Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: CHEN, TSE W

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 2116 3736 3777 3791 3793

This examiner grants 55% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

55.3%
Allow Rate
-14.7% vs TC avg
177
Total Applications
+23.3%
Interview Lift
1430
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 161 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.7%
§101 Eligibility
15.1%
§102 Novelty
75.5%
§103 Obviousness
5.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17963968 SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR COMMUNICATION BETWEEN AN ANALYTE SENSOR AND EXTERNAL DEVICES Final Rejection ABBOTT DIABETES CARE INC.
18047789 MINIATURIZED IMPLANTABLE ELECTROCHEMICAL SENSOR DEVICES Final Rejection CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
18259983 METERED LIQUID SAMPLE COLLECTION DEVICE Non-Final OA Cal Poly Corporation
18692833 INSTALLATION UNIT OF ANALYTE DETECTION DEVICE Non-Final OA MEDTRUM TECHNOLOGIES INC.
18579516 COMPUTER PROGRAM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING A VISUAL ACUITY OF A TEST PERSON Non-Final OA UNIVERSITÄT BERN
18124631 APPARATUS, DEVICE AND METHOD FOR COLLECTING SAMPLE FLUID Non-Final OA Summa Finland Oy
17927209 A PROPOFOL SENSOR Non-Final OA SOMNUS SCIENTIFIC LTD
17414837 INTEGRATED OPTICAL BIOSENSORS INCLUDING MOLDED BEAM SHAPING ELEMENTS Final Rejection ams AG

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