Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: DOUGHERTY, SEAN PATRICK

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3736 3791

This examiner grants 75% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

74.9%
Allow Rate
+4.9% vs TC avg
1,017
Total Applications
+15.2%
Interview Lift
1300
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 959 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

8.4%
§101 Eligibility
28.2%
§102 Novelty
35.3%
§103 Obviousness
24.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18659572 GAIT TRAINING SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17860710 GUIDEWIRE CORE HAVING NON-ROUND CROSS-SECTIONS Non-Final OA Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc.
18747685 BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND MEDIUM Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18466721 SYNCHRONIZED SENSORS AND SYSTEMS Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18601052 KNEE PAIN RISK ESTIMATION DEVICE, PHYSICAL CONDITION ESTIMATION SYSTEM, KNEE PAIN RISK ESTIMATION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18649308 INTEGRATED CATHETER AND GUIDE WIRE CONTROLLER Non-Final OA Auris Health, Inc.
18662571 MUSCLE RELAXATION MONITORING DEVICE AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection NIHON KOHDEN CORPORATION
18724729 Systems and Methods for Mapping Wound Features Final Rejection Solventum Intellectual Properties Company
18562779 EXERCISE PERFORMANCE ESTIMATION APPARATUS, EXERCISE PERFORMANCE ESTIMATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
18817446 IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, LIVING BODY OBSERVATION SYSTEM, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA OLYMPUS CORPORATION
18714414 PCL BALANCING IN KNEE REPLACEMENT Non-Final OA DEPUY IRELAND UNLIMITED COMPANY
18599450 Using Limited Lead Device EEG to Predict Delirium Final Rejection UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
18637928 USE OF FREQUENCY DIVISION MULTIPLEXING FOR OPTICAL CARDIAC SIGNALS Non-Final OA Garmin International, Inc.
18506666 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MAPPING TISSUE CONTACT VIA TRIANGULATION Non-Final OA Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
18695366 CALIBRATION FREE ANALYTE DETECTION DEVICE Non-Final OA MEDTRUM TECHNOLOGIES INC.
18562840 ANALYTE DETECTION DEVICE WITH CIRCUIT BOARD AND SHELL INTEGRATION Final Rejection MEDTRUM TECHNOLOGIES INC.
18121132 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS OF AN OBJECT Final Rejection PERIMETRICS, INC.

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