Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: HOEKSTRA, JEFFREY GERBEN

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3736 3791

This examiner grants 56% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

55.6%
Allow Rate
-14.4% vs TC avg
592
Total Applications
+40.1%
Interview Lift
1484
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 511 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.3%
§101 Eligibility
46.4%
§102 Novelty
46.7%
§103 Obviousness
3.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18100454 EPIDURAL STIMULATION AND SPINAL STRUCTURE LOCATING TECHNIQUES Final Rejection Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
17650273 SMART MUSCLE TESTING DEVICES AND METHODS FOR USE THEREOF Final Rejection Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital
19258180 DERMAL SENSOR INSERTION AND RETENTION Non-Final OA Laxmi Therapeutic Devices, Inc.
18594967 SOFT STERNAL PHOTOPLETHYSMOGRAPHIC PATCH Non-Final OA Georgia Tech Research Corporation
18245324 CLASSIFICATION OF FUNCTIONAL LUMEN IMAGING PROBE DATA Non-Final OA Northwestern University
18191268 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CAPTURING AND VISUALIZING SPINAL MOTION Final Rejection Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of Arizona State University
18257809 CHOLANGIOSCOPE SYSTEM GUIDE SHEATH AND ANCHOR WIRE Non-Final OA GYRUS ACMI, INC. D/B/A OLYMPUS SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIES AMERICA
18271031 Examination Scope With Tissue Sample Collection Brush Non-Final OA REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
17866761 SHEATH, CATHETER, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING RADIAL ORIENTATION THEREOF Final Rejection Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
18068140 SPINAL IMPLANTS WITH ACTIVE SENSING CAPABILITIES Final Rejection Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
17813561 METHOD OF SELECTING A TREATMENT FOR AN MS PATIENT Final Rejection THE JACKSON LABORATORY
18553589 Sample Collection Device and Method Final Rejection 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
18022816 Method for Visual Function Assessment Non-Final OA Northeastern University
18085700 VENTRAL STRIATUM ACTIVITY Final Rejection The Royal Institution For The Advancement Of Learning/McGill University
18250936 HAND OPERATED ACTUATOR MECHANISM Non-Final OA HOMEDICUS GMBH
18696839 A DEVICE FOR MEASURING PHYSIOLOGICAL PROPERTIES Non-Final OA OMNIBUS 157 PTY LIMITED
18013964 TISSUE PENETRATOR Final Rejection Limaca Medical Ltd.
18694477 TRANSDERMAL ALLERGY TESTING Non-Final OA HERLEV GENTOFTE HOSPITAL
18692843 NON-INVASIVE MECONIUM AND BLOOD SCREENING DEVICE IN AMNIOTIC FLUID DURING THE BIRTH PROCESS Non-Final OA ATATURK UNIVERSITESI REKTÖRLUGU BILIMSEL ARASTIRMA PROJELERI ( BAP ) KOORDINASYON BIRIMI
18692237 OXYGEN SATURATION ESTIMATION SYSTEM USING PPG SIGNAL SENSING RING Non-Final OA SKY LABS INC.
18139069 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENHANCED FULL-FIELD STIMULUS THRESHOLD (FST) AND PUPILLOMETRY SENSITIVITY THRESHOLD (PST) TESTING Non-Final OA Diagnosys LLC
18499977 WEARABLE VITAL SIGNS MONITOR WITH SKIN TONE DETECTION Non-Final OA BIOINTELLISENSE, INC.
17981382 LASER CUT HYPOTUBE PATTERNS Non-Final OA Kai Medtech LLC
18214334 Funnel for Blood Collection into Small Format Container for Diagnostic Medical Testing Non-Final OA Blackfly Investments, LLC, DBA Molecular Testing Labs
18377313 SMARTWATCH-BASED BODY TEMPERATURE MONITORING SYSTEM AND DISEASE PREDICTION METHOD USING THE SAME Non-Final OA Meta Therapeutics Inc.
18554100 Method for determining respiratory phases in an acoustic signal, computer program product, storage medium and corresponding device Final Rejection ECOLE SUPERIEURE ELECTRONIQUE DE L'OUEST
18550746 DEVICE AND A METHOD FOR DETERMINATION OF A MEASURE FOR THE HOMOGENEITY OF THE LUNG Non-Final OA SenTec AG
18547300 STOOL SAMPLE COLLECTION AND PROCESSING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Tend Health, Inc.
18277875 ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS FOR INTRODUCING AN ADDITIONAL GUIDEWIRE Non-Final OA BLUE WIRE LTD
18263827 DETECTION AND METROLOGY OF ALLERGEN SKIN REACTION Non-Final OA HIPPOCREATES

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