Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: TOMBERS, JOSEPH A

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3791

This examiner grants 46% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

46.2%
Allow Rate
-23.8% vs TC avg
249
Total Applications
+31.1%
Interview Lift
1424
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 186 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.9%
§101 Eligibility
11.3%
§102 Novelty
85.6%
§103 Obviousness
1.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18639650 INCORPORATION OF SILVER SALTS WITHIN A TRANSCUTANEOUS BIOSENSOR FOR INFECTION CONTROL Non-Final OA Abbott Diabetes Care Inc.
17474151 SYSTEM, APPARATUS, AND DEVICES FOR ANALYTE MONITORING Non-Final OA ABBOTT DIABETES CARE INC.
18634420 INTEROPERABILITY AND DATA EXCHANGE CAPABILITIES BETWEEN A BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITOR AND A CONTINUOUS GLUCOSE MONITOR Non-Final OA Biolinq Incorporated
17886374 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NON-INVASIVE PULSE PRESSURE WAVEFORM MEASUREMENT Non-Final OA California Institute of Technology
18295506 ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND OPERATION METHOD OF THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
18159945 DISPLAY DEVICE AND BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT METHOD USING THE SAME Final Rejection Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
16193118 HEALTH MONITORING USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE BASED ON SENSOR DATA Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18357443 MYOELECTRIC SENSOR ARRAY Final Rejection SHINKO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
18689207 System and Method for the Non-Invasive Detection of Spreading Depolarization using EEG Non-Final OA CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY
17421616 CONTINUOUS EX-VIVO AFFINITY-BASED SENSING OF INTERSTITIAL FLUID Final Rejection University Of Cincinnati
16920108 Epidermal Photonic Systems and Methods Non-Final OA The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
18120316 CONTINUOUS NONINVASIVE BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT Non-Final OA Masimo Corporation
18573484 Capillary Blood Collection Device Non-Final OA Becton, Dickinson and Company
18573040 Capillary Blood Collection Device Non-Final OA Becton, Dickinson and Company
18171728 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING ELECTRONIC IMAGES TO IDENTIFY RELEVANT FLOW CHARACTERISTICS Final Rejection HeartFlow, Inc.
18120081 SPHYGMOMANOMETRY CUFF AND SPHYGMOMANOMETER Final Rejection OMRON HEALTHCARE Co., Ltd.
18608455 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING HEALTH PARAMETERS Non-Final OA KNOW LABS, INC.
17855422 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING AND ANALYZING KINEMATIC DATA FROM INTELLIGENT KINEMATIC DEVICES Non-Final OA CANARY MEDICAL SWITZERLAND AG
17591974 SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR TRACKING ONE OR MORE OBJECTS Non-Final OA Medtronic Navigation, Inc.
18559593 BIOPSY SYSTEM Final Rejection Richard Wolf GmbH
17628436 EAR-WORN DEVICE BASED MEASUREMENT OF REACTION OR REFLEX SPEED Non-Final OA Starkey Laboratories, Inc.
17850294 System and Method for Delivering Tumor Treating Fields (TTFields) and Measuring Impedance Final Rejection Novocure GmbH
18668560 CUPS SUPPORTS AND METHODS OF USING SAME Final Rejection Kristin Johnson Doyle
18146107 MEASUREMENT DEVICE Final Rejection TANITA CORPORATION
18612795 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SAMPLE COLLECTION Non-Final OA Drawbridge Health, Inc.
18688715 PROTECTION SHEET FOR BODY ATTACHMENT DEVICE AND BODY ATTACHMENT DEVICE INCLUDING SAME Non-Final OA I-SENS, INC.
18573405 FALL DETECTION Non-Final OA Essence SmartCare Ltd.
18559792 NON-CONTACT BLOOD FLOW OBSERVATION APPARATUS Non-Final OA LEIMAC LTD.
18299501 BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION OVER A PERIOD OF TIME Non-Final OA BIOINTELLISENSE, INC.
17863803 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RAPID NEUROLOGICAL ASSESSMENT OF CLINICAL TRIAL PATIENTS Final Rejection Beacon Biosignals, Inc.

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