Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: PATEL, OM

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3791

This examiner grants 59% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

59.4%
Allow Rate
-10.6% vs TC avg
144
Total Applications
+54.1%
Interview Lift
1390
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 106 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

10.3%
§101 Eligibility
15.2%
§102 Novelty
52.3%
§103 Obviousness
21.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19175765 BODILY-FLUID TRANSFER SYSTEM FOR BODILY FLUID SAMPLING Final Rejection Magnolia Medical Technologies, Inc.
18464221 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EVALUATING SKIN CONDITION Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
17559194 BOLUS ADVISOR WITH CORRECTION BOLUSES BASED ON RISK, CARB-FREE BOLUS RECOMMENDER, AND MEAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Non-Final OA Dexcom, Inc.
18387992 DETECTION DEVICE Non-Final OA Magnolia White Corporation
18541084 APPARATUS FOR DETECTING BIOMETRIC INFORMATION AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA SHENZHEN GOODIX TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18243759 Introducer Housing for Blood Draw Device Non-Final OA Becton, Dickinson and Company
18033967 BLOOD COLLECTION DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS Non-Final OA Becton, Dickinson and Company
18248989 UNIT FOR COLLECTING BLOOD AND/OR PLASMA Non-Final OA GRIFOLS WORLDWIDE OPERATIONS LIMITED
18501255 VITAL SIGN OBTAINING DEVICE, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, AND VITAL SIGN OBTAINING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Nihon Kohden Corporation
17190123 BONE BIOPSY DEVICE AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA Merit Medical Systems, Inc.
17642274 Device and Method for Pre-Term Birth Risk Assessment Non-Final OA ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE FEDERALE DE LAUSANNE (EPFL)
18562836 BATTERY SHELL INTEGRATED ANALYTE DETECTION DEVICE Non-Final OA MEDTRUM TECHNOLOGIES INC.
17782962 DENTAL TOOL HAVING A THERMOELECTRIC DEVICE Final Rejection PDS Inc.
18383903 GASTROINTESTINAL TREATMENT SYSTEM INCLUDING A PERSONALIZED VIBRATING CAPSULE, AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF Non-Final OA Vibrant Ltd.
17271541 OPTICAL DEVICE AND METHOD Final Rejection THE PROVOST, FELLOWS, FOUNDATION SCHOLARS, AND THE OTHER MEMBERS OF BOARD, OF THE COLLEGE OF THE HOL
18029162 INTEGRATED SYSTEM FOR DETECTION AND PROCESSING ELECTROMYOGRAPHIC SIGNALS Non-Final OA BionIT Labs S.r.l.
18245986 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ANALYZING GAIT IN HUMANS Non-Final OA Walkbeat AB
17415338 INTEGRATED BIOSENSING SYSTEMS Final Rejection ams AG
17847289 Sensor and Method of Manufacturing Sensor Non-Final OA Measurement Specialties (Chengdu) Ltd.

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