PEXA AB
17762173 METHODS FOR DIAGNOSING AND TREATING NEURAL DISEASES Non-Final OA EMAGIX, INC.
17407979 NEURAL ANALYSIS AND TREATMENT SYSTEM Final Rejection Cardinal Health 200, LLC

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