Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: HOUGH, JESSANDRA F

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3762 3769 3792 3796

This examiner grants 44% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

44.5%
Allow Rate
-25.5% vs TC avg
345
Total Applications
+36.9%
Interview Lift
1430
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 301 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

9.2%
§101 Eligibility
13.6%
§102 Novelty
52.6%
§103 Obviousness
20.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18124824 INTEGRATED SENSING PLATFORM Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
19011428 OPAQUE SPLITS EMBEDDED IN TRANSPARENT MEDIA FOR OPTICAL EMITTER/DETECTOR ISOLATION Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18884061 ECG SIGNAL RECONSTRUCTION FROM EEG SIGNAL Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18393613 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATICALLY CONFIGURING SURGICAL TOOLS AND SURGICAL INPUT DEVICES Final Rejection Stryker Corporation
18283328 ELECTRONIC DEVICE, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM Final Rejection CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
18490688 WHOLE-BODY PHYSICAL FATIGUE MONITORING WITH HEART RATE Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of Michigan
18051635 AUDIO ASSESSMENT FOR ANALYZING SLEEP TRENDS USING MACHINE LEARNING TECHNIQUES Non-Final OA QUANATA, LLC
18776688 METHOD FOR PROVIDING CONTROL DATA FOR AN OPHTHALMOLOGICAL LASER OF A TREATMENT APPARATUS Non-Final OA SCHWIND EYE-TECH-SOLUTIONS GMBH

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