Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: HEIN, DEVIN C

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 2151 3683 3686 3715

This examiner grants 46% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

45.8%
Allow Rate
-24.2% vs TC avg
328
Total Applications
+29.9%
Interview Lift
1278
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 297 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

8.9%
§101 Eligibility
15.4%
§102 Novelty
73.9%
§103 Obviousness
0.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19080665 System for Medicinal Supply Monitoring and Management for Pooled Medicinal Product Across Studies Non-Final OA Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
19026257 INFORMATION INTERACTION METHOD, PLATFORM, DEVICE, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
18611519 METHODS AND USER INTERFACES FOR ACCESSING AND MANAGING WORKOUT CONTENT AND INFORMATION Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
19104595 CLINICAL DEVICE TRACKING AND MONITORING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
18683025 INFORMATION PROVISION METHOD FOR PREDICTING HEALTH CONDITION OF CONSUMER AND SUPPORTING HEALTH MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT Non-Final OA OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
19036505 NON-TRANSIENT COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM FOR GENERATING PAIN TREATMENT ASSISTANT INFORMATION USING A LEARNING MODEL Non-Final OA TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18713758 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING SUBJECTS FOR CLINICAL TRIALS Non-Final OA Eli Lilly and Company
18106896 Establishing Network Pairing Final Rejection Stryker Corporation
18086375 TAGGING PATIENT REFERRALS Non-Final OA Matrixcare, Inc.
19012201 FAIRNESS-AWARE DOMAIN GENERALIZATION FOR MEDICAL DECISION MAKING Final Rejection NEC Laboratories America, Inc.
18609720 METHODS OF TREATMENT BASED ON PATIENT SPECIFIC CLINICAL TRIAL MODELS AND ASSOCIATED MODELS AND USES Final Rejection DUKE UNIVERSITY
18855182 PREDICTING ALBUMINURIA USING MACHINE LEARNING Non-Final OA ASTRAZENECA AB
18150237 DIGITAL ANTIMICROBIAL STEWARDSHIP SYSTEM Final Rejection Roche Molecular Systems, Inc.
18637548 TRANSFER DEVICE FOR TRANSFERING AT LEAST ONE FILE STORED ON A PROGRAMMING DEVICE TO A REMOTE PLATFORM Non-Final OA IMPLICITY
18501189 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EFFICIENT PROCESSING OF DATA ASSOCIATED WITH SYSTEM RESOURCES Non-Final OA Optum Services (Ireland) Limited
17482014 COLLABORATIVE SMART SCREEN Final Rejection GoForward, Inc.
18568055 COMPUTER SYSTEM, METHOD, AND PROGRAM FOR ESTIMATING CONDITION OF SUBJECT Final Rejection NATIONAL HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION
18380489 MONITORING SYSTEM RESPONSIVE TO MULTI-FUNCTIONAL VALIDATION Final Rejection Allis Technology Pty Ltd
18062395 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING AND UPDATING A USER INTERFACE TO EVALUATE AN ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD Final Rejection Intelligent Medical Objects, Inc.
17730900 Automated Healthcare Provider Quality Reporting System (PQRS) Final Rejection Modernizing Medicine, Inc.

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