Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: GLOVER, NELSON ALEXANDER

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3791

This examiner grants 31% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

31.3%
Allow Rate
-38.7% vs TC avg
67
Total Applications
+84.6%
Interview Lift
1294
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 16 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

13.0%
§101 Eligibility
15.8%
§102 Novelty
35.2%
§103 Obviousness
30.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17904284 MICRONEEDLE ARRAY SENSOR PATCH FOR CONTINUOUS MULTI-ANALYTE DETECTION Final Rejection THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
17904778 BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION ACQUISITION DEVICE, BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION ACQUISITION SYSTEM, AND BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION ACQUISITION METHOD Non-Final OA SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18047637 Handheld Oximeter with Display of Real-Time, Average Measurements and Status Indicator Final Rejection ViOptix, Inc.
18282506 COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR QUANTITATIVELY DETERMINING A CLINICAL PARAMETER Non-Final OA Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
18147307 HEAD-MOUNTED DEVICES FOR POSTURAL ALIGNMENT CORRECTION Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
17523315 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEASURING ECG DATA AND RESPIRATORY DATA FOR A PATIENT Final Rejection GE Precision Healthcare LLC
17496898 NEUROMUSCULAR TRANSMISSION MONITORING SYSTEM AND KINEMYOGRAPHY SENSOR Final Rejection GE Precision Healthcare LLC
18023345 Wearable Device and Detection System Final Rejection SHIMADZU CORPORATION
18039692 IMPEDANCE BASED WOUND HEALING MONITOR Final Rejection Solventum Intellectual Properties Company
17905994 DETECTION OF SLOWING PATTERNS IN EEG DATA Non-Final OA Nanyang Technological University
17723112 CLEAN SCREEN CONTACTLESS ANALYTE DETECTION TEST Non-Final OA DaVinci Plastic Surgery, PC
17952387 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MAPPING MUSCULAR ACTIVATION Final Rejection Ramot at Tel-Aviv University Ltd.
17535058 BIO-INFORMATION TRANSMITTER, BIO-INFORMATION RECEIVER, AND BIO-INFORMATION COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Final Rejection KOOKMIN UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY ACADEMY COOPERATION FOUNDATION
18338475 NON-INTRUSIVE GLUCOSE MEASUREMENT USING SMART RING WITH PERSONAL CALIBRATION Non-Final OA PLUME DESIGN, INC.
17903661 HARDWARE NOISE FILTERING Non-Final OA Oura Health Oy
17931782 POSTURE DETECTION USING HEARING INSTRUMENTS Final Rejection Starkey Laboratories, Inc.
17563762 DETECTION OF CONDITIONS USING EAR-WEARABLE DEVICES Non-Final OA Starkey Laboratories, Inc.
18258020 Kinematics Tracking System And Method Non-Final OA Orthosensor, Inc.
18269815 Methods and Devices for Inducement of Sweat for Medical Diagnostics Final Rejection Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Inc.
18292789 DEVICE AND METHOD USING RESPIRATORY INDUCTANCE PLETHYSMOGRAPHY Non-Final OA NETSENSING TECHNOLOGY SARL
18522896 Foot Sensor and Analysis Device Non-Final OA Decentralized Biotechnology Intelligence Co., Ltd.
18287205 RESPIRATION SENSING Non-Final OA INSPIRE MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
18515325 DETECTION METHOD AND SYSTEM DIRECTLY APPLYING NONINVASIVE OCT TO ENDOMETRIUM, AND DETECTION DEVICE Non-Final OA TOMOPHASE LIMITED
18281868 PHYSIOLOGICAL DETECTION SIGNAL QUALITY EVALUATION METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Honor Device Co., Ltd.
18264983 METHOD OF MEASURING TISSUE ELEMENT, DEVICE OF MEASURING TISSUE ELEMENT, AND WEARABLE APPARATUS Non-Final OA SUNRISE TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
17770596 DEVICE FOR MEASURING, PROCESSING AND TRANSMITTING IMPLANT PARAMETERS Final Rejection AO Technology AG
17998339 DEVICE FOR CAUSING TEARS TO BE SECRETED Non-Final OA PROVIGATE INC.
18245586 SAMPLE COLLECTION STICK Non-Final OA BIONLIFESCIENCE, INC.
17914351 METHOD FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION ON MAJOR DEPRESSIVE DISORDERS AND DEVICE FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION ON MAJOR DEPRESSIVE DISORDERS BY USING SAME Final Rejection BWAVE CORPORATION
17885272 DEVICES, METHODS AND SYSTEMS RELATED TO WEARABLE PATCH HAVING BLOOD ALCOHOL CONTENT DETECTOR Final Rejection LIFE PATCH INTERNATIONAL

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