Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: PATEL, SHERYL GOPAL

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 3683 3685 4100

This examiner grants 11% of resolved cases

Analysis

Sheryl Gopal Patel serves in Tech Center 4100 and Art Unit 3683. The examiner has 28 resolved cases. The allowance rate is 10.7 percent, which is quite low and suggests a rigorous examination standard for applications in this art unit. This 10.7 percent rate indicates a challenging path to grant.

The interview lift is 14.4 percent. This positive lift indicates that conducting an interview can improve the chances of allowance, potentially bringing the 10.7 percent rate higher for those who engage in direct communication. Practitioners should consider an interview as a viable tactic to navigate the 28 resolved cases worth of precedent.

The median days to allowance is 965. This timeline shows the typical duration for the few cases that successfully reach an allowance. Given the 10.7 percent allowance rate and the 14.4 percent interview lift, applicants should be prepared for a focused prosecution strategy over the 965 day period in Art Unit 3683.

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

Performance Statistics

10.7%
Allow Rate
-49.3% vs TC avg
76
Total Applications
+14.4%
Interview Lift
965
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 28 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

37.4%
§101 Eligibility
12.8%
§102 Novelty
39.0%
§103 Obviousness
9.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18205887 USER HEALTHCARE DATA ACCESSABILITY Final Rejection Apple Inc.
19163533 HEALTH INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, HEALTH INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
17823374 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING AN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ENGINE TO OPTIMIZE PATIENT COMPLIANCE Non-Final OA ROM TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
19473191 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SECURED CLOUD-BASED PROCESSING AND STORAGE BY DISTRIBUTED ALLOCATION Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
19159653 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RECOMMENDING UPGRADES FOR A FLEET OR INVENTORY OF MEDICAL DEVICES Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18159458 MEDICAL INFORMATION MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection Konica Minolta, Inc.
19054762 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ANALYZING DENTAL SCANS Final Rejection Align Technology, Inc.
18557768 PREDICTING MENTAL STATE CHARACTERISTICS OF USERS OF WEARABLE DEVICES Non-Final OA Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
19162304 Method and Apparatus for First Aid Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
19474287 SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR MONITORING HEART FAILURE CONDITIONS USING A DYNAMIC PREDICTION INDEX Non-Final OA Impulse Dynamics NV
19104033 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MATCHING A PATIENT MEDICAL CONDITION WITH A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER Final Rejection BIOTRONIK SE & Co. KG
18276722 Methods and Systems for Planning and Performing Implant Surgery Non-Final OA Smith & Nephew Asia Pacific Pte. Limited
18780061 MACHINE LEARNING-BASED RISK-CLASSIFICATION OF ENDOMERIAL CANCER Final Rejection Northwestern University
18849563 PERSISTENT HEALTH MONITORING OF A PATIENT BY A MEDICAL SYSTEM INVOKING AN APPLICATION RESTART Non-Final OA Medtronic, Inc.
18820039 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RANKING CELLS Final Rejection L'OREAL
18322019 BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION STORAGE SYSTEM AND BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION STORAGE PROGRAM Final Rejection TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18906313 AUTONOMOUS PATIENT MONITORING WITH PROMPTED EVENT DETECTION IN A TELEHEALTH SYSTEM Non-Final OA TELADOC HEALTH, INC.
18758998 AUTOMATIC DETECTION OF PATIENT AVAILABILITY IN A TELEHEALTH SYSTEM Final Rejection TELADOC HEALTH, INC.
18262934 CLINICAL ENDPOINT ADJUDICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA ASTRAZENECA AB
18192598 SYSTEM AND METHOD OF INTEGRATION OF SERVICE ENGINE PLATFORM WITH AN EMR SYSTEM Final Rejection Teledact Inc.
18871647 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CREATING MEDICAL REPORT TEXTS Final Rejection Smart Reporting GmbH

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