Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: STEINBERG, AMANDA L

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3762 3769 3792

This examiner grants 50% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

50.3%
Allow Rate
-19.7% vs TC avg
408
Total Applications
+27.5%
Interview Lift
1423
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 352 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

12.6%
§101 Eligibility
16.4%
§102 Novelty
45.6%
§103 Obviousness
19.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18153502 Sessions and Groups Non-Final OA NIKE, Inc.
18710086 WEARABLE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR EVALUATING RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
17662135 LASER SYSTEM MONITORING USING DETECTION OF BACK REFLECTION Final Rejection Alcon Inc.
18411033 SIGNAL CALIBRATION METHOD AND RELATED SMART WEARABLE DEVICE Non-Final OA PixArt Imaging Inc.
18744804 OPTICAL ASSEMBLY FOR LASER GENERATOR Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18289009 INTEGRATED TEMPERATURE SENSOR Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
17733763 PRE-ANALYZING AND CHARACTERIZING DATA RECORD CREATED BY WEARABLE MEDICAL SYSTEM (WMS) BEFORE REVIEW BY CLINICIAN Non-Final OA West Affum Holdings DAC
18712393 STIMULATION THERAPY WITH REDUCED ENERGY Non-Final OA BIOTRONIK SE & Co. KG
18685272 Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Non-Final OA BIOTRONIK SE & Co. KG
18651153 ACOUSTIC RESPIRATORY MONITORING SENSOR WITH PROBE-OFF DETECTION Non-Final OA Masimo Corporation
17615685 CATHETER BLOOD PUMPS AND METHODS OF USE AND MANUFACTURE Final Rejection SHIFAMED HOLDINGS, LLC
18320943 TECHNIQUES FOR DETERMINING A CIRCADIAN RHYTHM CHRONOTYPE Final Rejection Oura Health Oy
18573225 EAR-WEARABLE SYSTEMS FOR GAIT ANALYSIS AND GAIT TRAINING Non-Final OA Starkey Laboratories, Inc.
18044461 LONG-TERM CONTINUOUS BIOMETRIC MONITORING USING IN-EAR POD Final Rejection STAT HEALTH INFORMATICS, INC.
18037358 METHOD FOR MANAGING HEALTH CONDITION OF CALF, SYSTEM FOR MANAGING HEALTH CONDITION OF CALF, APPARATUS FOR MANAGING HEALTH CONDITION OF CALF, AND GARMENT FOR MANAGING HEALTH CONDITION OF CALF Non-Final OA TOYOBO CO., LTD.
18027862 DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING HEART RHYTHM ABNORMALITIES Final Rejection NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND, GALWAY
17760476 ROBOTIC MICROSURGERY ASSEMBLY, OPERATING ARENA AND METHOD Final Rejection MEDICAL MICROINSTRUMENTS, INC.
17494314 Sleep Monitoring Based on Wireless Signals Received by a Wireless Communication Device Non-Final OA Cognitive Systems Corp.
17509280 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING AN AT-HOME PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL TONOMETRY Non-Final OA Itamar Medical, Ltd.
18586205 ASSESSING PATIENT HEALTH RISKS & PREDICTING HEALTH EVENTS USING BIOSIGNALS FROM SMARTPHONES & OTHER DEVICES Non-Final OA Measure Labs, Inc.
18424406 PHYSIOLOGICAL MONITORING DEVICES WITH ADJUSTABLE STABILITY Non-Final OA YUKKA MAGIC LLC
18417589 IMAGE GUIDANCE FOR MEDICAL PROCEDURES Non-Final OA Pulmera, Inc.
18573996 DEVICE FOR MEASURING PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS Non-Final OA Cosinuss GmbH
18571059 SYSTEM, KIT AND PROCESS FOR DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA USING ORAL APPLIANCE THERAPY Non-Final OA 12232821 Canada Inc.
18571183 DEVICE FOR POSITIONING A FETAL HEART RATE TRANSDUCER Non-Final OA COOBABYBOO LTD
18516392 PUPILLARY CURVE MORPHOLOGY AND DIAGNOSIS MANAGEMENT Non-Final OA Apertur Inc.
18513568 Wound Cover to Detect and Monitor a Wound Status, and Method of Using Same Non-Final OA Burnam Biotech, LLC
18562093 PORTABLE DEVICE ALLOWING ACCURATELY AND CONCISELY CHARACTERISING THE FITNESS CONDITION OF INDIVIDUALS IN ACTIVITY AS WELL AS ACCURATELY CALCULATING AND DETECTING THEIR VENTILATORY THRESHOLDS IN REAL-TIME Non-Final OA AGE IMPULSE
18508774 CALIBRATED WEARABLE VITAL SIGNS MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA NotYet Inc.
18389186 Breastfeeding Monitor and Smart Insight System Final Rejection BIB HEALTH & TECHNOLOGIES, LLC

Facing This Examiner?

IP Author analyzes examiner patterns and generates tailored response strategies with the highest chance of allowance.

Build Your Strategy

Sign in with your work email

Enter your email to receive a magic link. No password needed.

Personal email addresses (Gmail, Yahoo, etc.) are not accepted.

Free tier: 3 strategy analyses per month