Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: HANEY, JONATHAN MICHAEL

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3791

This examiner grants 54% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

54.3%
Allow Rate
-15.7% vs TC avg
117
Total Applications
+53.4%
Interview Lift
1463
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 81 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

16.9%
§101 Eligibility
13.9%
§102 Novelty
46.5%
§103 Obviousness
21.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18155465 ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF ESTIMATING BODY TEMPERATURE USING THE SAME Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO.,LTD.
17991123 ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF ESTIMATING BODY TEMPERATURE USING THE SAME Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
17826319 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEASURING AND PROVIDING BODY TEMPERATURE OF USER Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18275170 Methods for Pulmonary Function Testing With Machine Learning Analysis and Systems for Same Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of California
17595425 PRESSURE SENSING GUIDEWIRES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR STRUCTURAL HEART PROCEDURES Final Rejection Opsens, Inc.
17405049 TEST SUPPORT APPARATUS, TEST SUPPORT METHOD, AND TEST SUPPORT PROGRAM Final Rejection FUJIFILM CORPORATION
18015055 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ASSESSING EAR PATHOLOGIES IN A SUBJECT Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18011151 IMAGING A HOLLOW ORGAN Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18495627 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING APNEAS AND HYPOPNEAS Non-Final OA The Alfred E. Mann Foundation for Scientific Research
17159766 Systems and Methods for Early Detection of Fracture Healing Non-Final OA Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Inc.
18570158 BODY TEMPERATURE ESTIMATING DEVICE, BODY TEMPERATURE ESTIMATING METHOD AND BODY TEMPERATURE ESTIMATING SYSTEM Non-Final OA NTT, Inc.
17639972 HIERARCHICAL DIAGNOSIS DEVICE OF BRAIN ATROPHY BASED ON BRAIN THICKNESS INFORMATION Non-Final OA SAMSUNG LIFE PUBLIC WELFARE FOUNDATION
18275108 SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPLICATION TO CONVERT TRANSDERMAL ALCOHOL CONCENTRATION TO BLOOD OR BREATH ALCOHOL CONCENTRATION Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
17986396 NON-INVASIVE PH-DEPENDENT IMAGING USING QUANTITATIVE CHEMICAL EXCHANGE SATURATION TRANSFER (QCEST) Final Rejection CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER
18135340 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING IMPACT SEVERITY Non-Final OA Jasper Medtech Pty Ltd.
18513962 NOVEL ROTARY AND TELESCOPIC SPERM EXTRACTOR Non-Final OA Zhejiang lianhong Technology Co., LTD
18269302 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND FOR MEASURING GENERAL COGNITIVE PERFORMANCE Non-Final OA VIEWMIND, INC.
18055377 COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD Final Rejection Chamartin Laboratories LLC
17425669 METHOD FOR DETERMINING A STATE OF OVER-HEATING OR A RISK OF OVER-HEATING OF A SUBJECT Final Rejection WELL BEING DIGITAL LIMITED
18065173 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ANALYZING ONE OR MORE MOVEMENTS OF A MOVEABLE ENTITY Final Rejection TrackIT Athletes Inc.
17260163 USER DEVICE FOR REGISTERING DISEASE RELATED STATES OF A USER Final Rejection MEDICAL DEVICE DEVELOPMENT GROUP B.V.

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