Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: PORTILLO, JAIRO H

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3735 3791

This examiner grants 54% of resolved cases

Analysis

Jairo H. Portillo has overseen 342 resolved cases within Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 3735. His allowance rate stands at 53.5 percent, and the median days to allowance for these cases is 1546. These figures provide a baseline for expected outcomes and timelines for applicants working with this examiner.

The profile features an interview lift of 31.1 percent. This 31.1 percent lift indicates that conducting an interview is correlated with an increased chance of success compared to the 53.5 percent allowance rate. With 342 resolved cases, the data suggests that direct communication is a frequent component of the prosecution process. The 1546 median days to allowance and 31.1 percent lift suggest that while a portion of applications succeed, interviews significantly improve those odds in Art Unit 3735.

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

Performance Statistics

53.5%
Allow Rate
-16.5% vs TC avg
391
Total Applications
+31.1%
Interview Lift
1546
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 342 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

23.5%
§101 Eligibility
7.5%
§102 Novelty
55.4%
§103 Obviousness
11.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17588723 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NON-CONTACT HEART RATE MONITORING Final Rejection Covidien LP
18764326 ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18764329 PROCESSOR DEVICE, METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME, AND ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18437456 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SCREENING, DIAGNOSIS, AND MONITORING OF SLEEP-DISORDERED BREATHING Final Rejection ResMed Pty Ltd
17272959 DERIVING INFORMATION ABOUT A PERSON'S SLEEP AND WAKE STATES FROM A SEQUENCE OF VIDEO FRAMES Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18777764 DETECTION AND CALCULATION OF HEART RATE RECOVERY IN NON-CLINICAL SETTINGS Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18236723 URINE FLOW METER Final Rejection Kohler Co.
17397664 USER-MOUNTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH DEPLOYMENT GUIDANCE FEATURES Non-Final OA MEDTRONIC MINIMED, INC.
18802064 BLOOD FLOW RATE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM Non-Final OA ABIOMED, Inc.
18923941 CONTINUOUS ANALYTE MONITORING SYSTEM POWER CONSERVATION Non-Final OA Dexcom, Inc.
18440757 DUAL FREQUENCY COMB PORTABLE PHOTOACOUSTIC IMAGING DEVICE FOR NON-INVASIVE CARDIOLOGICAL IMAGING AND ASSOCIATED METHODS Non-Final OA Honeywell International Inc.
18168251 OPTICAL SENSOR DEVICES AND METHODS FOR HEMORRHAGE DETECTION Final Rejection HONEYWELL SAFETY PRODUCTS USA, INC.
18643561 Blood Sample Collection System with Integrated Scrubbing Cap and Method of Use Thereof Final Rejection Becton, Dickinson and Company
18390396 CANNULA INSERTION DETECTION Non-Final OA Becton, Dickinson and Company
17423319 BRAIN FUNCTION MEASUREMENT DEVICE Non-Final OA SHIMADZU CORPORATION
18705020 METABOLISM MEASUREMENT APPARATUS, METABOLISM CALCULATION METHOD, AND METABOLISM CALCULATION PROGRAM Final Rejection HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
19029227 SPHYGMOMANOMETER Non-Final OA OMRON HEALTHCARE Co., Ltd.
18955437 WRIST BLOOD PRESSURE MONITOR Non-Final OA OMRON HEALTHCARE Co., Ltd.
17288438 METHODS FOR SETTING UP A CONTROLLER OF AN ORTHOPEDIC DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR CARRYING OUT THE METHOD Final Rejection Otto Bock Healthcare Products GmbH
17389437 SLEEVE WITH CONFIGURABLE ELECTRODES FOR FUNCTIONAL ELECTRICAL STIMULATION AND/OR ELECTROMYOGRAPHY Final Rejection Battelle Memorial Institute
18821533 COMPUTER-BASED DIABETES MANAGEMENT Non-Final OA Bigfoot Biomedical, Inc.
15809816 COMPUTER-BASED DIABETES MANAGEMENT Non-Final OA BIGFOOT BIOMEDICAL, INC
18444096 VASCULAR FLOW DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM Non-Final OA MOONRISE MEDICAL INC.

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