Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: JACOB, OOMMEN

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 2613 2637 3793 3797

This examiner grants 79% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

78.8%
Allow Rate
+8.8% vs TC avg
923
Total Applications
+17.4%
Interview Lift
1041
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 890 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
3.3%
§102 Novelty
90.4%
§103 Obviousness
4.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18694371 GIANT MAGNETOELASTICITY ENABLED SELF-POWERED PRESSURE SENSOR FOR BIOMONITORING Final Rejection The Regents of the University of California
18971382 REGION-SPECIFIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT FOR OPHTHALMIC SURGERIES Final Rejection Alcon Inc.
17899443 Ambulatory Blood Pressure Cuff Final Rejection Apple Inc.
18177526 ULTRASOUND SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD OF ULTRASOUND SYSTEM Final Rejection FUJIFILM Corporation
18868042 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING SOW ESTRUS UTILIZING MACHINE VISION Non-Final OA THE CURATORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI
18593734 MEDICAL DEVICE AND MOVEMENT CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA GE Precision Healthcare LLC
18408135 METHOD AND SYSTEM TO COMPUTE HEMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS Final Rejection GE Precision Healthcare LLC
17785533 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING ABLATION ANTENNA MOVEMENT Non-Final OA Covidien LP
18703089 CONTROLLING A REPOSITIONABLE STRUCTURE SYSTEM BASED ON A GEOMETRIC RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN AN OPERATOR AND A COMPUTER-ASSISTED DEVICE Non-Final OA INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
18711344 IMAGE GUIDED ROBOTIC SPINE INJECTION SYSTEM Non-Final OA The Johns Hopkins University
18997097 HEART RATE DETECTION SYSTEM, HEART RATE DETECTION METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA SEKISUI HOUSE, LTD.
18720823 COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHODS AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS FOR DETECTING MALIGNANCY Non-Final OA The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
19033451 TECHNIQUES FOR STABLE PRESSURE DIFFERENCE FOR OPTICAL MEASUREMENTS USING A WEARABLE DEVICE Non-Final OA Oura Health Oy
18875000 SYSTEM FOR AND METHOD OF MEASURING BLOOD PRESSURE NON-INVASIVELY WITH LIGHT Non-Final OA The General Hospital Corporation
18619583 DEEP EQUILIBRIUM MODEL BASED SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ESTIMATING VITAL SIGNS Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, Inc.
18944754 CATHETER, SHEATH OR DILATOR FOR HEART VALVE DECALCIFICATION TREATMENT AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF Non-Final OA NORTH STAR MEDICAL INC.
18808550 EAR GEL MODULES AND EARPIECE MONITORING DEVICES INCORPORATING SAME Non-Final OA YUKKA MAGIC LLC
18740738 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING IMAGING USING LOW-FREQUENCY ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS Final Rejection ESI Imaging Inc.
18241203 Personal Healthcare Device Non-Final OA HELO CORP.
18272993 HANDHELD LASER-BASED PERFUSION IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF USING SAID APPARATUS Non-Final OA UNIVERSITEIT TWENTE
17588373 BRAIN NAVIGATION LEAD Non-Final OA Alpha Omega Engineering Ltd.
16337379 LIMITED USE ULTRASONIC COUPLING DEVICE Non-Final OA ZetrOZ Systems LLC

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