Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: LOPEZ, SEVERO ANTON P

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3791 3796

This examiner grants 32% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

31.5%
Allow Rate
-38.5% vs TC avg
235
Total Applications
+33.4%
Interview Lift
1294
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 149 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

14.4%
§101 Eligibility
16.5%
§102 Novelty
37.1%
§103 Obviousness
27.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17885703 WEARABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION OF BRUSHING TEETH IN WEARABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18128689 HEARING TESTS FOR AUDITORY DEVICES Final Rejection Sony Group Corporation
18393929 FEATURE-AMOUNT GENERATION DEVICE, GAIT MEASUREMENT SYSTEM, FEATURE-AMOUNT GENERATION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18393969 FEATURE-AMOUNT GENERATION DEVICE, GAIT MEASUREMENT SYSTEM, FEATURE-AMOUNT GENERATION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18266414 FEATURE-AMOUNT GENERATION DEVICE, GAIT MEASUREMENT SYSTEM, FEATURE-AMOUNT GENERATION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
17981063 HIP KNEE RANGE OF MOTION MEASUREMENT DEVICE Non-Final OA Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
18681774 ESTIMATING OXYGEN SATURATION USING GREEN OPTICAL LIGHT AS A FILTER Non-Final OA Google LLC
18410459 TISSUE SAMPLE DEVICE AND METHODS Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
18135353 Needle Assembly with Fluid Bypassing Stylet Final Rejection Bard Access Systems, Inc.
18109481 FLUID SHIELD DEVICES AND FLOW RESTRICTION DEVICES WITH FLUID SHIELD DEVICES Non-Final OA CareFusion 303. Inc.
18198584 Blood Draw Device With Proximal Dual Port Diversion Chamber for Collection of a Blood Culture Sample From the PIV During Dwell Final Rejection Becton, Dickinson and Company
18198557 Blood Draw Device with In-Line Diversion Volume for Collection of a Blood Culture Sample from the PIV During Indwell Final Rejection Becton, Dickinson and Company
18118449 Small Sample Collection and Dispensing Device for Use with Luer Lock Access Device and Point-of-Care Diagnostics Final Rejection Becton, Dickinson and Company
18117748 Blood Collection Device for Small Volume Sample Acquisition Through Peripheral Intravenous Catheters Final Rejection Becton, Dickinson and Company
18117043 Integrated Catheter System and Methods for Collection of a Blood Culture Sample Final Rejection Becton, Dickinson and Company
17763246 APPLIANCE INTERFACE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR LIQUID INGRESS DETECTION IN THE APPLIANCE INTERFACE Non-Final OA Coloplast A/S
16660698 TESTING COGNITIVE ABILITY OF USER TO SELF-TREAT FROM MEDICAL EVENT Non-Final OA Roche Diabetes Care, Inc.
17398268 IV DRESSING WITH EMBEDDED SENSORS FOR MEASURING FLUID INFILTRATION AND PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS Final Rejection BAXTER HEALTHCARE SA
18038726 DETACHABLE GUIDE WIRE ASSEMBLY WITH VARIABLE DIAMETER Final Rejection BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC.
16949581 METHOD FOR RECOGNIZING A MOTION PATTERN OF A LIMB Non-Final OA The Chinese University of Hong Kong
18196828 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ESTIMATING DISTANCE BETWEEN A FIBER END AND A TARGET Final Rejection Lumenis Ltd.
17639510 QUANTIFICATION OF SYMMETRY AND REPEATABILITY IN LIMB MOTION FOR TREATMENT OF ABNORMAL MOTION PATTERNS Final Rejection University of Miami
18597546 SYSTEMS FOR REDUCING FRICTION IN ENDOVASCULAR DEVICES Non-Final OA Rapid Medical Ltd.
17526918 Blood Collection Device Final Rejection Thomas J. Shaw
18702261 OCULAR SUCTION DEVICE Non-Final OA HOPITAL FONDATION ADOLPHE DE ROTHSCHILD
18694421 ANALYTE DETECTION DEVICE WITH BATTERY AND SHELL INTEGRATED Non-Final OA MEDTRUM TECHNOLOGIES INC.
18686483 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING BODY MOVEMENTS Non-Final OA Soter Analytics Pty Ltd
17989914 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING CYCLING POWER Non-Final OA Orpyx Medical Technologies Inc.
18445601 Electronic compliance system and associated methods Non-Final OA etectRx, Inc.
18216358 METHOD FOR DECREASING MELTDOWN INCIDENCE AND SEVERITY IN NEURODEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS Non-Final OA Montera d/b/a Forta

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