Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: GLOVER, NELSON ALEXANDER

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3791

This examiner grants 38% of resolved cases

Analysis

Nelson Alexander Glover is an examiner in Tech Center 3700, Art Unit 3791. With 29 resolved cases, the examiner has an allowance rate of 37.9 percent. This rate indicates that fewer than four out of ten of the 29 resolved cases reaching a resolution are granted. Practitioners should be prepared for a rigorous process in Art Unit 3791.

The interview lift is 51.2 percent, which is a very high figure. This suggests that applications with an interview are much more likely to be allowed than the baseline rate of 37.9 percent. Practitioners should strongly consider an interview, as the 51.2 percent lift indicates it is a very effective way to resolve issues and secure an allowance. This is a primary strategic metric.

The median days to allowance for this examiner is 1324. This timeline shows how long it typically takes to reach a grant for successful applications. The combination of the allowance rate and the 1324 day median pendency provides a clear roadmap for prosecution in Tech Center 3700. The 1324 day figure is a key benchmark for managing applicant expectations.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

37.9%
Allow Rate
-32.1% vs TC avg
76
Total Applications
+51.2%
Interview Lift
1324
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 29 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

13.2%
§101 Eligibility
15.1%
§102 Novelty
40.1%
§103 Obviousness
29.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17934505 ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18699536 GASBAG DETECTION METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WEARABLE DEVICE, AND WEARABLE DEVICE Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18459550 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18853938 CONTINUOUS ELECTRICAL TRACE IN INTRALUMINAL DEVICE AND ASSOCIATED DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18850140 FLOW SENSING VASCULAR IMPLANT Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
17903661 HARDWARE NOISE FILTERING Final Rejection Oura Health Oy
18039692 IMPEDANCE BASED WOUND HEALING MONITOR Non-Final OA Solventum Intellectual Properties Company
17904778 BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION ACQUISITION DEVICE, BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION ACQUISITION SYSTEM, AND BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION ACQUISITION METHOD Final Rejection SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18147307 HEAD-MOUNTED DEVICES FOR POSTURAL ALIGNMENT CORRECTION Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
17886920 DETERMINING COLOR VISION ABILITY USING A VISION SCREENING DEVICE Final Rejection Welch Allyn, Inc.
18457426 Sweat Extraction and Monitoring System Non-Final OA City University of Hong Kong
17931782 POSTURE DETECTION USING HEARING INSTRUMENTS Non-Final OA Starkey Laboratories, Inc.
17563762 DETECTION OF CONDITIONS USING EAR-WEARABLE DEVICES Final Rejection Starkey Laboratories, Inc.
17952387 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MAPPING MUSCULAR ACTIVATION Final Rejection Ramot at Tel-Aviv University Ltd.
18892763 POSTURE EVALUATION APPARATUS, POSTURE EVALUATION SYSTEM, POSTURE EVALUATION METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM Non-Final OA National University Corporation Tokyo Medical and Dental University
18282506 COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR QUANTITATIVELY DETERMINING A CLINICAL PARAMETER Non-Final OA Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
17905994 DETECTION OF SLOWING PATTERNS IN EEG DATA Final Rejection Nanyang Technological University
18522896 Foot Sensor and Analysis Device Final Rejection Decentralized Biotechnology Intelligence Co., Ltd.
18576370 BODY FLUID ANALYTE DETECTION DEVICE Non-Final OA MEDTRUM TECHNOLOGIES INC.
18015331 BODY FLUID ANALYTE DETECTION DEVICE AND CONTINUOUS GLUCOSE MONITORING DEVICE Final Rejection MEDTRUM TECHNOLOGIES INC.
18360037 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISPLAYING ANALYTE LEVELS Non-Final OA GLOWCOSE LLC

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