Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: HOFFPAUIR, ANDREW ELI

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3791

This examiner grants 40% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

39.5%
Allow Rate
-30.5% vs TC avg
137
Total Applications
+45.8%
Interview Lift
1405
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 81 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

8.7%
§101 Eligibility
0.3%
§102 Novelty
86.2%
§103 Obviousness
4.9%
§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
17470645 IMAGING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18292643 DETECTION OF SUBJECT RESPONSE TO MECHANICAL STIMULI IN THE MOUTH Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
17030265 Wearable Acoustic Device with Through-Enclosure Pressure and Barometric Sensing Final Rejection Apple Inc.
18738138 PATIENT SUPPORT SURFACE HAVING MICROCLIMATE MANAGEMENT CONTROLLED BY A RADAR SYSTEM Final Rejection Hill-Rom Services, Inc.
18237567 PROVISION OF SESSIONS WITH INDIVIDUALLY TARGETED VISUAL STIMULI TOALLEVIATE CHRONIC PAIN IN USERS Non-Final OA Click Therapeutics, Inc.
17622408 BONE BIOPSY SYSTEM AND METHOD Final Rejection University of Kentucky Research Foundation
17783158 HEALTH CONDITION ESTIMATION APPARATUS AND HEALTH CONDITION ESTIMATION METHOD Final Rejection KYOCERA CORPORATION
17854036 PATIENT SUPPORT APPARATUS WITH SPECTROMETER Final Rejection Stryker Corporation
17709736 ANOVULATORY CYCLE DETECTION FROM WEARABLE-BASED PHYSIOLOGICAL DATA Non-Final OA Oura Health Oy
17743806 SECURELY EXCHANGING INFORMATION BETWEEN A MEDICAL DEVICE AND A MOBILE COMPUTING DEVICE USING VISUAL INDICATORS Non-Final OA ZOLL Medical Corporation
17304588 BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT DEVICE Final Rejection OMRON HEALTHCARE Co., Ltd.
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.
17891105 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING DIGITAL HEALTH SERVICES Non-Final OA Advanced Neuromodulation Systems, Inc.
18732158 Home Based Portable Piezoelectric Detection Device And System Final Rejection United Arab Emirates University
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
18455421 SPHYGMOMANOMETER Final Rejection YASEE BIOMEDICAL CO., LTD.
18237111 Method For Training And Quantifying Specific Motor Skills And Cognitive Processes In Persons By Analysing Oculomotor Patterns W Using A 3-D Virtual Reality Device With Embedded Eye-Tracking Technology, Specific Visual Stimuli, Sensors To Show The Movement Of Limbs Non-Final OA VIEWMIND, INC.
18227577 METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING SPECIFIC ALTERATIONS IN SUBJECTS WITH DEFINED DISEASES ANALYZING OCULOMOTOR PATTERNS WHEN USING SPECIFIC VISUAL STIMULI, WHERE A SPECIFIC DRUG OR TREATMENT WOULD ENHANCE VISUAL PROCESSING, COGNITIVE PERFORMANCE AND RELATED BRAIN ACTIVITIES Non-Final OA VIEWMIND, INC.
17315199 AUTOMATED SAMPLE SCANNING AND SEGREGATION SYSTEM AND METHODS Non-Final OA DermTech, LLC
17834714 BLOOD-PRESSURE MEASURING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRESENTING DATA OF BLOOD-PRESSURE MEASUREMENT Final Rejection HEALTH & LIFE CO., LTD.
17620158 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MEASURING EEG SIGNALS Non-Final OA EEG-SENSE Ltd.
17601104 Identification and Quantification of A Ventilatory Disturbance Causing Incorrect Measurement Of Arterial Acid-Base Status Final Rejection AALBORG UNIVERSITET

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