Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: KIM, EUN HWA

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 2831 3739 3794

This examiner grants 72% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

71.9%
Allow Rate
+1.9% vs TC avg
551
Total Applications
+38.6%
Interview Lift
1309
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 527 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.1%
§101 Eligibility
15.1%
§102 Novelty
48.2%
§103 Obviousness
24.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18319827 ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH THREE-DIMENSIONAL NANOPROBE DEVICE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
19030570 Wearable Electronic Device with Electrodes for Sensing Biological Parameters Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18118930 Wearable Electronic Device with Electrodes for Sensing Biological Parameters Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18754429 MULTI-ELECTRODE IMPEDANCE SENSING Non-Final OA St. Jude Medical, Atrial Fibrillation Division, Inc.
18726053 Interface for Electrically Coupling a Biosensor to Electrodes of a Wearable Electronic Device Non-Final OA Google LLC
18739959 DETECTION DEVICE AND TIMEPIECE Non-Final OA CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
18971644 MULTISCALE BRAIN ELECTRODE DEVICES AND METHODS FOR USING THE MULTISCALE BRAIN ELECTRODES Non-Final OA Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
18832850 MICROELECTRODE GRID WITH FLAP FOR CONTINUOUS INTRAOPERATIVE NEUROMONITORING Non-Final OA THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
18751971 SENSOR INCLUDING ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE ABRASIVE MATERIAL Final Rejection COVIDIEN LP
18294710 POSITIONING OF A SENSOR PATCH Final Rejection KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18466398 CATHETER SYSTEM FOR LEFT HEART ACCESS Non-Final OA Medtronic, Inc.
18923669 MERGED IMAGE USER INTERFACE AND NAVIGATIONAL TOOL FOR REMOTE CONTROL OF SURGICAL DEVICES Non-Final OA HOLOGIC, INC.
17946115 ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE MATERIALS Final Rejection Battelle Memorial Institute
18879035 BIOLOGICAL SENSOR Non-Final OA NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
19058657 MONOLITHIC THREE-DIMENSIONAL NEURAL PROBES Non-Final OA Trustees of Dartmouth College
19057650 MAPPING GRID WITH HIGH DENSITY ELECTRODE ARRAY Non-Final OA Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
18983672 FLEXIBLE CIRCUIT FOR USE WITH A CATHETER AND RELATED MANUFACTURING METHOD Non-Final OA Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
18971441 DETECTION OF SHORT-CIRCUITED ELECTRODES IN MAPPING CATHETERS Non-Final OA BIOSENSE WEBSTER (ISRAEL) LTD.
17997329 SHAPE-MEMORY ALLOY AND POLYMER ELECTRODE ARRAY FOR MINIMALLY-INVASIVE SPINAL CORD AND BRAIN STIMULATION AND RECORDING Final Rejection Rhode Island Hospital

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