Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: MINCHELLA, ADAM ZACHARY

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3794

This examiner grants 64% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

64.1%
Allow Rate
-5.9% vs TC avg
389
Total Applications
+34.4%
Interview Lift
1260
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 345 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
7.7%
§102 Novelty
82.0%
§103 Obviousness
4.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18742630 TRANSPARENT ELECTRODE AND MEASURING DEVICE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
17988236 Wearable Devices with Perspiration Measurement Capabilities Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
19246240 Wearable for Breast Cancer Detection Non-Final OA Jano Life, Inc.
19196572 Wearable for Breast Cancer Detection Non-Final OA Jano Life, Inc.
18574873 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISPOSABLE SENSORS Final Rejection GE Precision Healthcare LLC
18160326 BIOSIGNAL SENSING ELECTRODE Final Rejection Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
17854882 PLANAR END EFFECTOR WITH IRRIGATION Non-Final OA Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
17995835 ELECTRIC SIGNAL TRANSMISSION DEVICE AND ELECTRIC SIGNAL TRANSMISSION DEVICE OPERATION METHOD Final Rejection The University of Tokyo
17436251 ELECTRONIC FUNCTIONAL MEMBER, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME, AND BIOLOGICAL MEASUREMENT SENSOR Final Rejection The University of Tokyo
18000787 Wearable Biosignal Measurement Element and Biosignal Measurement Device Non-Final OA Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
17934929 BELT AND ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHIC MEASUREMENT DEVICE Final Rejection OMRON HEALTHCARE Co., Ltd.
17920695 Implantable Transition Micro-Electrodes Non-Final OA University of Utah Research Foundation
17931064 WIRELESS IMPLANTABLE ELECTRODE ARRAY Non-Final OA University of Southern California
17446484 ELECTRODE COMPRISING A CONDUCTIVE ACRYLATE BASED PRESSURE SENSITIVE ADHESIVE Final Rejection Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
18728100 FLEXIBLE SHEET ELECTRODE, WEARABLE BIOELECTRODE, AND BIOSENSOR Non-Final OA SUMITOMO BAKELITE CO., LTD.
18787979 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ELECTRODE PLACEMENT AND TRACKING Non-Final OA Ceribell, Inc.
17836969 ADJUSTABLE GEOMETRY WEARABLE ELECTRODES Non-Final OA Ceribell, Inc.
18728643 WEARABLES, METHODS, AND SYSTEMS FOR ALERTING USERS TO HEALTH EMERGENCIES Non-Final OA ECHAS LLC
18030546 BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION MEASURING BELT FOR CALF Non-Final OA TOYOBO CO., LTD.
18623004 Portable Lead Smartwatch Electrocardiography Apparatus and Methods of Use Non-Final OA PNEUMOCYTE, LLC
18260318 AMBULATORY ELECTROCARDIOGRAM PATCH DEVICES AND METHODS Non-Final OA HeartBeam, Inc.
18573386 SIZE-ADJUSTABLE EEG HEADSET Non-Final OA CUMULUS NEUROSCIENCE LIMITED
17996333 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTION OF BIOPOTENTIAL SIGNALS Non-Final OA Paragit Solutions ApS
17996001 BIOELECTRODE WEARABLE FOR LONG TIME Non-Final OA I MEDEX CO., LTD.
17947050 MEDICAL ELECTRODE AND SYSTEM THEREOF Non-Final OA INNACCEL TECHNOLOGIES PRIVATE LIMITED
17788187 VAPOR THERAPY SYSTEMS AND METHODS Final Rejection FRANCIS MEDICAL, INC.
17755118 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FOR TREATMENT OF A SUBJECT Final Rejection TheraBionic Inc.
17700510 PRE-OPERATIVE ELECTRODE DISPENSING NEURMONITORING GUN SYSTEMS AND METHODS Final Rejection Creative Neural Solutions LLC
17502749 ELECTRODE Final Rejection LEONH. LANG

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