Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: CERIONI, DANIEL LEE

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3736 3791 3792

This examiner grants 65% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

64.8%
Allow Rate
-5.2% vs TC avg
830
Total Applications
+28.6%
Interview Lift
1377
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 749 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

9.3%
§101 Eligibility
17.5%
§102 Novelty
40.4%
§103 Obviousness
30.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18047640 Handheld Oximeter with Display of Real-Time, Average Measurements and Average Resetting Final Rejection ViOptix, Inc.
18047634 Handheld Oximeter with Display of Real-Time, Average Measurements and Average Resetting Non-Final OA ViOptix, Inc.
17909945 BIOMETRIC INFORMATION ACQUISITION METHOD, PROGRAM, AND BIOMETRIC INFORMATION ACQUISITION METHOD Final Rejection Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co. Ltd
18595537 GAIT INFORMATION GENERATION DEVICE, GAIT MEASUREMENT SYSTEM, GAIT INFORMATION GENERATION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18541036 ANOMALY DETECTION DEVICE, DETERMINATION SYSTEM, ANOMALY DETECTION METHOD, AND PROGRAM RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18539352 ANOMALY DETECTION DEVICE, DETERMINATION SYSTEM, ANOMALY DETECTION METHOD, AND PROGRAM RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection NEC Corporation
18538109 ANOMALY DETECTION DEVICE, DETERMINATION SYSTEM, ANOMALY DETECTION METHOD, AND PROGRAM RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection NEC Corporation
18033471 DETECTION DEVICE, DETECTION SYSTEM, DETECTION METHOD, AND PROGRAM RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection NEC Corporation
18026005 DETERMINATION APPARATUS Final Rejection NEC Corporation
17790228 ANOMALY DETECTION DEVICE, DETERMINATION SYSTEM, ANOMALY DETECTION METHOD, AND PROGRAM RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection NEC Corporation
19288372 DETECTION OF SIGNAL VARIATIONS DUE TO PRESSURE ON ANALYTE SENSOR Final Rejection Laxmi Therapeutic Devices, Inc.
18579779 BLOOD PRESSURE MEASURING DEVICE Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18111659 WIRELESS INTRALUMINAL DEVICE AND SYSTEM Final Rejection PHILIPS IMAGE GUIDED THERAPY CORPORATION
18499118 PHYSIOLOGICAL SENSOR AND SENSING METHOD WITH SENSOR LIFT DETECTION Non-Final OA GE Precision Healthcare LLC
16968250 CONTROLLING A WEARABLE CUFF Final Rejection KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18265815 TECHNIQUES FOR MODEL-BASED LUNG FLUID STATUS DETECTION Final Rejection Analog Devices, Inc.
18136063 System and Method for Placement of a Central Catheter Tip Non-Final OA Bard Access Systems, Inc.
18072310 Pressure Based Vessel Locating System Final Rejection Bard Access Systems, Inc.
18033771 BLOOD COLLECTION DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS Final Rejection Becton, Dickinson and Company
18135837 Blood Saving Blood Collection Device Final Rejection Becton, Dickinson and Company
18117765 Blood Access Device with Integrated Blood Diagnostics Non-Final OA Becton, Dickinson and Company
18484712 ELECTRIC FIELD ASSISTED BIOPSY (EFAB) Non-Final OA University of Massachusetts
17846682 ROTATING FULL-CORE BIOPSY NEEDLE Final Rejection Cook Medical Technologies LLC
18084062 BONE FRACTURE RECOVERY MANAGEMENT SENSOR AND ANALYTICS Final Rejection Zimmer, Inc.
18321265 MEDICAL DEVICE INCLUDING A SOLDERABLE LINEAR ELASTIC NICKEL-TITANIUM DISTAL END SECTION AND METHODS OF PREPARATION THEREFOR Final Rejection Abbott Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.
17249564 TEMPERATURE SENSOR AND FEVER ALERT GENERATOR WITH TUNABLE PARAMETERS Final Rejection Verily Life Sciences LLC
17151081 FLEXIBLE SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS FOR PERCUTANEOUS AND NEUROSURGICAL APPLICATIONS Final Rejection The Chinese University of Hong Kong
18487094 Method And System For Characterizing Human Urination And Data-Driven Management Of Urinary Health Non-Final OA Board of Trustees of Michigan State University
18693953 ANALYTE DETECTION SYSTEM Non-Final OA MEDTRUM TECHNOLOGIES INC.
18692830 INSTALLATION UNIT OF ANALYTE DETECTION DEVICE Non-Final OA MEDTRUM TECHNOLOGIES INC.

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