Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: KRETZER, KYLE W.

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3774 3791

This examiner grants 63% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

63.4%
Allow Rate
-6.6% vs TC avg
218
Total Applications
+45.7%
Interview Lift
1294
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 164 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.0%
§101 Eligibility
5.1%
§102 Novelty
82.5%
§103 Obviousness
3.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18147755 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ANALYTE MONITORING Final Rejection ABBOTT DIABETES CARE INC.
18598983 METHODS FOR ASSESSING SLEEP CONDITIONS Final Rejection Apple Inc.
17008101 ADJUSTING SETTINGS TO DIFFERENT DEGREES OF AGGRESSIVENESS IN AN AUTOMATED INSULIN DELIVERY SYSTEM BASED ON QUALITY OF BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVEL CONTROL BY A USER Non-Final OA Insulet Corporation
18693749 BIOPSY NEEDLE ACCESSORY Non-Final OA The Johns Hopkins University
18210980 Techniques For Tracking Ingestible Device Non-Final OA THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
18027391 ABRASION PROTECTED MICRONEEDLE AND INDWELLING EAB SENSORS Final Rejection University Of Cincinnati
18581062 THYROID FUNCTION MONITORING METHOD ACCORDING TO MEDICATION, AND MONITORING SERVER AND USER TERMINAL PERFORMING THE SAME Final Rejection THYROSCOPE INC.
18294564 A DEVICE FOR NON-INVASIVE MONITORING Non-Final OA Teknologian tutkimuskeskus VTT Oy
18315858 METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN ANALYTE SENSOR, AN ANALYTE SENSOR, AND A USE THEREOF Final Rejection Roche Diabetes Care, Inc.
18307071 ANALYTE SENSOR SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR ITS PRODUCING Final Rejection Roche Diabetes Care, Inc.
18207253 Magnetic Power Switching Non-Final OA Orthosensor Inc.
18644043 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING NERVE FUNCTION Non-Final OA SafeOp Surgical, Inc.
18595932 ENHANCED DETECTION AND ANALYSIS OF BIOLOGICAL ACOUSTIC SIGNALS Final Rejection Entac Medical, Inc.
18577473 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NON-INVASIVE MEASUREMENT OF GLYCATED HEMOGLOBIN Non-Final OA KOREA I.T.S. CO., LTD.
18576671 SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING TRANS-ABDOMINAL FETAL OXIMETRY AND/OR TRANS-ABDOMINAL FETAL PULSE OXIMETRY USING DC OXIMETRY MEASUREMENTS Non-Final OA Raydiant Oximetry, Inc.
18570900 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OBTAINING MEASUREMENT OF COGNITIVE PERFORMANCE Non-Final OA Altoida, Inc.
18534802 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR POSTURE CORRECTION EXERCISE RECOMMENDATION OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE BY USING WEARABLE DEVICE Non-Final OA PostureAI Inc.
18554491 SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR MONITORING HEALTH OF A PERSON Non-Final OA MERU HEALTH OY
18553733 WIRED IMPLANTABLE MULTIANALYTE MONOLITHIC INTEGRATED SENSOR CIRCUIT Non-Final OA Integrated Medical Sensors, Inc.
18470631 Teeth Cleaning Systems with Integrated Sensors for Reliable Detection of Analytes in Saliva Non-Final OA Feno Labs, Inc.
18208211 APPARATUSES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS OF CONTROLLING SENSOR DEPLOYMENT Final Rejection DexCorn, Inc.
18313713 CONTINUOUS HEALTH MONITORING SYSTEM Final Rejection Indigo Diabetes NV
17183921 CONTINUOUS HEALTH MONITORING SYSTEM Final Rejection Indigo Diabetes NV
17993432 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING INTOXICANT IMPAIRMENT Non-Final OA Bloonics Holding B.V.
16964003 NONINVASIVE INTELLIGENT GLUCOMETER Final Rejection SHANGHAI QUASI-OPTIMA MEDICAL SOLUTIONS, INC.
17442589 PPG SENSOR HAVING A HIGH SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO Final Rejection AKTIIA SA

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