Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: MONTGOMERY, MELISSA JO

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3791

This examiner grants 10% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

10.0%
Allow Rate
-60.0% vs TC avg
63
Total Applications
+25.0%
Interview Lift
1175
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 10 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

26.9%
§101 Eligibility
18.8%
§102 Novelty
29.8%
§103 Obviousness
23.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
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
17756270 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM Final Rejection SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18294570 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ADAPTIVELY DETECTING AN ACUTE HYPOTENSION EPISODE EVENT OF A PATIENT Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
17656162 IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF OPERATING IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18282505 COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR QUANTITATIVELY DETERMINING A CLINICAL PARAMETER Non-Final OA Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
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.
18559586 ASSESSING A SUBJECT'S ADHERENE TO A TREATMENT FOR A CONDITION Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18009685 EDEMA DETECTION Final Rejection TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18139314 SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR MEAL-RELATED ANALYTE RESPONSE MONITORING Final Rejection ABBOTT DIABETES CARE INC.
18106441 SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR AN ANALYTE SENSOR Non-Final OA ABBOTT DIABETES CARE INC.
18034550 HEALTH SUPPORT DEVICE, HEALTH SUPPORT METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection SUNTORY HOLDINGS LIMITED
17712573 BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION MEASUREMENT APPARATUS AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM Final Rejection FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
18580919 GUIDEWIRE Non-Final OA Kardion GmbH
17778890 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GAIT ANALYSIS Final Rejection UNIVERSITY-INDUSTRY COOPERATION GROUP OF KYUNG HEE UNIVERSITY
18501583 INTELLIGENT IMPLANTS Non-Final OA NuVasive, Inc.
18018469 METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR ANALYZING RESPIRATORY KINEMATICS Final Rejection University of Virginia Patent Foundation
17400485 Non-Invasive Blood Pressure Monitor Final Rejection The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
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.
18553477 A METHOD AND DEVICE FOR EARLY DETECTION OF AN OCULAR DISEASE Non-Final OA Essilor International
17764839 METHOD FOR INDUCING HIBERNATION-LIKE STATE AND DEVICE SAME Non-Final OA University of Tsukuba
18478471 Spinal-Cord Stimulation Techniques for Predicting Current or Future Myelination and/or Objectively Characterizing Multiple Sclerosis State Non-Final OA Rune Labs, Inc.
18576094 MICRO ANALYTE SENSOR AND CONTINUOUS ANALYTE MONITORING DEVICE Non-Final OA MEDTRUM TECHNOLOGIES INC.
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
18025804 AN ARRANGEMENT FOR OBTAINING ERG SIGNALS DURING RETINAL HEATING AND CONTROLLING RETINAL HEATING BASED THEREON Final Rejection MACULASER OY
18532852 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGEMENT AND DISTRIBUTION OF INVISIBLE DENTAL BRACES CONTAINING PRESSURE-SENSITIVE SENSORS Non-Final OA 3D GLOBAL BIOTECH INC.
18314253 DISPOSABLE MEDICAL DEVICE ASSEMBLY WITH SENSOR Final Rejection WELLSPECT AB

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