Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: PATEL, SHERYL GOPAL

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 3683 3685 4100

This examiner grants 11% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

10.7%
Allow Rate
-49.3% vs TC avg
71
Total Applications
+14.4%
Interview Lift
965
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 28 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

40.1%
§101 Eligibility
13.0%
§102 Novelty
36.0%
§103 Obviousness
9.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18205887 USER HEALTHCARE DATA ACCESSABILITY Final Rejection Apple Inc.
18624095 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18159458 MEDICAL INFORMATION MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection Konica Minolta, Inc.
19162304 Method and Apparatus for First Aid Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18780061 MACHINE LEARNING-BASED RISK-CLASSIFICATION OF ENDOMERIAL CANCER Final Rejection Northwestern University
19159653 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RECOMMENDING UPGRADES FOR A FLEET OR INVENTORY OF MEDICAL DEVICES Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18849563 PERSISTENT HEALTH MONITORING OF A PATIENT BY A MEDICAL SYSTEM INVOKING AN APPLICATION RESTART Final Rejection Medtronic, Inc.
18322019 BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION STORAGE SYSTEM AND BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION STORAGE PROGRAM Final Rejection TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18345537 SYNTHETIC DIGITAL TWIN FOR A PATIENT Final Rejection INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18820039 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RANKING CELLS Final Rejection L'OREAL
18557768 PREDICTING MENTAL STATE CHARACTERISTICS OF USERS OF WEARABLE DEVICES Non-Final OA Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
19104033 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MATCHING A PATIENT MEDICAL CONDITION WITH A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER Final Rejection BIOTRONIK SE & Co. KG
18006967 Nausea and Vomiting Management System Non-Final OA Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited

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