Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: MCCORMACK, ERIN KATHLEEN

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3658 3791 3792

This examiner grants 10% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

9.7%
Allow Rate
-60.3% vs TC avg
128
Total Applications
+50.0%
Interview Lift
1229
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 31 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

10.1%
§101 Eligibility
11.9%
§102 Novelty
45.6%
§103 Obviousness
32.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17893521 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING BLOOD PRESSURE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
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
18309386 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SLEEP STATE TRACKING 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.
18212075 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING MEAL START AND PEAK EVENTS IN ANALYTE MONITORING SYSTEMS Final Rejection ABBOTT DIABETES CARE INC.
17822352 MEDICAL SYSTEM AND METHOD OF STERILITY TESTING THE MEDICAL SYSTEM Final Rejection Roche Diabetes Care, Inc.
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
18396094 WALKING INDEX CALCULATION DEVICE, WALKING INDEX CALCULATION SYSTEM, WALKING INDEX CALCULATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18396112 WALKING INDEX CALCULATION DEVICE, WALKING INDEX CALCULATION SYSTEM, WALKING INDEX CALCULATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC, Corporation
18203303 PELVIC INCLINATION ESTIMATION DEVICE, ESTIMATION SYSTEM, PELVIC INCLINATION ESTIMATION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection NEC Corporation
18038328 WALKING INDEX CALCULATION DEVICE, WALKING INDEX CALCULATION SYSTEM, WALKING INDEX CALCULATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection NEC Corporation
18184106 SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR GENERATING TOUCH SIGNAL CORRESPONDING TO STATE OF SUBJECT Non-Final OA KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS
17899179 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISPLAYING PATIENT OXYGENATION Final Rejection Covidien LP
18031286 PHOTOPLETHYSMOGRAPHY-BASED REAL-TIME BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM USING CONVOLUTIONAL BIDIRECTIONAL SHORT- AND LONG-TERM MEMORY RECURRENT NEURAL NETWORK, AND REAL-TIME BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING METHOD USING SAME Final Rejection Korea University Research and Business Foundation
18149540 SYSTEMS FOR DIAGNOSIS STRUCTURAL HEART DISEASE BASED ON ELECTROCARDOGRAM DATA Final Rejection GE Precision Healthcare LLC
17959698 Systems and Methods for Utilizing Gravity to Determine Subject-Specific Information Non-Final OA Sleep Number Corporation
18361938 PULSE MANIFESTATION DETERMINING METHOD Final Rejection AUO Corporation
17929198 CHANGE IN PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETER IN RESPONSE TO EXERTION EVENT Non-Final OA Medtronic, Inc.
18221660 Integrated Catheter System with Near Patient Access Port and Visual Indicators Final Rejection Becton, Dickinson and Company
18925362 MONITORING SYSTEM WITH AN OPTICAL GAS MEASURING DEVICE FOR PILOTS Non-Final OA Dräger Safety AG & Co. KGaA
18927033 MULTI-LAYER CONTACT PATCH TO PERFORM AN ALLERGEN DIAGNOSTIC Non-Final OA Evme Inc.
18176945 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FIT AND HEARING TESTING USING AUDIOMETER HEADSETS Final Rejection Creare LLC

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