Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: LAU, MICHAEL J

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3792 3796

This examiner grants 71% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

70.9%
Allow Rate
+0.9% vs TC avg
337
Total Applications
+25.1%
Interview Lift
1119
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 292 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

15.2%
§101 Eligibility
5.2%
§102 Novelty
51.9%
§103 Obviousness
19.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18522138 SLEEP DETECTION WITH MULTIPLE SENSORS Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18555874 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18293888 ELECTROCARDIAC SIGNAL ANALYSIS DEVICE Non-Final OA MAXELL, LTD.
18343465 Detecting Low Ejection Fraction using Photoplethysmography (PPG) Final Rejection Google LLC
17888712 USE OF INTRACARDIAC BLOOD PUMPS AS A BRIDGE TO HIGH-RISK MEDICAL PROCEDURES Non-Final OA ABIOMED, Inc.
18406765 LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE CLOSURE DEVICE WITH INTEGRATED FEATURES ENCOURAGING TISSUE INGROWTH Non-Final OA BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
17561927 MONITORING DEVICE, METHOD FOR SETTING REFERENCE BASELINE AND READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection SHENZHEN MINDRAY BIO-MEDICAL ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18509843 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ON/OFF WEARING DETECTION OF AN ACCELEROMETER-BASED WEARABLE DEVICE Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18438066 AUTOMATED TOOL FOR VEIN SHAVING IN ANATOMICAL MAP Non-Final OA Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
18745504 CONTROL PULSES AND POSTURE FOR ECAPS Non-Final OA Medtronic, Inc.
18264507 HEALTH EVENT PREDICTION Final Rejection 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 Final Rejection Case Western Reserve University
18608347 System And Method For Reducing Tool Vibration At A Variable Stiffness End Effector Of A Surgical System Non-Final OA Medtronic Navigation, Inc.
18387248 Systems, Methods, and Computer Program Products for Improved Cardiac Diagnosis And/or Monitoring With ECG Signals Non-Final OA ZOLL Medical Corporation
18652922 CONDUCTION SYSTEM PACING OPTIMAL OUTPUT SETTING INDICATOR Non-Final OA Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
18249952 NONINVASIVE CARDIOVASCULAR EVENT DETECTION Final Rejection UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
18249667 NONINVASIVE INFARCT SIZE DETERMINATION Final Rejection UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
18596172 ELECTRIC STIMULATION METHOD BASED ON INSPIRATION OF HEALTHY SIDE LOWER LIMB MUSCLE SYNERGY AND SYSTEM THEREOF Non-Final OA Hangzhou Dianzi University
18624576 MACHINE LEARNING BASED RECONSTRUCTION OF INTRACARDIAC ELECTRICAL BEHAVIOR BASED ON ELECTROCARDIOGRAMS Non-Final OA Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
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
18723302 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING AND MANAGING SLEEP Non-Final OA ResMed Pty Ltd
18723137 A SYSTEM TO TREAT HEART FAILURE WITH PRESERVED EJECTION FRACTION (HFpEF) Non-Final OA Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
17501511 Method for Improving the Success of Immediate Wellbeing Interventions to Achieve a Desired Emotional State Non-Final OA KOA HEALTH DIGITAL SOLUTIONS S.L.U.
18643493 SYSTEMS AND METHOD FOR MONITORING PENILE BLOOD FLOW DURING SURGERY Non-Final OA Neuro-Vascular Research and Design Corporation
18415121 UNIVERSAL TRACKING ARRAY APPARATUS Non-Final OA SYNAPTIVE MEDICAL INC.
18608813 APPARATUS FOR GENERATING AN ELECTROCARDIOGRAM Non-Final OA HeartBeam, Inc.
17502005 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT Final Rejection Etiometry Inc.
18415753 ELECTROCARDIOGRAM MORPHOLOGY EVALUATION MANAGEMENT IN IMPLANTABLE DEVICE Non-Final OA Impulse Dynamics NV
17832265 ELECTRICAL STIMULATION SYNCHRONIZED WITH PATIENT BREATHING Final Rejection MHS Care-Innovation, LLC

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