Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 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
833
Total Applications
+28.3%
Interview Lift
1295
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 765 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.7%
§101 Eligibility
6.2%
§102 Novelty
77.3%
§103 Obviousness
11.1%
§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.
18541036 ANOMALY DETECTION DEVICE, DETERMINATION SYSTEM, ANOMALY DETECTION METHOD, AND PROGRAM RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18033471 DETECTION DEVICE, DETECTION SYSTEM, 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.
17151081 FLEXIBLE SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS FOR PERCUTANEOUS AND NEUROSURGICAL APPLICATIONS Final Rejection The Chinese University of Hong Kong
18594114 SMART GLASSES, DEVICE AND METHOD FOR HEALTH INFORMATION NOTIFICATION Non-Final OA SOLOS TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) LIMITED
16968250 CONTROLLING A WEARABLE CUFF Final Rejection KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18579779 BLOOD PRESSURE MEASURING DEVICE Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
17909945 BIOMETRIC INFORMATION ACQUISITION METHOD, PROGRAM, AND BIOMETRIC INFORMATION ACQUISITION METHOD Final Rejection Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co. Ltd
17970095 POINT-OF-CARE ASSESSMENT SYSTEM Non-Final OA The Curators of the University of Missouri
18499118 PHYSIOLOGICAL SENSOR AND SENSING METHOD WITH SENSOR LIFT DETECTION Non-Final OA GE Precision Healthcare LLC
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.
18111659 WIRELESS INTRALUMINAL DEVICE AND SYSTEM Non-Final OA PHILIPS IMAGE GUIDED THERAPY CORPORATION
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
17846682 ROTATING FULL-CORE BIOPSY NEEDLE Final Rejection Cook Medical Technologies LLC
18084062 BONE FRACTURE RECOVERY MANAGEMENT SENSOR AND ANALYTICS Final Rejection Zimmer, Inc.
17249564 TEMPERATURE SENSOR AND FEVER ALERT GENERATOR WITH TUNABLE PARAMETERS Final Rejection Verily Life Sciences LLC
18605334 ILLUMINATED INSTRUMENTS FOR BARIATRIC SURGERY AND METHODS OF BARIATRIC SURGERY Non-Final OA Boehringer Technologies, LP
18038458 NERVE STIMULATION PATTERNS AND DEVICE FOR DETECTABILITY OF NERVE FUNCTION AND HEALTH Final Rejection CHECKPOINT SURGICAL, INC.
18259558 CATHETER ROBOT COMPRISING AT LEAST TWO TRANSLATION MODULES FOR LONG FLEXIBLE MEDICAL INSTRUMENT Non-Final OA ROBOCATH
18012468 A MECHANOMYOGRAPHY APPARATUS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS Final Rejection IMPERIAL COLLEGE INNOVATIONS LIMITED
18491002 INTERACTIVE SYSTEM FOR VISION ASSESSMENT AND CORRECTION Non-Final OA Vivid Vision, Inc.
18449091 DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING NEUROLOGICAL FUNCTIONAL STATUS Final Rejection MUSC Foundation for Research Development
18284734 NEEDLE ARRANGEMENT FOR BIOPSY Final Rejection Xaga Surgical AB
18280446 SENSOR ARRANGEMENT FOR DETECTING A FORCE BETWEEN A FOOT AND A SUPPORTING SURFACE Non-Final OA MCG MOTION CAPTURE GMBH
18332556 REUSABLE EAR TAG Non-Final OA Movella Inc.
18039512 DEVICE FOR THE IN-SITU ANALYSIS OF EXCREMENT, SAMPLE-CARRIER CARTRIDGE FOR SUCH A DEVICE AND ALSO TOILET UNIT AND TOILET SEAT Non-Final OA MEDIPEE GMBH

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