Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: OGLES, MATTHEW ERIC

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3791 3796

This examiner grants 53% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

52.6%
Allow Rate
-17.4% vs TC avg
154
Total Applications
+54.9%
Interview Lift
1225
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 97 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

14.1%
§101 Eligibility
10.0%
§102 Novelty
36.4%
§103 Obviousness
36.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18491649 NIRS / TISSUE OXIMETRY BASED METHOD TO MEASURE ARTERIAL BLOOD OXYGEN SATURATION FROM PULSATILE HEMOGLOBIN WAVEFORMS Non-Final OA EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
18531138 Systems, Devices and Methods for Noninvasively Determining Jugular Venous Pressure and/or Associated Metrics Non-Final OA Emory University
18260142 Estimation of Individual's Maximum Oxygen Uptake, VO2MAX Final Rejection Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
17722903 PERIOD-BASED ARTIFACT RECONSTRUCTION AND REMOVAL FOR DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION Final Rejection BROWN UNIVERSITY
17595638 EPILEPSY MONITORING DEVICE AND EPILEPSY MONITORING SYSTEM Non-Final OA KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
18573480 SNIFF DETECTION AND ARTIFACT DISTINCTION FROM ELECTROMYOGRAPHY AND ACCELEROMETER SIGNALS Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
17706250 MULTILAYER STRUCTURE FOR A BIOSENSOR, BIOSENSOR AND METHOD FOR ITS MANUFACTURE Final Rejection LINXENS HOLDING
18278712 NANO SENSOR-EMBEDDED STENT SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH - OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION
17930854 MACHINE LEARNING TECHNIQUES FOR DETECTING REDUCED BLOOD FLOW CONDITIONS Final Rejection University of Pittsburgh - Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education
18512052 Facial Recognition System and Physiological Information Generative Method Non-Final OA Industrial Technology Research Institute
18442585 BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT DEVICE Non-Final OA OMRON HEALTHCARE Co., Ltd.
17988292 IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE HAVING TWO ELECTRODES IN THE HEADER Final Rejection Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
18536904 BREATH SENSOR CALIBRATION METHODS AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA Pivot Health Technologies Inc.
18609978 ASSEMBLY FOR MEDICAL MONITORING DEVICE WITH MULTIPLE PHYSIOLOGICAL SENSORS Non-Final OA Willow Laboratories, Inc.
18211108 Apparatus, Systems and Methods for Predicting, Screening and Monitoring of Encephalopathy/Delirium Final Rejection University of Iowa Research Foundation
18439901 Hearing Devices, Systems, and Methods for Measuring a Core Body Temperature of a User Non-Final OA SONOVA AG
17723992 MUSCLE POTENTIAL MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND MUSCLE POTENTIAL MEASUREMENT CARD Final Rejection SHINKO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
16967796 PROSTHETIC COGNITIVE ABILITY INCREASER Final Rejection Cochlear Limited
18510470 CORTICAL RECORDING AND SIGNAL PROCESSING METHODS AND DEVICES Non-Final OA Thomas Jefferson University
17997280 SAGGING EVALUATION METHOD, DEVICE, PROGRAM, AND SYSTEM Final Rejection SHISEIDO COMPANY, LTD.
18703808 IN-BLOOD SUBSTANCE CONCENTRATION MEASUREMENT DEVICE, IN-BLOOD SUBSTANCE CONCENTRATION MEASUREMENT METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA LIGHT TOUCH TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED
18292783 COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR ASSISTING A GENERAL ANESTHESIA OF A SUBJECT Non-Final OA ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE HÔPITAUX DE PARIS
18292745 AN APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING INFORMATION INDICATIVE OF CARDIAC ABNORMALITY Non-Final OA PRECORDIOR OY
18080358 NEUROLOGICAL ELECTRODE SYSTEM FOR SENSITIVE SKIN Final Rejection Rhythmlink International, LLC
18531450 SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND METHODS FOR DRAINING AND ANALYZING BODILY FLUIDS, PRESSURES AND ASSESSING HEALTH Non-Final OA Potrero Medical, Inc.
18056701 FATIGUE DATA GENERATION SYSTEM AND FATIGUE DATA GENERATION METHOD Final Rejection INSTITUTE FOR INFORMATION INDUSTRY
18256175 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NEONATAL ELECTOPHYSIOLOGICAL SIGNAL ACQUISITION AND INTERPRETATION Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK - NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND, CORK
18549953 INGESTIBLE ANXIETY MONITORING AND TREATMENT SYSTEM Non-Final OA CELERO SYSTEMS, INC.
17608661 SENSOR ELEMENT, SENSOR ARRANGEMENT, SENSOR SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING A FORCE BETWEEN A FOOT AND A SUPPORTING SURFACE Non-Final OA MCG MOTION CAPTURE GMBH
18277691 INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM Non-Final OA Yume Cloud Japan Inc.

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