Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: BLOCH, MICHAEL RYAN

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 2813 3735 3791

This examiner grants 50% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

49.7%
Allow Rate
-20.3% vs TC avg
649
Total Applications
+54.4%
Interview Lift
1501
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 604 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

18.7%
§101 Eligibility
15.8%
§102 Novelty
29.3%
§103 Obviousness
28.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18144645 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEASURING BLOOD PRESSURE Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
17394208 PROGRAMMABLE EPIDERMAL MICROFLUIDIC VALVING SYSTEM FOR WEARABLE BIOFLUID MANAGEMENT AND CONTEXTUAL BIOMARKER ANALYSIS Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of California
18690186 MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND MEASUREMENT METHOD Non-Final OA SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18556070 MEDICAL INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, MEDICAL OBSERVATION SYSTEM, AND MEDICAL INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA SONY GROUP CORPORATION
16017703 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LEVERAGING SMARTPHONE FEATURES IN CONTINUOUS GLUCOSE MONITORING Non-Final OA DexCom, Inc.
18202904 BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION ESTIMATING DEVICE AND BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION ESTIMATING METHOD Non-Final OA SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18202603 BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION ESTIMATING DEVICE AND BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION ESTIMATING METHOD Non-Final OA SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18564514 SAMPLE COLLECTION DEVICE AND SYSTEM Non-Final OA 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
17155281 BRAIN-COMPUTER INTERFACE APPARATUS FOR MINIMIZING SIGNAL CORRECTION PROCESS BETWEEN USERS USING CLUSTERING TECHNOLOGY BASED ON BRAIN ACTIVITY AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME Final Rejection Korea University Research and Business Foundation
18083321 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING BLOOD PRESSURE USING RADAR Final Rejection ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
18344503 SYSTEM, DEVICE AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED AUSCULTATION Final Rejection ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
18221608 DETECTION DEVICE Final Rejection Japan Display Inc.
16324701 BLOOD-PRESSURE MANAGEMENT Final Rejection KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
17360403 Method And Apparatus For Deriving A Mental State Of A Subject Non-Final OA Nitto Denko Corporation
18477000 SMART SHIRTS FOR ASSISTING LUMBAR SPINE AND ITS CONTROL METHOD Final Rejection SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY R&DB FOUNDATION
18505071 METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND STORAGE MEDIUMS FOR MONITORING HEART RATE Non-Final OA SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.
18492073 COUGH DETECTION USING FRONTAL ACCELEROMETER Final Rejection Medtronic, Inc.
17698933 UNSUPERVISED REAL-TIME CLASSIFICATION FOR ARTERIAL BLOOD PRESSURE SIGNALS Non-Final OA Becton, Dickinson and Company
15945511 EEG RECORDING DEVICE Non-Final OA EPIC Neuro, Inc.
18419295 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT USING THE METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM THEREOF Non-Final OA Amengine Corporation
16979957 Acquisition of Samples for Evaluating Bacterial Demographics Non-Final OA Trustees of Tufts College
18290416 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DIAGNOSING ATTENTION DISORDER, EMOTIONAL DYSREGULATION, AND IMPULSIVE DYSREGULATION Non-Final OA Mindtension LTD
18560443 BIOPSY SYSTEM Non-Final OA Richard Wolf GmbH
18262074 A SLEEP ANALYZER AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA SOMNO ENGINEERING SAS
18347739 SYSTEM FOR DETECTING ASYNCHRONOUS RESPIRATORY EVENTS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS AND COMPONENTS Non-Final OA Timpel Medical B.V.
17464582 LUNG HEALTH SENSING THROUGH VOICE ANALYSIS Non-Final OA Hill-Rom Services PTE. LTD.
18257149 METHOD FOR PREDICTING PELVIC SAGITTAL BALANCE STATE AFTER HIP REPLACEMENT SURGERY Final Rejection BEIJING JISHUITAN HOSTITAL
18205813 PRESSURE SENSING IMPLANT Non-Final OA ENDOTRONIX, INC.
18038373 Craniode Non-Final OA Wyss Center for Bio and Neuro Engineering
18043318 BIOLOGICAL DETECTION DEVICE, BIOLOGICAL DETECTION METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA Data Solutions, Inc.

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