Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: LAU, MICHAEL J

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3792 3796

This examiner grants 70% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

70.5%
Allow Rate
+0.5% vs TC avg
343
Total Applications
+25.1%
Interview Lift
1053
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 298 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.6%
§101 Eligibility
1.8%
§102 Novelty
89.5%
§103 Obviousness
0.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18509843 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ON/OFF WEARING DETECTION OF AN ACCELEROMETER-BASED WEARABLE DEVICE Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18473429 PHYSIOLOGICAL DETECTION DEVICE AND WEARABLE DEVICE WITH REDUCED MOTION ARTIFACT Final Rejection PIXART IMAGING INC.
18343465 Detecting Low Ejection Fraction using Photoplethysmography (PPG) Non-Final OA Google LLC
18755246 MODULAR MAMMALIAN BODY IMPLANTABLE FLUID FLOW INFLUENCING DEVICE AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA Puzzle Medical Devices Inc.
17888712 USE OF INTRACARDIAC BLOOD PUMPS AS A BRIDGE TO HIGH-RISK MEDICAL PROCEDURES Non-Final OA ABIOMED, Inc.
18770628 ELECTROCARDIO MONITORING SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.
18745504 CONTROL PULSES AND POSTURE FOR ECAPS Non-Final OA Medtronic, Inc.
18264507 HEALTH EVENT PREDICTION Non-Final OA Medtronic, Inc.
18248219 LOW ENERGY MULTIMODAL STIMULATION Non-Final OA Medtronic, Inc.
18462001 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREDICTING AND PREVENTING CASES OF SUDDEN UNEXPECTED INFANT DEATH CAUSED BY SUDDEN UNEXPECTED POSTNATAL COLLAPSE Non-Final OA Case Western Reserve University
18249952 NONINVASIVE CARDIOVASCULAR EVENT DETECTION Final Rejection UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
18249667 NONINVASIVE INFARCT SIZE DETERMINATION Final Rejection UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
18624576 MACHINE LEARNING BASED RECONSTRUCTION OF INTRACARDIAC ELECTRICAL BEHAVIOR BASED ON ELECTROCARDIOGRAMS Non-Final OA Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
18652922 CONDUCTION SYSTEM PACING OPTIMAL OUTPUT SETTING INDICATOR Non-Final OA Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
18608347 System And Method For Reducing Tool Vibration At A Variable Stiffness End Effector Of A Surgical System Non-Final OA Medtronic Navigation, Inc.
18723302 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING AND MANAGING SLEEP Non-Final OA ResMed Pty Ltd
18435375 Sequentially Positioning Sets of Electrode Arrays at Nonoverlapping Positions to Ameliorate Skin Irritation During Tumor Treating Fields (TTFields) Therapy Non-Final OA Novocure GmbH
18723137 A SYSTEM TO TREAT HEART FAILURE WITH PRESERVED EJECTION FRACTION (HFpEF) Non-Final OA Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
18653382 MOTOR ASSEMBLY WITH HEAT EXCHANGER FOR CATHETER PUMP Non-Final OA TC1 LLC
18643493 SYSTEMS AND METHOD FOR MONITORING PENILE BLOOD FLOW DURING SURGERY Non-Final OA Neuro-Vascular Research and Design Corporation
18608813 APPARATUS FOR GENERATING AN ELECTROCARDIOGRAM Non-Final OA HeartBeam, Inc.
18443780 CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA TREATMENT DEVICES AND DELIVERY Non-Final OA AtaCor Medical, Inc.
17502005 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT Non-Final OA Etiometry Inc.
18415753 ELECTROCARDIOGRAM MORPHOLOGY EVALUATION MANAGEMENT IN IMPLANTABLE DEVICE Non-Final OA Impulse Dynamics NV
17955321 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LASER TREATMENT OF OCULAR TISSUE BASED ON PIGMENTATION Non-Final OA ViaLase, Inc.
17832265 ELECTRICAL STIMULATION SYNCHRONIZED WITH PATIENT BREATHING Final Rejection MHS Care-Innovation, LLC
16128487 Flashing Light Therapy with Image Presentation and Interaction for Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia Final Rejection ALZHEIMER'S LIGHT LLC

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