Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: BROUGHTON, SHAWN CURTIS

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3791 3792

This examiner grants 27% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

26.7%
Allow Rate
-43.3% vs TC avg
49
Total Applications
+30.4%
Interview Lift
1295
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 15 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

22.0%
§101 Eligibility
18.5%
§102 Novelty
30.7%
§103 Obviousness
27.2%
§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
18456146 WEARABLE DEVICE FOR ON-DEMAND INTERSTITIAL FLUID BIOMARKER SENSING WITH A MICRONEEDLE-INTEGRATED SENSOR Non-Final OA General Electric Company
18238240 RING-SHAPED CORTICAL ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
18318735 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM Final Rejection FUJIFILM CORPORATION
18091179 TERMINAL AND BIOSENSOR SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME Final Rejection LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18257221 DEVICES AND SYSTEMS FOR PREVENTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF PRESSURE ULCERS Final Rejection Northwestern University
17801775 DYNAMO TORQUE ANALYZER Final Rejection Texas Tech University System
18063021 CUFFLESS BLOOD PRESSURE MONITOR WITH MULTIPLE INERTIAL MEASUREMENT UNITS Non-Final OA STMicroelectronics International N.V.
17873834 Fluid Output Measurement and Analysis System Non-Final OA C. R. Bard, Inc.
17873237 DEVICE FOR COLLECTION OF VOLATILE COMPOUNDS FROM SKIN FOR NON-INVASIVE MEASUREMENT OF BLOOD-GLUCOSE VALUES Final Rejection Roche Diabetes Care, Inc.
18242781 IMPLANTABLE ROTATOR CUFF MUSCLE SUTURE SPACER WITH PRESSURE SENSING Non-Final OA National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology
17996556 FLUID COLLECTION DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS UTILIZING RETENTION COMPONENTS Non-Final OA PUREWICK CORPORATION
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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