Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: MELHUS, BENJAMIN S

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3736 3791

This examiner grants 61% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

61.4%
Allow Rate
-8.6% vs TC avg
439
Total Applications
+43.5%
Interview Lift
1273
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 381 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

13.7%
§101 Eligibility
20.6%
§102 Novelty
35.5%
§103 Obviousness
22.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18541194 DETECTION DEVICE, DETECTION METHOD, AND PROGRAM RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18540998 CALCULATION DEVICE, CALCULATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18539365 DETECTION DEVICE, DETECTION METHOD, AND PROGRAM RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18536769 CALCULATION DEVICE, CALCULATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
17076228 BLOOD SAMPLE GUIDING INSTRUMENT AND BLOOD TEST KIT Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18359611 GAIT EVALUATION SYSTEM AND GAIT EVALUATION METHOD Non-Final OA ASICS CORPORATION
18967808 FORCE MEDIATED MECHANICAL TESTING DEVICE FOR THE CHARACTERIZATION OF SOFT TISSUES Non-Final OA Cervalia, Inc.
18614895 BIOPSY DEVICE Final Rejection Limaca Medical Ltd.
18513648 Transformation of Heart-Motion-Induced Signals Into Blood Pressure Signals Non-Final OA Fraunhofer Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
18558125 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NEUROMUSCULAR FEEDBACK SMART WEARABLES TO OPTIMIZE MOVEMENT HEALTH AND PERFORMANCE VIA JOINT STABILITY Non-Final OA MINDFULL SOLUTIONS INC.
17882369 BIOMECHANICS ASSESSMENT SYSTEM AND BIOMECHANICAL SENSING DEVICE AND BIOMECHANICAL ASSESSMENT PLATFORM THEREOF Final Rejection SIPPLINK Technology Corporation
17846575 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED ENDURANCE TESTING Final Rejection Chirp Inc.

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