Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: TOMBERS, JOSEPH A

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3783 3791 3797

This examiner grants 50% of resolved cases

Analysis

Joseph A. Tombers is an examiner in Art Unit 3783 of Tech Center 3700. He has 211 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 49.8 percent. This 49.8 percent rate indicates that about half of the applications reaching a final disposition are granted a patent. This figure provides a baseline for practitioners to evaluate their chances of success.

The interview lift is 32.1 percent. This 32.1 percent lift suggests that interviews are an effective way to increase the probability of allowance. Practitioners should consider an interview, as this lift can improve the baseline 49.8 percent allowance rate and help resolve outstanding issues for the 211 resolved cases handled by Tombers.

The median days to allowance is 1425. This 1425-day duration represents the timeline for the prosecution process. With 211 resolved cases and a 49.8 percent allowance rate, the 1425-day median provides a picture of the duration required to reach a grant in Tech Center 3700.

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

Performance Statistics

49.8%
Allow Rate
-20.2% vs TC avg
254
Total Applications
+32.1%
Interview Lift
1425
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 211 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

8.2%
§101 Eligibility
24.9%
§102 Novelty
48.5%
§103 Obviousness
18.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19045131 ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND CONTROLLING METHOD OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
17889779 ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH SENSOR AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18219798 SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING REAL-TIME AORTIC VALVE DIAMETER MEASUREMENT Non-Final OA MiRus LLC
18295506 ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND OPERATION METHOD OF THE SAME Final Rejection SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
19033063 GLUCOSE SENSOR FOR GLYCEMIC ASSESSMENT Non-Final OA Abbott Diabetes Care Inc.
18896231 MULTIPLE DEVICE CONNECTIVITY FOR HEALTH SENSOR Non-Final OA Abbott Diabetes Care Inc.
18838806 SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR AN ANALYTE SENSOR Non-Final OA ABBOTT DIABETES CARE INC.
18639650 INCORPORATION OF SILVER SALTS WITHIN A TRANSCUTANEOUS BIOSENSOR FOR INFECTION CONTROL Final Rejection Abbott Diabetes Care Inc.
19022545 Systems and Methods for Remote Patient Screening and Triage Non-Final OA SNBR INC
18718467 CONTACTLESS WOUND MONITORING Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18804611 INTRA-BEAT BIOMARKER FOR ACCURATE BLOOD PRESSURE ESTIMATIONS Non-Final OA THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
18885409 INTRAORAL COLORIMETRIC SENSORS FOR PATIENT MONITORING Non-Final OA Align Technology, Inc.
17481612 OPHTHALMOLOGIC APPARATUS Non-Final OA TOPCON CORPORATION
17544666 MONITORING GLUCOSE LEVEL USING DIFFERENT GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATIONS Final Rejection Medtronic MiniMed, Inc.
18932277 REMOTE PATIENT MONITORING Non-Final OA Welch Allyn, Inc.
18573484 Capillary Blood Collection Device Final Rejection Becton, Dickinson and Company
18573040 Capillary Blood Collection Device Final Rejection Becton, Dickinson and Company
18703507 MEDICAL PRODUCT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A PRODUCT, IN PARTICULAR A MEDICAL PRODUCT Non-Final OA B. Braun Melsungen AG
17421616 CONTINUOUS EX-VIVO AFFINITY-BASED SENSING OF INTERSTITIAL FLUID Non-Final OA University Of Cincinnati
18688715 PROTECTION SHEET FOR BODY ATTACHMENT DEVICE AND BODY ATTACHMENT DEVICE INCLUDING SAME Final Rejection I-SENS, INC.
17855422 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING AND ANALYZING KINEMATIC DATA FROM INTELLIGENT KINEMATIC DEVICES Final Rejection CANARY MEDICAL SWITZERLAND AG
17863803 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RAPID NEUROLOGICAL ASSESSMENT OF CLINICAL TRIAL PATIENTS Final Rejection Beacon Biosignals, Inc.
18025069 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR THE OBJECTIVE CHARACTERIZATION OF SYMPTOMS OF PARKINSON'S DISEASE Final Rejection Brain Innovations, S.r.l.

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