Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3658 3791 3792
This examiner grants 9% of resolved cases
Erin Kathleen McCormack is an examiner in Tech Center 3700, specifically Art Unit 3658. Based on 34 resolved cases, the examiner has a low allowance rate of 8.8%. This figure indicates a challenging environment for applicants, where many cases do not reach issuance. Practitioners should be prepared for rigorous rejections and a high standard of proof to overcome the examiner's objections in this art unit.
However, the interview lift is 50.0%, which is a very significant figure. This suggests that while the baseline allowance rate is 8.8%, the probability of success increases substantially when an interview is conducted. For the applications that do reach allowance, the median days to allowance is 1215. This 1215-day timeline is consistent with typical prosecution periods, despite the low volume of successful outcomes. Given the 34 resolved cases, the 50.0% interview lift is the most important strategic takeaway for anyone practicing before this examiner. Direct negotiation appears to be a primary method for navigating the 8.8% allowance rate and the 1215-day median pendency in Tech Center 3700.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17893521 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING BLOOD PRESSURE | Non-Final OA | SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. |
| 18540392 | METHODS FOR ON-WRIST DETECT USING TEMPERATURE GRADIENT | Non-Final OA | Apple Inc. |
| 17900370 | Occupancy Detection Using in-Bed Sensors | Final Rejection | Apple Inc. |
| 17745548 | MENSTRUAL CYCLE TRACKING AND PREDICTION | Final Rejection | Apple Inc. |
| 17899179 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISPLAYING PATIENT OXYGENATION | Non-Final OA | Covidien LP |
| 18822696 | MOTION STATE MONITORING SYSTEM, MOTION STATE MONITORING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING MOTION STATE MONITORING PROGRAM | Non-Final OA | TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA |
| 18411130 | PELVIC INCLINATION ESTIMATION DEVICE, ESTIMATION SYSTEM, PELVIC INCLINATION ESTIMATION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM | Final Rejection | NEC Corporation |
| 18410330 | PELVIC INCLINATION ESTIMATION DEVICE, ESTIMATION SYSTEM, PELVIC INCLINATION ESTIMATION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM | Non-Final OA | NEC Corporation |
| 18395954 | WALKING INDEX CALCULATION DEVICE, WALKING INDEX CALCULATION SYSTEM, WALKING INDEX CALCULATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM RECORDING MEDIUM | Final Rejection | NEC Corporation |
| 18203303 | PELVIC INCLINATION ESTIMATION DEVICE, ESTIMATION SYSTEM, PELVIC INCLINATION ESTIMATION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM | Final Rejection | NEC Corporation |
| 18557492 | AN AIR OR BREATH SAMPLING DEVICE CAPTURING BOTH AEROSOL AND VAPOR FRACTIONS | Non-Final OA | MERCK PATENT GMBH |
| 18212075 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING MEAL START AND PEAK EVENTS IN ANALYTE MONITORING SYSTEMS | Final Rejection | ABBOTT DIABETES CARE INC. |
| 17819807 | DIAGNOSIS SUPPORT APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING DIAGNOSIS | Non-Final OA | Canon Kabushiki Kaisha |
| 17959698 | Systems and Methods for Utilizing Gravity to Determine Subject-Specific Information | Non-Final OA | SNBR INC |
| 17769043 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SWEAT RATE DETERMINATION | Final Rejection | KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. |
| 17822352 | MEDICAL SYSTEM AND METHOD OF STERILITY TESTING THE MEDICAL SYSTEM | Final Rejection | Roche Diabetes Care, Inc. |
| 18184106 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR GENERATING TOUCH SIGNAL CORRESPONDING TO STATE OF SUBJECT | Non-Final OA | KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS |
| 17911321 | SENSING DEVICE | Non-Final OA | LG INNOTEK CO., LTD. |
| 18149540 | SYSTEMS FOR DIAGNOSIS STRUCTURAL HEART DISEASE BASED ON ELECTROCARDOGRAM DATA | Final Rejection | GE Precision Healthcare LLC |
| 18516548 | METHOD FOR MAKING COVER PLATE, COVER PLATE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | Final Rejection | GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD. |
| 18572345 | MULTIPLEXED ANTIGEN-BASED DETECTION OF SARS-COV-2 AND OTHER DISEASES USING NANOMECHANICAL SENSORS | Final Rejection | Northwestern University |
| 17929198 | CHANGE IN PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETER IN RESPONSE TO EXERTION EVENT | Non-Final OA | Medtronic, Inc. |
| 19102550 | SMART DEVICES AND ASSOCIATED METHODS FOR ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES | Non-Final OA | Arthrex, Inc. |
| 18663473 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MULTI-ANALYTE SENSING | Non-Final OA | Dexcom, Inc. |
| 18221660 | Integrated Catheter System with Near Patient Access Port and Visual Indicators | Final Rejection | Becton, Dickinson and Company |
| 18161429 | NON-INVASIVE DEVICE FOR CONTINUOUS HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING UTILIZING A MICRO-LASER | Final Rejection | Becton, Dickinson and Company |
| 18361938 | PULSE MANIFESTATION DETERMINING METHOD | Final Rejection | AUO Corporation |
| 17939417 | SENSOR MOUNTING FEATURES IN A CUSTOM-FITTED HEARING DEVICE SHELL | Non-Final OA | STARKEY LABORATORIES, INC. |
| 17987649 | Mechanism and Methods for Quantifying the Tactile Acuity of the Human Breast | Non-Final OA | THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO |
| 18027411 | SMALL VOLUME APTAMER SENSING WITHOUT SOLUTION IMPEDANCE OR ANALYTE DEPLETION | Final Rejection | University of Cincinnati |
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