Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: FERNANDES, PATRICK M

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3736 3791 3799

This examiner grants 60% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

59.9%
Allow Rate
-10.1% vs TC avg
603
Total Applications
+32.2%
Interview Lift
1324
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 563 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.3%
§101 Eligibility
3.1%
§102 Novelty
77.9%
§103 Obviousness
10.3%
§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.
18203334 HARMONIC INDEX ESTIMATION DEVICE, ESTIMATION SYSTEM, HARMONIC INDEX ESTIMATION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
17040162 RESPIRATORY VOLUME MEASUREMENT Non-Final OA NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY
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 Non-Final OA Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
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
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
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
18467578 Method and Apparatus for Measurement of Neural Response Non-Final OA Saluda Medical Pty Ltd
18352975 SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR DETECTING THE THRESHOLD OF NERVE-MUSCLE RESPONSE USING VARIABLE FREQUENCY OF STIMULATION Non-Final OA Alphatec Spine, Inc.
17690052 BLOOD PICKER Final Rejection MICROJET TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18389410 Integrity Testing Method and Apparatus for Delivering Vapor to the Uterus Non-Final OA Aegea Medical Inc.
18381910 ASSESSING JOINT CONDITION USING ACOUSTIC SENSORS Non-Final OA Kneevoice, Inc.
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.
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
16975026 INSOLE AND INSOLE DOCKING SYSTEM FOR COLLECTING, DOWNLOADING AND ANALYZING GAIT DATA Non-Final OA PLANTIGA TECHNOLOGIES INC.

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