Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: MONTGOMERY, MELISSA JO

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3791

This examiner grants 14% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

14.3%
Allow Rate
-55.7% vs TC avg
64
Total Applications
+33.3%
Interview Lift
1260
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 14 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

16.5%
§101 Eligibility
14.7%
§102 Novelty
66.1%
§103 Obviousness
0.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18139314 SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR MEAL-RELATED ANALYTE RESPONSE MONITORING Final Rejection ABBOTT DIABETES CARE INC.
17927309 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING THE PRESENCE OF ELECTRICALLY EVOKED COMPOUND ACTION POTENTIALS (eCAPS), ESTIMATING SURVIVAL OF AUDITORY NERVE FIBERS, AND DETERMINING EFFECTS OF ADVANCED AGE ON THE ELECTRODE-NEURON INTERFACE IN COCHLEAR IMPLANT USERS Final Rejection Ohio State Innovation Foundation
18294570 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ADAPTIVELY DETECTING AN ACUTE HYPOTENSION EPISODE EVENT OF A PATIENT Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18282505 COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR QUANTITATIVELY DETERMINING A CLINICAL PARAMETER Non-Final OA Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
18559586 ASSESSING A SUBJECT'S ADHERENE TO A TREATMENT FOR A CONDITION Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
17810698 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRESENTING CRUCIAL INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDATIONS Non-Final OA Alcon Inc.
18205472 ESTIMATING GAIT EVENT TIMES & GROUND CONTACT TIME AT WRIST Final Rejection Apple Inc.
17656162 IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF OPERATING IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18009685 EDEMA DETECTION Final Rejection TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18580919 GUIDEWIRE Non-Final OA Kardion GmbH
17778890 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GAIT ANALYSIS Final Rejection UNIVERSITY-INDUSTRY COOPERATION GROUP OF KYUNG HEE UNIVERSITY
17400485 Non-Invasive Blood Pressure Monitor Final Rejection The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
18501583 INTELLIGENT IMPLANTS Non-Final OA NuVasive, Inc.
18081604 NANODEVICES AND METHODS FOR MEASURING BIOFLUIDIC FLOW USING A GRAPHENE-BASED MICROELECTRODE Final Rejection University of Massachusetts
18003242 METHOD FOR DETERMINING A SCALP TYPE OF A USER Final Rejection Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
18265024 PATCH-TYPE BIOSENSOR Final Rejection DONGWOO FINE-CHEM CO., LTD.
17764839 METHOD FOR INDUCING HIBERNATION-LIKE STATE AND DEVICE SAME Non-Final OA University of Tsukuba
18018469 METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR ANALYZING RESPIRATORY KINEMATICS Final Rejection University of Virginia Patent Foundation
18034550 HEALTH SUPPORT DEVICE, HEALTH SUPPORT METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection SUNTORY HOLDINGS LIMITED
18058498 METHODS AND SYSTEMS OF CALIBRATING RESPIRATORY MEASUREMENTS TO DETERMINE FLOW, VENTILATION AND/OR ENDOTYPES Final Rejection NOX MEDICAL EHF
18348717 BIORESPONSIVE INTERFACES FOR THE ORAL CAVITY Final Rejection Trustees of Tufts College
18532852 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGEMENT AND DISTRIBUTION OF INVISIBLE DENTAL BRACES CONTAINING PRESSURE-SENSITIVE SENSORS Non-Final OA 3D GLOBAL BIOTECH INC.
18289287 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING ESTRUS AND OVULATION Non-Final OA MINITÜB GMBH
18314253 DISPOSABLE MEDICAL DEVICE ASSEMBLY WITH SENSOR Final Rejection WELLSPECT AB
17710984 VIRTUAL IMMERSIVE SENSORIMOTOR DEVICE AND METHODS TO DETECT NEUROLOGICAL IMPAIRMENTS Final Rejection University of Mississippi Medical Center
18279113 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING BASED ON HEART RATE VARIABILITY Non-Final OA INNOVATION DOOEL
17931086 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ATTENTION DEFICIT DETECTION FRAMEWORK Final Rejection BITSPHI DIAGNOSIS SL
17731553 PROXIMITY SENSOR TECHNIQUES Non-Final OA Prevent Biometrics, Inc.

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