Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: MERRIAM, AARON ROGERS

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3791

This examiner grants 27% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

26.9%
Allow Rate
-43.1% vs TC avg
78
Total Applications
+73.3%
Interview Lift
1350
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 26 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.2%
§101 Eligibility
1.3%
§102 Novelty
93.0%
§103 Obviousness
1.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17902207 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SELECTIVELY OCCLUDING THE LUMEN OF A NEEDLE Final Rejection Magnolia Medical Technologies, Inc.
17816321 PROBES TO DETECT TISSUE RESISTANCE DURING INSERTION Non-Final OA PROCEPT BioRobotics Corporation
18307512 SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO MEASURE AND IMPROVE EYE MOVEMENTS AND FIXATION Final Rejection Ohio State Innovation Foundation
18580433 WEARABLE ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, BODY TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT METHOD, AND WEARABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA Honor Device Co., Ltd.
18525223 INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM Non-Final OA PANASONIC HOLDINGS CORPORATION
18486138 SECURE BROADCAST MESSAGING IN SUPPORT OF GLUCOSE MONITORING Non-Final OA Dexcom, Inc.
18294757 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTACTLESS VASCULAR FLOW MEASUREMENT Non-Final OA ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
18584978 DETERMINING A PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETER USING OPTICAL SIGNALS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18304199 ROBOT PRESSING MECHANISM, NASOPHARYNGEAL SWAB SAMPLING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME, AND NASOPHARYNGEAL SWAB SAMPLING METHOD USING THE SAME Final Rejection KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
17935489 LASER FIBER INTEGRATED MORCELLATOR Final Rejection GYRUS ACMI, INC D/B/A OLYMPUS SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIES AMERICA
17939217 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM Final Rejection CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
17782393 WEARABLE DEVICE Non-Final OA INTERAXON INC.
17518975 BIOPSY DEVICE FOR USE WITH ENDOSCOPE Non-Final OA BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
17766352 INTRAVENOUS INFILTRATION SENSOR DEVICE Final Rejection Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
17656660 TERRITORY MAPPING IN PSEUDO-CONTINUOUS ARTERIAL SPIN LABELING Final Rejection The Trustees of The University of Pennsylvania
17890672 Systems And Methods Of Identifying Vessel Attributes Using Extravascular Images Non-Final OA LightLab Imaging, Inc.
17956032 NEUROMODULATION DEVICES AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc.
18518758 GUIDE WIRE Non-Final OA ASAHI INTECC CO., LTD.
17970801 GUIDEWIRE SIZING INSTRUMENTS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS Non-Final OA Acumed LLC
18194286 SYSTEM FEATURING OPTICAL AND ELECTRICAL SENSORS FOR CHARACTERIZING EFFLUENT FROM A PERITONEAL DIALYSIS PATIENT Non-Final OA BAXTER HEALTHCARE SA
17893456 METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING COMPRESSED BRAINWAVE PHYSIOLOGICAL SIGNALS Non-Final OA ExeBrain Co., Ltd.
17727573 DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR FLUORESCENCE IMAGING Final Rejection Canon U.S.A., Inc.
17833682 Urinary Output Measuring System Non-Final OA C. R. Bard, Inc.
18258188 CATHETER ROBOT COMPRISING CATHETER TRANSLATION MODULES FOR FLEXIBLE ELONGATED MEDICAL ELEMENTS Final Rejection ROBOCATH
18004505 A DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OBTAINING ERG SIGNALS Final Rejection MACULASER OY
18392260 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DIAGNOSING PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL DISEASE (PAD) USING GAIT ACCELERATION CHARACTERISTICS Non-Final OA NUtech Ventures
18560939 SKIN CHARACTERIZATION METHODS AND DEVICES Non-Final OA SKINFIELD LTD.
18470468 MACHINE LEARNING SIGNAL PROCESSING TECHNIQUES FOR GENERATING PHYSIOLOGICAL PREDICTS Final Rejection UnitedHealth Group Incorporation
17897172 SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR MEASURING THE QUANTITY OF LOST BLOOD DURING SURGERY Final Rejection SURGIBOX INC.
17708040 INTERACTIVE POWERED BEDDING SYSTEMS FOR CHILDREN Non-Final OA DREAMWELL, LTD.

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