Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: SHOSTAK, ANDREY

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 2426 3735 3791

This examiner grants 52% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

52.3%
Allow Rate
-17.7% vs TC avg
464
Total Applications
+64.0%
Interview Lift
1299
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 398 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

16.8%
§101 Eligibility
6.9%
§102 Novelty
40.2%
§103 Obviousness
29.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18380061 BIOMETRIC INFORMATION DETECTION METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR IMPLEMENTING SAME Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18513231 EMBEDDED SENSOR IMPLANT DEVICES Non-Final OA EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
17389156 CONTINUOUS ANALYTE MONITORING SYSTEM WITH MICRONEEDLE ARRAY Final Rejection Biolinq Incorporated
18642267 GLYCEMIC URGENCY ASSESSMENT AND ALERTS INTERFACE Non-Final OA Dexcom, Inc.
18538982 CONTINUOUS GLUCOSE MONITORING SYSTEM INSIGHT NOTIFICATIONS Non-Final OA Dexcom, Inc.
18208126 APPARATUSES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS OF CONTROLLING SENSOR DEPLOYMENT Final Rejection DexCom, Inc.
18407584 INTRAVASCULAR DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS HAVING SEPARATE SECTIONS WITH ENGAGED CORE COMPONENTS Final Rejection PHILIPS IMAGE GUIDED THERAPY CORPORATION
17735343 DISEASE DIAGNOSIS DEVICE AND DIAGNOSIS METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
17947311 GENERATING AN INDICATOR OF CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
17286139 ON-BODY SENSOR SYSTEM Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
17376719 MEASURING INSTRUMENT Final Rejection Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18642153 Implant Connectivity Non-Final OA Howmedica Osteonics Corp.
17557603 CONTACTLESS PATIENT MONITORING SYSTEM WITH AUTOMATIC IMAGE IMPROVEMENT Non-Final OA Hill-Rom Services, Inc.
18614248 BLOOD HEALTH MONITORING METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETECTING AN ANALYTE EXCRETED BY HUMAN SKIN Non-Final OA Scosche Industries, Inc.
18205598 BLOOD HEALTH MONITORING METHOD AND DEVICE Non-Final OA SCOSCHE INDUSTRIES, INC.
18484624 SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATIC AND EARLY DETECTION OF FREE FLAP FAILURE Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH - OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION
17827498 SPHYGMOMANOMETER Final Rejection OMRON HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
17541887 DETECTION DEVICE AND BODY-WORN DEVICE Final Rejection CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
17593635 Apparatus and Method For Measurement Of Skin-To-Skin Contact Between Neonate And Parent Non-Final OA University of Massachusetts
18280395 ORACLE - A PHM TEST & VALIDATION PLATFORM FOR ANOMALY DETECTION IN BIOTIC OR ABIOTIC SENSOR DATA Non-Final OA Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of the University of Arizona
18870355 STROKE MONITOR Non-Final OA Zeit Medical,Inc.
18635398 DIABETIC FOOT EXAMINATION DEVICE Non-Final OA The Research Foundation for the State University of New York
17397129 STOCHASTIC-SWITCHED NOISE STIMULATION FOR IDENTIFICATION OF INPUT-OUTPUT BRAIN NETWORK DYNAMICS AND CLOSED LOOP CONTROL Final Rejection UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
17781738 INTRAORAL DEVICE Final Rejection Oxford University Innovation Limited
18571200 FALL RISK ASSESSMENT DEVICE Non-Final OA The University of Hong Kong
17380694 MONITORING BASED ON CONTINUOUS INTRACRANIAL EEG ACTIVITY Final Rejection Biogen MA Inc.
17166133 Neuromonitoring Systems and Methods Final Rejection Cadwell Laboratories, Inc.
18279682 CALIBRATION SYSTEM FOR AN ESOPHAGUS CATHETER WITH A BALLOON PROBE FOR DETERMINING ESOPHAGEAL PRESSURE Non-Final OA Hamilton Medical AG
18560907 NON-CONTACT TYPE OCULAR PHYSICAL PROPERTY MEASURING DEVICE Non-Final OA QUOVISU LLC
18469929 NONBINARY RESPIRATORY INDICATION OF PHYSIOLOGICAL CONDITIONS Non-Final OA Calibre Biometrics Inc.

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