Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: PAULS, JOHN A

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3626 3683 3686

This examiner grants 49% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

48.7%
Allow Rate
-3.3% vs TC avg
875
Total Applications
+27.3%
Interview Lift
1392
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 839 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

14.5%
§101 Eligibility
4.8%
§102 Novelty
73.6%
§103 Obviousness
1.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18844925 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ARCHITECTURE FOR PREDICTING CANCER BIOMARKERS Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of California
18979785 SYSTEM FOR REHABILITATION PLANNING USING MACHINE LEARNING Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18979863 APPARATUS, METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM FOR REHABILITATION PLANNING USING MACHINE LEARNING Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18979801 SYSTEM FOR REHABILITATION PLANNING USING MACHINE LEARNING Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18945759 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PATIENT TARGETED THERAPY DEVELOPMENT Non-Final OA Flagship Pioneering Innovations VI, LLC
19109855 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PREDICTING INTENSIVE CARE UNIT PATIENT LENGTH OF STAY Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
19038164 MACHINE LEARNING MODELS FOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT POTENTIAL INJURY DETECTION Non-Final OA State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
18932651 ELECTRONIC DEVICE PROVIDING SLEEP STATUS DETERMINATION USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, OPERATION METHOD OF THE SAME AND SYSTEM Final Rejection RESEARCH & BUSINESS FOUNDATION SUNGKYUNKWAN UNIVERSITY
18334836 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ANALYZING BIOMARKERS Non-Final OA Lunit Inc.
18192798 MEDICAL INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, MEDICAL INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Canon Medical Systems Corporation
19078217 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR OPTIMIZATION OF ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT USING PASSIVE ALIGNERS Non-Final OA Align Technology, Inc.
18391257 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING SLEEP-RELATED DISORDERS USING OXYGEN SATURATION Final Rejection ResMed Digital Health Inc.
18178487 SUBJECTIVE INPUT DATA FOR A WEARABLE DEVICE Final Rejection Oura Health Oy
18559016 COLLABORATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ANNOTATION PLATFORM LEVERAGING BLOCKCHAIN FOR MEDICAL IMAGING Final Rejection The General Hospital Corporation
18757823 Methods and Systems for In-Clinic Compliance Protocols Non-Final OA IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.
18984598 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONSTITUTIONAL ANALYSIS USING OBJECTIVE FUNCTIONS Non-Final OA KPN INNOVATIONS LLC
18990389 CONVERSATIONAL SERVICES FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE HEALTH SUPPORT Non-Final OA Lark Technologies, Inc.
18587691 Method and System for Predicting Medical Diagnoses Using Machine Learning without Patient Intervention Final Rejection Elevance Health, Inc.
18873799 METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT AND COMPUTER SYSTEM FOR DOSE CALCULATION Final Rejection RaySearch Laboratories AB (Publ)
18899841 CUSTOMIZABLE DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Non-Final OA Thermodynamic Design, LLC
18562210 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMPLIANCE PREDICTION BASED ON DEVICE USAGE AND PATIENT DEMOGRAPHICS Non-Final OA ResMed Inc.
18710288 EARLY WARNING SYSTEM FOR HYPERTENSION PATIENTS Non-Final OA BAYER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
18555808 METHOD, DEVICE, COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR PROVIDING MEDICAL INFORMATION Non-Final OA D&Life
18305814 Contactless Patient Monitoring System Non-Final OA FGC Holdings Limited
16507521 METHOD AND SYSTEM TO AUTOMATE THE DESIGNATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASE CODES FOR A PATIENT Non-Final OA Modernizing Medicine, Inc.
14987947 QUALITY VALUE UNIT SYSTEM AND METHOD Final Rejection Quality Health Ideas, Inc.

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