Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: HODGE, LAURA NICOLE

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3792

This examiner grants 42% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

42.1%
Allow Rate
-27.9% vs TC avg
153
Total Applications
+43.7%
Interview Lift
1363
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 95 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

24.0%
§101 Eligibility
11.7%
§102 Novelty
32.3%
§103 Obviousness
27.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18296164 WEARABLE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MEASURING BIOMETRIC INFORMATION Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
17940305 SENSOR STRUCTURE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING SAME Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
16703059 Patient Monitoring System and Leadset Having Multiple Capacitive Patient Connectors and a Single Galvanic Patient Connector Non-Final OA General Electric Company
18294507 WEARABLE NEUROSTIMULATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Cala Health, Inc.
18258710 Method for Measuring Physiological Parameter and Electronic Device Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
16556994 SCALING PHYSIOLOGICAL SIGNALS Final Rejection Apple Inc.
18069065 IN-EAR MOTION SENSORS FOR AR/VR APPLICATIONS AND DEVICES Non-Final OA Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
18619951 Methods of Treating Metabolic Disorders with an Implanted Device Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
18618554 PERCUTANEOUS CIRCULATORY SUPPORT DEVICE INCLUDING ANGLED PRESSURE SENSOR Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
18299595 Systems and Methods for Using Triaxial Accelerometer Data for Sleep Monitoring Final Rejection The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
18265467 STRESS DETECTION DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING MENTAL STRESS OF A PERSON Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18651998 METHOD FOR PROVIDING CONTROL DATA FOR AN OPHTHAMOLOGICAL LASER OF A TREAMENT APPARATUS FOR CORRECTING AN ASTIGMATISM Non-Final OA SCHWIND EYE-TECH-SOLUTIONS GMBH
18689497 IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE ALLOWING SAFER DELIVERY OF ATRIAL ANTITACHYCARDIC STIMULATION Non-Final OA BIOTRONIK SE & Co. KG
18624741 Devices and Methods for Analyzing Electrocardiogram (ECG) signals for Artifact and Notification of Culprit Electrode Non-Final OA Physio-Control, Inc.
18163278 Detection and Differentiation of Activity Using Behind-the-Ear Sensing Final Rejection The Regents of the University of Colorado, a body corporate
17566973 ELECTROMECHANICAL SURGICAL SYSTEM INCLUDING LINEARLY DRIVEN INSTRUMENT ROLL Non-Final OA KARL STORZ SE & Co, KG
18568312 METHOD FOR DETERMINING CARDIAC OR RESPIRATORY ACTIVITY OF A SUBJECT AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEM Final Rejection Essilor International
17990210 Fatigue Evaluation Based On Sleep Quality And Physical Activity Non-Final OA Anhui Huami Health Technology Co., Ltd.
18145645 TECHNIQUES FOR MANAGING SLEEP Non-Final OA Oura Health Oy
18600991 IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE LEAD WITH SHOCKING ELECTRODE Non-Final OA Pacesetter, Inc.
17673221 OPTICAL ASSEMBLIES TO IMPROVE ENERGY COUPLING TO PRESSURE WAVE GENERATOR OF AN INTRAVASCULAR LITHOTRIPSY DEVICE Non-Final OA Bolt Medical, Inc.
17666172 OPTICAL ASSEMBLIES TO IMPROVE ENERGY COUPLING TO PRESSURE WAVE GENERATOR OF AN INTRAVASCULAR LITHOTRIPSY DEVICE Non-Final OA Bolt Medical, Inc.
18205969 ASSESSING ABLATION LESIONS IN REALTIME Non-Final OA Medlumics S.L.
17928004 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TESTING Non-Final OA Beijing Jingdong Tuoxian Technology Co., Ltd.
18193656 SLEEP QUALITY ASSESSMENT METHOD, DEVICE, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection BOMDIC INC.
18019358 System for Monitoring One or More Vital Signs of a Human Body, in Particular a Baby Non-Final OA Bambi Belt Holding B.V.
18328500 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING AND RECOGNIZING HUMAN ACTIVITIES AND MEASURING ATTENTION LEVEL Non-Final OA AI Mnemonic Limited
18202737 Quick Insertion-and-Removal Device, Actuating Mechanism and Surgical Robot Non-Final OA NOAHTRON INTELLIGENCE MEDTECH (HANGZHOU) CO., LTD.
18250827 BIOLOGICAL SIGNAL ANALYSIS DEVICE, COMPUTER PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA DELTA TOOLING CO., LTD.
17925351 SYSTEM FOR THE DETECTION AND ACQUISITION OF PHYSIOLOGICAL AND MOTOR PARAMETERS THROUGH WEARABLE SENSORS Non-Final OA MHEALTH TECHNOLOGIES S.r.l.

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