Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: HOEKSTRA, JEFFREY GERBEN

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3736 3791 3796

This examiner grants 56% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

55.7%
Allow Rate
-14.3% vs TC avg
601
Total Applications
+39.6%
Interview Lift
1478
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 522 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

9.5%
§101 Eligibility
37.5%
§102 Novelty
27.6%
§103 Obviousness
23.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18422923 System and Methods for Analyzing User Adherence During Guided Breathing Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18108326 System and Methods for Analyzing Respiratory Function Using Guided Breathing Final Rejection Apple Inc.
18462521 CARE SYSTEM MONITORING METHOD AND CARE SYSTEM Non-Final OA InnoLux Corporation
18251904 VINE ROBOT CATHETER DEVICE Non-Final OA THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
18271031 Examination Scope With Tissue Sample Collection Brush Final Rejection REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
18982924 BED WITH SENSING FEATURES TO DETERMINE HYPOXIA BURDEN OF A SUBJECT Non-Final OA Sleep Number Corporation
18288403 DETERMINING BLOOD PRESSURE Final Rejection KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18257809 CHOLANGIOSCOPE SYSTEM GUIDE SHEATH AND ANCHOR WIRE Final Rejection GYRUS ACMI, INC. D/B/A OLYMPUS SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIES AMERICA
18032111 COMPACT BIOLOGICAL MATTER COLLECTION SYSTEMS Final Rejection GYRUS ACMI, INC. D/B/A OLYMPUS SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIES AMERICA
18984806 ALERT OPTIMIZATION IN MULTI-RECEIVER ENVIRONMENTS Non-Final OA Dexcom, Inc.
18217392 FUNCTIONING OF INTERSTITIAL FLUID HARVESTING AND PROCESSING PATCH USING GEL OSMOSIS AND PAPER MICROFLUIDICS Non-Final OA North Carolina State University
18412617 INPH PREDICTION METHOD AND DEVICE BASED ON THE NEW/OLD STIMULUS BCI PARADIGM Non-Final OA TIANJIN UNIVERSITY
17813561 METHOD OF SELECTING A TREATMENT FOR AN MS PATIENT Final Rejection THE JACKSON LABORATORY
18277875 ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS FOR INTRODUCING AN ADDITIONAL GUIDEWIRE Final Rejection BLUE WIRE LTD
18015618 POSTURE ASSESSMENT PROGRAM, POSTURE ASSESSMENT APPARATUS, POSTURE ASSESSMENT METHOD, AND POSTURE ASSESSMENT SYSTEM Non-Final OA Kousuke ARIGA

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