Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: MESSERSMITH, ERIC J

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3735 3791

This examiner grants 70% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

69.9%
Allow Rate
At TC average
746
Total Applications
+24.3%
Interview Lift
1224
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 720 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

6.9%
§101 Eligibility
25.3%
§102 Novelty
41.2%
§103 Obviousness
20.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18397321 METHOD OF MONITORING BLOOD SUGAR AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE SUPPORTING SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18510544 FAULT DETECTION FOR MICRONEEDLE ARRAY BASED CONTINUOUS ANALYTE MONITORING DEVICE Non-Final OA Biolinq Incorporated
18285513 LC-CIRCUIT BASED ELECTRONICS FOR DETECTION OF MULTIPLE BIOMARKERS IN BODILY FLUIDS Non-Final OA OHIO STATE INNOVATION FOUNDATION
19300128 SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING DECISION-MAKING OF IMPLANTABLE DEVICES USING MULTIPLE DATA SOURCES Non-Final OA North American EP Technology LLC
19288661 ELECTRODE ARRANGEMENTS FOR ANALYTE MONITORS Final Rejection Laxmi Therapeutic Devices, Inc.
19258209 SMALL-SCALE ANALYTE SENSORS Final Rejection Laxmi Therapeutic Devices, Inc.
18515996 ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND SYSTEM Non-Final OA KYOCERA Corporation
18553432 MICRONEEDLE STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME Non-Final OA LINTEC CORPORATION
18624107 APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR INTRAORAL PRESSURE SENSING Non-Final OA Align Technology, Inc.
18572964 Capillary Blood Collection Device Non-Final OA Becton, Dickinson and Company
18470167 BLOOD GLUCOSE MANAGEMENT Final Rejection POPS! Diabetes Care, Inc.
18442579 BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT DEVICE Non-Final OA OMRON HEALTHCARE Co., Ltd.
18079886 CONSUMABLE COMPONENT OF INJECTING PHYSIOLOGICAL MONITOR AND INJECTING PHYSIOLOGICAL MONITOR Final Rejection COMPAL ELECTRONICS, INC.
18685454 Implantable Biosensor and Communication Node With Plasmonic Nano-Antenna Non-Final OA Northeastern University
18566221 SKINCARE DEVICE Non-Final OA Dyson Technology Limited
17824364 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NON-CONTACT MULTIPARAMETER VITAL SIGNS MONITORING, APNEA THERAPY, APNEA DIAGNOSIS, AND SNORE THERAPY Final Rejection ResMed Sensor Technologies Limited
18478385 BLOOD COMPONENT MONITORING DEVICE, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM, AND BLOOD COMPONENT MONITORING SYSTEM Non-Final OA TANITA CORPORATION
18396721 CONTINUOUS BLOOD GLUCOSE MEASUREMENT APPARATUS Non-Final OA I-SENS, INC.
18566315 WATER-DRINKING STATE IDENTIFICATION DEVICE, WATER-DRINKING STATE IDENTIFICATION PROGRAM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA PACIFIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
18437045 URINE SAMPLE COLLECTION DEVICE Non-Final OA FloGO Products Ltd
18399471 MACHINE VISION-BASED METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING A RANGE OF MOTION OF A JOINT OF A HAND OF A SUBJECT Non-Final OA Wuxi Ninth People’s Hospital Affiliated to Soochow University
18566557 A SKIN PENETRATION DEVICE AND SKIN-PIERCING COMPONENT Non-Final OA MEDIDesign Limited
18143469 ANALYTE SENSOR FOR MEASURING AT VARYING DEPTHS WITHIN A USER Final Rejection Cercacor Laboratories, Inc.
18283620 Real-Time Blood Glucose Monitoring Apparatus and Manufacturing Method Therefor Non-Final OA MicroTech Medical (Hangzhou) Co., Ltd.
18300346 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED BIOLOGICAL FLUID COLLECTION Non-Final OA JABER MEDICAL, PLLC

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