Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: HEALY, NOAH MICHAEL

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3774 3783 3791 3792 3796

This examiner grants 58% of resolved cases

Analysis

Noah Michael Healy is a patent examiner in Tech Center 3700, specifically Art Unit 3774. The examiner has 45 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 57.8 percent. This rate suggests a moderate level of difficulty for applicants, with more than half of the cases reaching a grant. The 45 resolved cases provide an initial look at the examiner's prosecution style in Tech Center 3700.

The interview lift for this examiner is 34.8 percent. This is a very high lift, suggesting that interviews are exceptionally effective at moving cases toward an allowance. Given the 57.8 percent baseline allowance rate, the 34.8 percent lift indicates that direct communication is a vital strategy for practitioners in Art Unit 3774, as it significantly shifts the odds in favor of the applicant.

The median days to allowance for this examiner is 1247. This pendency figure is useful for planning prosecution timelines in Tech Center 3700. With 45 resolved cases and a median of 1247 days to grant, applicants can expect a standard duration for their applications, provided they can successfully navigate the 57.8 percent allowance threshold using the 34.8 percent interview lift.

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

Performance Statistics

57.8%
Allow Rate
-12.2% vs TC avg
94
Total Applications
+34.8%
Interview Lift
1247
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 45 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

13.4%
§101 Eligibility
16.3%
§102 Novelty
41.1%
§103 Obviousness
27.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18314643 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DEEP AUDIO SPECTRAL PROCESSING FOR RESPIRATION RATE AND DEPTH ESTIMATION USING SMART EARBUDS Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18855970 RADAR-BASED BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT Non-Final OA Google LLC
17547628 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A SLEEP POSTURE OF A SUBJECT Final Rejection KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18034758 HIGH RESOLUTION MANOMETRY WITH INTRLUMINAL IMPEDANCE (HRMZ) FOR DETERMINING GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT PARAMETERS Non-Final OA THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
18686544 A SYSTEM, COMPUTER PROGRAM AND METHOD Final Rejection Sony Group Corporation
18685651 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM Final Rejection SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18693320 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FOCUSED ULTRASOUND-ENABLED LIQUID BIOPSY Non-Final OA Washington University
18908980 ENSEMBLE OF PARTITIONED SENSOR GLUCOSE MODELS Non-Final OA Medtronic MiniMed, Inc.
18429804 SUBSTRATE SEALING CONFIGURATIONS AND METHODS Non-Final OA Medtronic MiniMed, Inc.
18119468 PERFUSION TARGET INTERNAL PRESSURE ESTIMATION METHOD, PERFUSION SYSTEM, AND LIVING BODY INTERNAL PRESSURE ESTIMATION METHOD Non-Final OA OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.
17561091 INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE TEST KIT Non-Final OA Micron Technology, Inc.
18400603 APPARATUSES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS OF ADAPTORS FOR MEDICAL DEVICES Final Rejection DexCom, Inc.
18498548 DETERMINING DECISION SUPPORT OUTPUTS USING USER-SPECIFIC ANALYTE LEVEL CRITERIA Final Rejection Dexcom, Inc.
18603324 Line Draw Device for Direct Arterial Blood Sampling Non-Final OA Becton, Dickinson and Company
18189707 NON-INVASIVE AND NON-OBTRUSIVE MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE ESTIMATION Non-Final OA Analog Devices, Inc.
17582396 DEVICE FOR THE TREATMENT OF DYSTONIA Final Rejection University of South Florida
18317959 PULSE CONDITION PREDICTION METHOD AND SYSTEM Final Rejection WISTRON CORP.
17894314 EAR-WEARABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING IN-EAR RESPIRATION SENSOR Final Rejection STARKEY LABORATORIES, INC.
18642261 PHYSIOLOGICAL VALUE SENSING DEVICE AND SENSING METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection Taiwan-Asia Semiconductor Corporation
18848125 GUN FOR BIOPSIES Non-Final OA Nicola MUSICCO

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