Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Nidhi Niraj Patel, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as PATEL, NIDHI NIRAJ

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3771 3791 3792

This examiner grants 53% of resolved cases

Analysis

PATEL, NIDHI NIRAJ has 121 resolved cases in tech center 3700 and art unit 3771. The allowance rate is 52.9%, the interview lift is 47.5%, and the median time to allowance is 1342 days. The strong positive interview measure makes examiner engagement a central consideration, although the allowance rate shows that an interview alone does not remove prosecution difficulty.

DexCom Inc., Cardinal Health Inc., and Asahi Intecc Co., Ltd. are the listed companies. The listed firms are PATTERSON + SHERIDAN, L.L.P. - Dexcom, BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH, LLP, and Maschoff Brennan (OC)(BD). Counsel should prepare interviews around concrete claim and technical issues, with enough written support to carry any agreed direction into the record.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

52.9%
Allow Rate
-17.1% vs TC avg
179
Total Applications
+47.5%
Interview Lift
1342
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 121 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

17.5%
§101 Eligibility
16.1%
§102 Novelty
45.5%
§103 Obviousness
18.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18627881 MEDICAL DEVICES AND RELATED METHODS THEREOF Final Rejection Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
18691493 GAIT MEASUREMENT DEVICE, GAIT MEASUREMENT SYSTEM, GAIT MEASUREMENT METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection NEC Corporation
18184467 HEMOLYSIS-REDUCTION CONNECTOR FOR DIRECT BLOOD DRAW Non-Final OA CareFusion 303, Inc.
17953892 FLUID SHIELD ASSEMBLIES AND FLOW RESTRICTION DEVICES WITH FLUID SHIELD ASSEMBLIES Final Rejection Carefusion 303, Inc.
18742677 RESPIRATORY SENSOR AND EXHALED/INHALED AIR DETECTION METHOD Final Rejection Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
17837174 DIFFERENTIAL VOLTAGE MEASURING SYSTEM FOR MEASURING THE BREATHING ACTIVITY OF A PATIENT Final Rejection Siemens Healthcare GmbH
17447148 POSTURE IMPROVEMENT ASSISTANCE DEVICE, POSTURE IMPROVEMENT ASSISTANCE METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM STORING POSTURE IMPROVEMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM Final Rejection OMRON HEALTHCARE Co., Ltd.
19060504 MONITORING A HEMODYNAMIC STATUS OF A PATIENT Non-Final OA Masimo Corporation
18448465 GUIDE WIRES Non-Final OA ASAHI INTECC CO., LTD.
17150019 GUIDE WIRE, AND GUIDE WIRE MANUFACTURING METHOD Non-Final OA ASAHI INTECC CO., LTD.
18737684 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DISEASE PREDICTION Final Rejection Dexcom, Inc.
18737642 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DIABETES PREDICTION Final Rejection Dexcom, Inc.
18737588 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DISEASE PREDICTION Non-Final OA Dexcom, Inc.
18693257 Dual Chamber Specimen Collection Container Assembly Final Rejection Becton, Dickinson and Company
17972757 System for Reduced Buckling of a Probe During Deployment of a Blood Draw Device Final Rejection Becton, Dickinson and Company
19083187 SYSTEM FOR SENSING AND ASSOCIATING A CONDITION ON A BODY PART OF THE USER WITH A THREE-DIMENSIONAL ENVIRONMENT WHEN USING A COSMETIC DEVICE Final Rejection L'Oreal
18373629 EAR-WEARABLE DEVICES FOR GAIT AND IMPACT TRACKING OF KNEE AND HIP REPLACEMENTS Final Rejection Starkey Laboratories, Inc.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Nidhi Niraj Patel's allowance rate?

52.9% of resolved applications examined by Nidhi Niraj Patel were allowed (121 resolved cases), compared with 65.9% across Art Unit 3771 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Nidhi Niraj Patel?

This examiner's interview lift is +47.5 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Nidhi Niraj Patel take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Nidhi Niraj Patel took 1,342 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Nidhi Niraj Patel work in?

Nidhi Niraj Patel examines applications in Art Unit 3771 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).

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