Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: BLOCH, MICHAEL RYAN

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 2813 3735 3791

This examiner grants 49% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

49.4%
Allow Rate
-20.6% vs TC avg
656
Total Applications
+55.0%
Interview Lift
1546
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 609 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

23.9%
§101 Eligibility
7.1%
§102 Novelty
44.8%
§103 Obviousness
22.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18144645 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEASURING BLOOD PRESSURE Non-Final OA 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
16017703 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LEVERAGING SMARTPHONE FEATURES IN CONTINUOUS GLUCOSE MONITORING Non-Final OA DexCom, Inc.
16324701 BLOOD-PRESSURE MANAGEMENT Final Rejection KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
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
18505071 METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND STORAGE MEDIUMS FOR MONITORING HEART RATE Non-Final OA SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.
18477000 SMART SHIRTS FOR ASSISTING LUMBAR SPINE AND ITS CONTROL METHOD Final Rejection SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY R&DB FOUNDATION
18030449 AUSCULTATION WEARABLE WITH MECHANICAL AMPLIFIER AND OFFSET ACOUSTIC TRANSDUCERS Final Rejection The George Washington University
18492073 COUGH DETECTION USING FRONTAL ACCELEROMETER Non-Final OA Medtronic, Inc.
17698933 UNSUPERVISED REAL-TIME CLASSIFICATION FOR ARTERIAL BLOOD PRESSURE SIGNALS Non-Final OA Becton, Dickinson and Company
18564514 SAMPLE COLLECTION DEVICE AND SYSTEM Non-Final OA 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
18560443 BIOPSY SYSTEM Non-Final OA Richard Wolf GmbH
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
18347739 SYSTEM FOR DETECTING ASYNCHRONOUS RESPIRATORY EVENTS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS AND COMPONENTS Non-Final OA Timpel Medical B.V.
18257149 METHOD FOR PREDICTING PELVIC SAGITTAL BALANCE STATE AFTER HIP REPLACEMENT SURGERY Non-Final OA BEIJING JISHUITAN HOSTITAL
18205813 PRESSURE SENSING IMPLANT Non-Final OA ENDOTRONIX, INC.
18014650 SEVERITY RATING SYSTEM FOR PORT-WINE STAINS AND METHOD THEREFOR Final Rejection SHANGHAI FUDAN-ZHANGJIANG BIO-PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
17486174 RESPIRATORY EARLY WARNING SCORING SYSTEMS AND METHODS Final Rejection Respiratory Motion, Inc.

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