Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: CERIONI, DANIEL LEE

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3736 3791 3792

This examiner grants 64% of resolved cases

Analysis

Daniel Lee Cerioni is an examiner in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 3736. He has 778 resolved cases with an allowance rate of 64.5 percent. This high volume of cases provides a strong statistical basis for evaluating the examiner's performance. The 64.5 percent rate suggests a consistent path to issuance for applicants.

The interview lift for this examiner is 28.0 percent. This is a substantial lift, indicating that interviews are a very effective tool for success in this docket. Practitioners should prioritize an interview to boost the 64.5 percent baseline. The 28.0 percent lift shows that direct communication is a statistically successful way to overcome rejections and reach an allowance.

The median days to allowance is 1294. This timeline is a useful metric for applicants to gauge the expected duration of their prosecution. The 1294-day figure, when paired with the 64.5 percent allowance rate, indicates that the process can be lengthy. Practitioners can use the 28.0 percent lift to help manage this 1294-day process and improve their chances of a grant.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

64.5%
Allow Rate
-5.5% vs TC avg
849
Total Applications
+28.0%
Interview Lift
1294
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 778 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

9.9%
§101 Eligibility
12.7%
§102 Novelty
42.9%
§103 Obviousness
32.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
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
18136063 System and Method for Placement of a Central Catheter Tip Non-Final OA Bard Access Systems, Inc.
18789387 BACKGROUND INTERFERENCE MITIGATION FOR HIGH SENSITIVITY CREATININE SENSING Final Rejection ABBOTT DIABETES CARE INC.
17723365 CATHETER WITH ATRAUMATIC TIP Final Rejection St. Jude Medical, Atrial Fibrillation Division Inc
18321265 MEDICAL DEVICE INCLUDING A SOLDERABLE LINEAR ELASTIC NICKEL-TITANIUM DISTAL END SECTION AND METHODS OF PREPARATION THEREFOR Non-Final OA Abbott Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.
18196283 TWISTED GUIDEWIRE Non-Final OA Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc.
18984393 COUGH MONITORING METHOD AND RELATED DEVICE Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18198883 DIGITAL IMAGING AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-BASED SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ANALYZING PIXEL DATA OF AN IMAGE OF USER SKIN TO GENERATE ONE OR MORE USER-SPECIFIC SKIN SPOT CLASSIFICATIONS Non-Final OA The Procter & Gamble Company
18874493 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HUMAN GAIT ANALYSIS, REAL-TIME FEEDBACK AND REHABILITATION USING AN EXTENDED-REALITY DEVICE Non-Final OA Magic Leap, Inc.
16968250 CONTROLLING A WEARABLE CUFF Final Rejection KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18611917 SENSOR WITH VARYING STIFFNESS Non-Final OA Roche Diabetes Care, Inc.
18647171 METHOD FOR ESTIMATING A BODY SURFACE AREA OF A SUBJECT AND MEDICAL IMAGING DEVICE Final Rejection Siemens Healthineers AG
18938592 NEONATAL POD WITH CHARGER Final Rejection GE Precision Healthcare LLC
18499118 PHYSIOLOGICAL SENSOR AND SENSING METHOD WITH SENSOR LIFT DETECTION Non-Final OA GE Precision Healthcare LLC
19040904 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SIGNAL ELEVATION BASED MUSCLE ACTIVITY DETECTION Non-Final OA Tata Consultancy Services Limited
18185876 HEMOLYSIS-REDUCTION CONNECTOR FOR DIRECT BLOOD DRAW Non-Final OA CareFusion 303, Inc.
18669801 IMPLANTABLE CHEMICAL SENSOR PACKAGES WITH CALIBRATION FEATURES Final Rejection Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
19288372 DETECTION OF SIGNAL VARIATIONS DUE TO PRESSURE ON ANALYTE SENSOR Final Rejection Laxmi Therapeutic Devices, Inc.
18173753 SENSING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING DECISION SUPPORT AROUND KIDNEY HEALTH AND/OR DIABETES Final Rejection Dexcom, Inc.
18135837 Blood Saving Blood Collection Device Non-Final OA Becton, Dickinson and Company
18965670 SENSING PLATFORMS WITH NEEDLES AND METHODS OF FABRICATION AND USE Non-Final OA Purdue Research Foundation
17970095 POINT-OF-CARE ASSESSMENT SYSTEM Final Rejection The Curators of the University of Missouri
18782190 OXYGEN MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND OXYGEN MEASUREMENT SYSTEM Non-Final OA TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19030041 MEDICAL CONNECTOR Non-Final OA ICU MEDICAL, INC.
18979814 Methods And Kits For Assessing Central Nervous System Integrity Non-Final OA THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AS REPRESENTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
18728903 METHOD FOR PROVIDING DYSKINESIA-RELATED INFORMATION AND DEVICE USED THEREFOR Non-Final OA KOREA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND BUSINESS FOUNDATION, SEJONG CAMPUS
17988606 BLOOD COLLECTION DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS Non-Final OA Avia Vascular, LLC

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