Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: HOFFPAUIR, ANDREW ELI

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 3774 3791 4100

This examiner grants 41% of resolved cases

Analysis

Andrew Eli Hoffpauir is an examiner in Tech Center 4100 and Art Unit 3774. He has 99 resolved cases. His allowance rate is 41.4 percent. This 41.4 percent rate indicates that less than half of the applications he reviews reach allowance. The 99 resolved cases provide a baseline for evaluating prosecution success with this examiner.

The interview lift is 52.1 percent. This 52.1 percent increase in allowance probability is exceptionally high, suggesting that interviews are a critical tool for applicants. For those facing the 41.4 percent allowance rate, an interview provides a substantial 52.1 percent lift. This strategy can be a decisive factor in the 99 cases he has handled.

The median time to allowance is 1441 days. This 1441 days pendency is a duration that practitioners should consider when filing. The combination of the 41.4 percent allowance rate and the 1441 days timeline defines the prosecution environment. Utilizing the 52.1 percent interview lift is a primary method for improving outcomes.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

41.4%
Allow Rate
-18.6% vs TC avg
151
Total Applications
+52.1%
Interview Lift
1441
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 99 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

19.4%
§101 Eligibility
8.2%
§102 Novelty
45.8%
§103 Obviousness
25.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18767471 POLARIZED PHOTOPLETHYSMOGRAPHY (PPG) WITH IMPROVED PERFUSION SIGNAL FOR ADVANCED BIOSENSING Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18303265 METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR DETERMINING SKIN INFORMATION USING HYPER SPECTRAL RECONSTRUCTION Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18932901 Tactile-Feedback System and Method for Guidewire-Containing Medical Devices Non-Final OA Bard Access Systems, Inc.
17854036 PATIENT SUPPORT APPARATUS WITH SPECTROMETER Non-Final OA Stryker Corporation
18963253 SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR TIME-IN-RANGE AND MEAL-RELATED ANALYTE MONITORING Non-Final OA ABBOTT DIABETES CARE INC.
18963914 SAMPLE COLLECTION DEVICE AND SAMPLE PROCESSING DEVICE Non-Final OA Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
18958945 A SENSOR ARRANGEMENT FOR MOUNTING ON A GUIDEWIRE OR CATHETER Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18292643 DETECTION OF SUBJECT RESPONSE TO MECHANICAL STIMULI IN THE MOUTH Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18044660 Respiratory Feedback For Improved Exercise Performance Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
17783468 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING PULSATILE TINNITUS AND OTHER BLOOD VESSEL DISORDERS Final Rejection The Regents of the University of California
18686047 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR MEASURING A LEVEL OF COGNITIVE DECLINE IN A USER Final Rejection Sony Group Corporation
17932434 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ANESTHESIA DISPLAY Non-Final OA GE Precision Healthcare LLC
17743806 SECURELY EXCHANGING INFORMATION BETWEEN A MEDICAL DEVICE AND A MOBILE COMPUTING DEVICE USING VISUAL INDICATORS Final Rejection ZOLL Medical Corporation
18633767 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING POST-EXERCISE RECOVERY SCORE USING PERSONALIZED CARDIAC MODEL Final Rejection Tata Consultancy Services Limited
17504483 SELF-COMPENSATED FUNCTIONAL PHOTOACOUSTIC MICROSCOPY Non-Final OA CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG
18068400 NOISE REDUCTION IN ANALYTE DATA Final Rejection Dexcom, Inc.
18540229 DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE FOR LOCAL INTRAVENOUS BIOMARKER MEASUREMENTS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Non-Final OA Cook Medical Technologies LLC
18845461 LOWER EXTREMITY VASCULAR LESION EVALUATION DEVICE AND LOWER EXTREMITY VASCULAR LESION EVALUATION METHOD Non-Final OA HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
18766493 BODY ATTACHABLE UNIT FOR CONTINUOUS BLOOD GLUCOSE MEASUREMENT Final Rejection I-SENS, INC.
18705271 COGNITIVE FUNCTION EVALUATION SYSTEM AND LEARNING METHOD Non-Final OA OSAKA UNIVERSITY
18280883 ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM (EEG) BASED TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION (TMS) NETWORKS Non-Final OA WAVE NEUROSCIENCE, INC.
18196005 Portable Kinematic Joint Tracking System Non-Final OA Orthosensor Inc.
17620158 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MEASURING EEG SIGNALS Final Rejection EEG-SENSE Ltd.

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