Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: BROUGHTON, SHAWN CURTIS

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3791 3792

This examiner grants 35% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

35.0%
Allow Rate
-35.0% vs TC avg
50
Total Applications
+25.0%
Interview Lift
1214
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 20 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

8.3%
§101 Eligibility
10.7%
§102 Novelty
76.2%
§103 Obviousness
4.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17993602 NON-INVASIVE METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTINUOUS SWEAT INDUCTION AND COLLECTION Final Rejection California Institute of Technology
18456193 MICRONEEDLE-INTEGRATED INTERSTITIAL FLUID BIOMARKER SENSOR SYSTEMS AND METHODS THEREOF Non-Final OA General Electric Company
18238240 RING-SHAPED CORTICAL ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
18257221 DEVICES AND SYSTEMS FOR PREVENTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF PRESSURE ULCERS Final Rejection Northwestern University
18318735 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM Final Rejection FUJIFILM CORPORATION
17873237 DEVICE FOR COLLECTION OF VOLATILE COMPOUNDS FROM SKIN FOR NON-INVASIVE MEASUREMENT OF BLOOD-GLUCOSE VALUES Final Rejection Roche Diabetes Care, Inc.
17744121 Intravascular Pressure Sensing Using Inner Sheath Non-Final OA CANON U.S.A., INC.
17873834 Fluid Output Measurement and Analysis System Non-Final OA C. R. Bard, Inc.
18573134 USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE PLATFORM TO DIAGNOSE FACIAL WRINKLES Non-Final OA Appiell Inc.
18235853 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ALERTING USERS BASED ON BRAIN SIGNALS Final Rejection Mirza Faizan
17794594 Back Pillow and Back-Mounted Support Member for Measuring Body Parameters during Sleep and Facilitating Side Sleeping Orientation Non-Final OA Family Concepts II, LLC

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