Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: FERNANDES, PATRICK M

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3736 3791 3799

This examiner grants 60% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

60.3%
Allow Rate
-9.7% vs TC avg
599
Total Applications
+31.9%
Interview Lift
1345
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 551 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

10.6%
§101 Eligibility
14.9%
§102 Novelty
37.4%
§103 Obviousness
28.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18209327 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PARENTERALLY PROCURING BODILY-FLUID SAMPLES WITH REDUCED CONTAMINATION Non-Final OA Magnolia Medical Technologies, Inc.
17040452 THREE-DIMENSIONAL MICROFLUIDIC ACTUATION AND SENSING WEARABLE DEVICE FOR IN-SITU BIOFLUID PROCESSING AND ANALYSIS Final Rejection The Regents of the University of California
18203334 HARMONIC INDEX ESTIMATION DEVICE, ESTIMATION SYSTEM, HARMONIC INDEX ESTIMATION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
17691567 DUAL WAVELENGTH COMBINED FINGERPRINT AND HIGH WAVENUMBER RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY AND APPLICATIONS OF SAME Non-Final OA VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY
17655760 LOAD MEASUREMENT SYSTEM, WALKING TRAINING SYSTEM, LOAD MEASUREMENT METHOD, AND PROGRAM Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17828585 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NON-INTRUSIVE DRUG IMPAIRMENT DETECTION Non-Final OA Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of Arizona State University
17962306 EYE MONITORING SYSTEMS FOR DISTRESS MONITORING Final Rejection Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
18352975 SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR DETECTING THE THRESHOLD OF NERVE-MUSCLE RESPONSE USING VARIABLE FREQUENCY OF STIMULATION Non-Final OA Alphatec Spine, Inc.
18458890 CUSTOMIZED ALIGNER CHANGE INDICATOR Non-Final OA Align Technology, Inc.
18877391 NON-CONTACT CLINICAL RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY GUIDED PROBE AND APPLICATIONS OF SAME Non-Final OA THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
18244847 WIRELESS AND RETROFITTABLE IN-SHOE SYSTEM FOR REAL-TIME ESTIMATION OF KINEMATIC AND KINETIC GAIT PARAMETERS Non-Final OA THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK
17931527 WIRELESS AND RETROFITTABLE IN-SHOE SYSTEM FOR REAL-TIME ESTIMATION OF KINEMATIC AND KINETIC GAIT PARAMETERS Final Rejection THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK
17658601 NEEDLE PROBE, APPARATUS FOR SENSING COMPOSITIONAL INFORMATION, MEDICAL DRAIN, METHOD OF MEASURING A THERMAL PROPERTY, AND METHOD OF SENSING COMPOSITIONAL INFORMATION Final Rejection Oxford University Innovation Limited
17771247 HEAD-POSITION SWAY MEASURING DEVICE, HEAD-POSITION SWAY MEASURING METHOD, AND BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION ACQUISITION SYSTEM USING SAID DEVICE AND METHOD Non-Final OA KEIO UNIVERSITY
17747489 Measurement of Edema Final Rejection BRUIN BIOMETRICS, LLC
17349054 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EARLY DETECTION OF POST-SURGERY INFECTION Final Rejection SOFRADIM PRODUCTION
18385490 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREDICTING GASTROINTESTINAL IMPAIRMENT Non-Final OA University of Tennessee Research Foundation
17808913 ROTATIONALLY TORQUABLE ENDOVASCULAR DEVICE WITH VARIABLE FLEXIBILITY TIP Final Rejection RAPID MEDICAL LTD.
17374726 ROTATIONALLY TORQUABLE ENDOVASCULAR DEVICE WITH ACTUATABLE WORKING END Non-Final OA RAPID MEDICAL LTD.
17690052 BLOOD PICKER Final Rejection MICROJET TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
17754752 METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE LOCATION AND POSITION OF A PERSON'S PELVIS Final Rejection SANLAS HOLDING GMBH
18381910 ASSESSING JOINT CONDITION USING ACOUSTIC SENSORS Non-Final OA Kneevoice, Inc.
18254348 SAMPLE COLLECTION DEVICE Non-Final OA LOOP MEDICAL SA
18459746 BLOOD GLUCOSE PREDICTION SYSTEM AND METHOD USING SALIVA-BASED ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE DEEP LEARNING TECHNIQUE Non-Final OA DONG WOON ANATECH CO., LTD.
18207336 REAL-TIME HUMAN ACTIVITY RECOGNITION ENGINE Non-Final OA VirtualBeam, Inc.
18325092 A MALE GENITAL SHEDDING CELL SAMPLING DEVICE Non-Final OA Hefei Beini Medical Technology Co., LTD
18139298 SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING ACTIVE AUSCULTATION AND DETECTING SONIC ENERGY MEASUREMENTS Final Rejection SAMAY, INC.
17663892 ASSEMBLIES INCLUDING AN OXYGEN-SENSING ASSEMBLY Final Rejection SWSA Medical Ventures, LLC
17235176 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GAIT ANALYSIS Final Rejection Motionize Israel Ltd.
17181372 Motion Tracking System with Inertial-Based Sensing Units Non-Final OA Joint Vue, LLC

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