Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: GARTLAND, SCOTT D

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3622 3626 3685

This examiner grants 11% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

11.1%
Allow Rate
-40.9% vs TC avg
626
Total Applications
+12.4%
Interview Lift
1591
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 585 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

28.5%
§101 Eligibility
15.8%
§102 Novelty
29.9%
§103 Obviousness
21.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18548929 INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA Sony Group Corporation
17695867 MEDICAL CARE SUPPORT DEVICE, OPERATION METHOD AND OPERATION PROGRAM THEREOF, AND MEDICAL CARE SUPPORT SYSTEM Final Rejection FUJIFILM Corporation
18601141 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TAGS TO ENHANCE AID SYSTEM PERFORMANCE Non-Final OA INSULET CORPORATION
18986860 TREATMENT DEVICES WITH ANTI-TAMPERING, SECURITY, AND TRANSPARENCY FEATURES Non-Final OA Sanmai Technologies, PBC
18977420 HARDWARE IDENTITY AUTHENTICATION METHOD FOR MEDICAL DEVICE AND MEDICAL DEVICE Non-Final OA GE Precision Healthcare LLC
18975942 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CHARACTERIZING AND TREATING A DISEASE Non-Final OA Foundation Medicine, Inc.
17413453 PLANNING SYSTEM FOR ORTHOPEDIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES Final Rejection HOWMEDICA OSTEONICS CORP.
18948945 MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, TREATMENT SYSTEM, MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology
12859763 SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND MEDIA FOR RATING WEBSITES FOR SAFE ADVERTISING Final Rejection INTEGRAL AD SCIENCE, INC.
18733432 OUTREACH COMMUNICATION CONTROLS USING MACHINE LEARNING Non-Final OA Cerner Innovation, Inc.
17819080 MANAGING CAREGIVER COMMUNICATIONS Final Rejection Hill-Rom Services, Inc.
18466140 MULTIMODAL MANAGEMENT OF PATIENT INTERACTIONS Final Rejection Optum, Inc.
17780998 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CALCULATING PROBABILITY OF BEING INFECTED WITH OR HAVING DISEASE, AND METHOD AND DEVICE FOR OUTPUTTING SUBJECT TO BE TESTED FOR DISEASE Final Rejection INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION, YONSEI UNIVERSITY
17187975 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR REVERSING A GERIATRIC PROCESS Final Rejection KPN INNOVATIONS, LLC.
18078600 B-AMYLOID POSITIVE CONVERSION TARGET PREDICTION DEVICE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG LIFE PUBLIC WELFARE FOUNDATION
18251949 Smart Hospital Bed Operating System and Method using Big Data Final Rejection Seoul National University Hospital
18715444 DIGITAL APPARATUS AND APPLICATION FOR CANCER CACHEXIA THERAPY AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Non-Final OA S-Alpha Therapeutics, Inc.
18290564 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-BASED MEAL MONITORING METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA NUVI LABS CO., LTD.
18400061 Assessing Health Effects of Landscape Designs Final Rejection UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY
18586423 MODULAR MEDICAL STATION WITH ACCESS CONTROL AND EXPANDABLE CAPABILITIES Non-Final OA GoForward, Inc.
18357212 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING A TEXT REPORT AND SIMULATING HEALTH CARE JOURNEY Final Rejection Pangaea Data Limited
18350663 MACHINE LEARNING CLOUD BASED CARE PAIRING TECHNOLOGY AND ASSOCIATED METHODS THEREOF Final Rejection Alter Life Sciences LLC
18043795 BIOMETRIC INFORMATION COMPUTING SYSTEM Non-Final OA SSST CO., LTD.
17496514 METHODS FOR MANAGING AND IMPROVING A PERSON'S SLEEP EMPLOYING NETWORKED GROUPS AND SHARED DATA Final Rejection CONSUMER SLEEP SOLUTIONS LLC
17181937 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SELECTING AND DELIVERING MEDIA CONTENT VIA THE INTERNET Final Rejection Nytell Software LLC
17145157 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTEXTUAL TARGETING Final Rejection Comscore, Inc.
14828948 TARGETED ADVERTISING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A RETAIL KIOSK Non-Final OA e2interactive, Inc d/b/a e2Interactive, Inc.

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