Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: EPPERT, LUCY CLARE

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3791

This examiner grants 36% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

36.4%
Allow Rate
-33.6% vs TC avg
62
Total Applications
+60.7%
Interview Lift
1400
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 11 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

20.8%
§101 Eligibility
12.5%
§102 Novelty
33.3%
§103 Obviousness
31.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19290146 MICRONEEDLE ARRAY SYSTEMS AND DEVICES, AND METHODS ASSOCIATED WITH MANUFACTURING AND USE Non-Final OA Panther Life Sciences Corporation
17531934 COGNITIVE STATES Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
17865105 METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND APPARATUSES FOR THE DETECTION OF OXYGEN TOXICITY RELATED SYMPTOMS Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT
17832569 ASSESSING WALKING STEADINESS OF MOBILE DEVICE USER Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
17771491 BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION MEASURING DEVICE AND BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION MEASURING METHOD Final Rejection RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
18630426 MEDICAL SENSOR Non-Final OA Covidien LP
17995540 DAILY LIVING MONITORING AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Final Rejection Baylor College of Medicine
17823710 Information Processing Method, Computer Program, Information Processing Device, and Information Processing System Non-Final OA TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18684114 Aptamer Sensors with Temperature Correction Non-Final OA University of Cincinnati
18046632 AI-BASED TOOL FOR SCREENING SLEEP APNEA Final Rejection West Virginia University Board of Governors on Behalf of West Virginia University
18580930 BIOMETRIC INFORMATION MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND METHOD IN CONSIDERATION OF SENSOR STATE MEASUREMENT Non-Final OA SB Solutions Inc.
18352383 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EVALUATING STIMULATION OF TISSUE Final Rejection Medtronic Xomed, LLC
18029260 Method and Apparatus for Generating an Electrocardiogram from a Photoplethysmogram Final Rejection Queen's University at Kingston
18287501 A SAMPLE COLLECTOR Non-Final OA IMEC VZW
18584031 METHODS AND KITS FOR DETECTION OF BLAST BRAIN INJURY, ITS SEVERITY, DISTANCE FROM BLAST EPICENTER, AND CLASSIFICATION RELATIVE TO THE LARGER SPECTRUM OF CONCUSSION Non-Final OA HENNEPIN HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, INC.
18579699 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETER Non-Final OA ICARE FINLAND OY
18578900 FLEXIBLE PIEZOELECTRIC ARRAY FOR WEARABLE BLOOD PRESSURE SENSING Non-Final OA TRUSTEES OF DARTMOUTH COLLEGE
18265698 Footwear Sensors for Human Movement Measurement Final Rejection Universiteit Twente
17558912 System and Method for Measuring the Percent Fill of Blood Sampling Capillary Final Rejection Nova Biomedical Corporation
18468911 SYSTEM, DEVICE AND METHOD OF DETECTION AND CLASSIFICATION OF EARLY-STAGE PRESSURE INJURIES Non-Final OA I.R Med Ltd.
18547848 STEERABLE SHEATH WITH ROBOTIC HANDLE STAND Non-Final OA Nextern Innovation, LLC
18257144 ANALYSIS SYSTEM, ANALYSIS METHOD, ANALYTICAL DATA ACQUISITION DEVICE, AND ANALYSIS PROGRAM Non-Final OA Saitama Medical University
18252487 SAMPLE COLLECTION DEVICE Non-Final OA DIANA Biotechnologies, a.s.
18025890 A GAIT MODERATION AIDING SYSTEM Final Rejection LIFESPARK TECHNOLOGIES PRIVATE LIMITED
18171027 ANALYZING BIOMETRIC SIGNALS TO MONITOR UTERINE CONTRACTIONS Final Rejection Marani Health, Inc.
17920826 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SNORING DETECTION AND PREVENTION Final Rejection TA NOOMA LTD.
18048663 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING A MEASURE OF CONTACT OF EMG SENSORS Final Rejection Emteq Limited
17776964 PORTABLE BREATH GAS AND VOLATILE SUBSTANCE ANALYZER Final Rejection HEALTH INNOVISION COMPANY LIMITED
17559505 BREATH DETECTING SYSTEM AND BREATH DETECTING MAT THEREOF Final Rejection Yun yun AI Baby camera Co., Ltd.

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