Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: JOHNSON, NICOLE F

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3762 3792 3796

This examiner grants 87% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

87.4%
Allow Rate
+17.4% vs TC avg
1,411
Total Applications
+7.2%
Interview Lift
991
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1358 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.5%
§101 Eligibility
33.0%
§102 Novelty
53.2%
§103 Obviousness
1.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18002097 Systems and Methods for Measuring Vital Signs Using Multimodal Health Sensing Platforms Final Rejection The Regents of the University of California
18291368 MOTION REDUCTION IN DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING OR RADIATION THERAPY Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18271942 STIMULATION OF SWEAT GENERATION Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18143120 Technique For Visualizing A Planned Implant Non-Final OA Stryker European Operations Limited
18623297 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TREATING SHOULDER PAIN RELATED TO SUBACROMIAL IMPINGEMENT SYNDROME Non-Final OA SPR Therapeutics, Inc.
18758056 CARDIORENAL SYNDROME (CRS) THERAPY SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA ABIOMED, Inc.
18690998 TREATMENT OF MOTOR IMPAIRMENT AND/OR PROPRIOCEPTION IMPAIRMENT DUE TO NEUROLOGICAL DISORDER OR INJURY Non-Final OA Carnegie Mellon University
18470762 BIOLOGICAL DATA MEASUREMENT SYSTEM Final Rejection Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18599646 STABILIZING FRAMES AND METHODS OF POSITIONING WITH A STABILIZING FRAME Non-Final OA The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
18728323 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETERMINING LEUKEMIA OR LYMPHOMA LEVELS USING LYMPHOID IMAGES Non-Final OA BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
18129200 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DISPLAYING QUALITY PROFILES POINTS IN AN ELECTRO-ANATOMICAL MAP Non-Final OA Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
18081756 IDENTIFYING FOCAL SOURCES OF ARRHYTHMIA WITH MULTI ELECTRODE CATHETER Final Rejection BIOSENSE WEBSTER (ISRAEL) LTD.
18524002 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING AN ALERT INDICATING BATTERY REMOVAL FROM A WEARABLE MEDICAL DEVICE Non-Final OA ZOLL Medical Corporation
18517666 TRANSMITTING TREATMENT INFORMATION Non-Final OA ZOLL MEDICAL CORPORATION
18513852 SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF MONITORING WEAR COMPLIANCE OF A PATIENT WEARING AN AMBULATORY MEDICAL DEVICE Non-Final OA ZOLL Medical Corporation
18267688 SIGNAL ANALYZING APPARATUS, SIGNAL ANALYZING METHOD AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA NTT, Inc.
18545286 NEUROSTIMULATION OR ELECTROMYOGRAPHY CUFF Non-Final OA Battelle Memorial Institute
18273460 MONITORING METHOD AND MONITOR Final Rejection NIHON KOHDEN CORPORATION
18441973 LASER RIBBON BONDING FOR BATTERY AND CAPACITOR Non-Final OA Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
18663527 Adjustment of Stimulation in a Stimulator Using Detected Evoked Compound Action Potentials Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation
18214583 Closed-Loop Technique to Reduce Electrosensation While Treating a Subject Using Alternating Electric Fields Final Rejection Novocure GmbH
18583405 ELECTRODE TO NERVE DISTANCE ESTIMATION Non-Final OA Saluda Medical Pty Ltd
18673788 Thermal Interconnect for Implantable Blood Pump Non-Final OA TC1 LLC
18629468 THE FUNDAMENTAL CODE UNIT OF THE BRAIN: PHOTORECEPTOR PROTEIN-MEDIATED PHOTONIC SIGNALING WITHIN NEURAL TISSUE AND ITS USES IN BRAIN CO-PROCESSOR Non-Final OA Genesis Intelligence, LLC
18627895 ALGORITHMIC TECHNIQUES FOR DEDUCTION OF FUNCTIONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF CARDIAC TISSUE IN CARDIAC ELECTRICAL FIBRILLATION FROM A DENSELY PACKED ARRAY OF HIGH-RESOLUTION ELECTRODES Non-Final OA CoreMap, Inc.
18606512 IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE COMPRISING A WIRELESS TRANSCUTANEOUS LINK Non-Final OA Oticon Medical A/S
18569425 METHOD FOR CHARACTERIZING ACTIVATION OF AN ANATOMICAL TISSUE SUBJECTED TO CONTRACTION Non-Final OA HOSPICES CIVILS DE LYON
18024154 LASER METHOD, DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR TREATING RETINAL DETACHMENT Non-Final OA The University of Melbourne
18555088 PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETER SENSING SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA 3 AIM IP PTY LTD
18318030 USING IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES TO AUGMENT NONINVASIVE CARDIAC MAPPING Non-Final OA CARDIOINSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES INC.

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