Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: HOFFPAUIR, ANDREW ELI

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3791

This examiner grants 39% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

38.7%
Allow Rate
-31.3% vs TC avg
136
Total Applications
+41.1%
Interview Lift
1458
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 75 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

18.4%
§101 Eligibility
8.4%
§102 Novelty
44.5%
§103 Obviousness
27.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18686047 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR MEASURING A LEVEL OF COGNITIVE DECLINE IN A USER Non-Final OA Sony Group Corporation
18594176 METHOD OF AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING AND CUSTOMIZING MEDICATION DELIVERY BASED ON MEDICATION SENSITIVITY Non-Final OA DEKA Products Limited Partnership
17890325 SKIN ANALYSIS SYSTEM AND METHOD IMPLEMENTATIONS Final Rejection The Procter & Gamble Company
17470645 IMAGING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17030265 Wearable Acoustic Device with Through-Enclosure Pressure and Barometric Sensing Final Rejection Apple Inc.
17664118 HEALTH METRIC MEASUREMENTS USING HEAD-WORN DEVICE Non-Final OA GOOGLE LLC
18237567 PROVISION OF SESSIONS WITH INDIVIDUALLY TARGETED VISUAL STIMULI TOALLEVIATE CHRONIC PAIN IN USERS Non-Final OA Click Therapeutics, Inc.
17783158 HEALTH CONDITION ESTIMATION APPARATUS AND HEALTH CONDITION ESTIMATION METHOD Non-Final OA KYOCERA CORPORATION
18044660 Respiratory Feedback For Improved Exercise Performance Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
17932434 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ANESTHESIA DISPLAY Final Rejection GE Precision Healthcare LLC
18292643 DETECTION OF SUBJECT RESPONSE TO MECHANICAL STIMULI IN THE MOUTH Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
17622408 BONE BIOPSY SYSTEM AND METHOD Final Rejection University of Kentucky Research Foundation
15816609 MATERIAL CHARACTERISTIC SIGNAL DETECTION METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA Analog Devices, Inc.
18738138 PATIENT SUPPORT SURFACE HAVING MICROCLIMATE MANAGEMENT CONTROLLED BY A RADAR SYSTEM Final Rejection Hill-Rom Services, Inc.
17743806 SECURELY EXCHANGING INFORMATION BETWEEN A MEDICAL DEVICE AND A MOBILE COMPUTING DEVICE USING VISUAL INDICATORS Non-Final OA ZOLL Medical Corporation
17745183 SPHYGMOMANOMETER, BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA OMRON HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
17304588 BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT DEVICE Final Rejection OMRON HEALTHCARE Co., Ltd.
17528630 GLUCOSE SENSORS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING Final Rejection Willow Laboratories, Inc.
17504483 SELF-COMPENSATED FUNCTIONAL PHOTOACOUSTIC MICROSCOPY Non-Final OA CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG
17512503 DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR DISPLAYING STENOSIS MEASUREMENTS AND CALCULATIONS Final Rejection Canon U.S.A., Inc.
17273139 SPEECH DISCRIMINATION TEST SYSTEM AND DEVICE Final Rejection Cochlear Limited
18732158 Home Based Portable Piezoelectric Detection Device And System Final Rejection United Arab Emirates University
17891105 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING DIGITAL HEALTH SERVICES Non-Final OA Advanced Neuromodulation Systems, Inc.
18593843 BLOOD GLUCOSE STATES BASED ON SENSED BRAIN ACTIVITY Final Rejection SynchNeuro, Inc.
18418373 COMPENSATION FOR THE MIDDLE-EAR IMPEDANCE MISMATCH IN OTOACOUSTIC-EMISSION MEASUREMENTS Non-Final OA Interacoustics A/S
18419380 VISCERAL BODY COMPOSITION MEASUREMENT ARRANGEMENT Non-Final OA Polar Electro Oy
18415660 IN VIVO NON-INVASIVE INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE MONITORING DEVICE AND METHOD BASED ON MENINGEAL ABSORBANCE CHANGES Non-Final OA Hebei Jinkang'an Medical Device Technology Co., Ltd
17854004 PROCESSES FOR USING TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENTS TO DETERMINE HEALTH METRICS Final Rejection ORPYX MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES INC.
17254737 FORCE SENSING DEVICE, MEDICAL ENDODEVICE AND PROCESS OF USING SUCH ENDODEVICE Non-Final OA UNIVERSITÄT BASEL
17292842 CORE BODY TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT DEVICE HAVING BATTERY CHARGING STRUCTURE Final Rejection OSONG MEDICAL INNOVATION FOUNDATION

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