Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: TOMBERS, JOSEPH A

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3791

This examiner grants 46% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

46.4%
Allow Rate
-23.6% vs TC avg
246
Total Applications
+31.4%
Interview Lift
1418
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 181 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

9.1%
§101 Eligibility
24.2%
§102 Novelty
46.0%
§103 Obviousness
20.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18296637 INTRA-BEAT BIOMARKER FOR ACCURATE BLOOD PRESSURE ESTIMATIONS Non-Final OA THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
17886374 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NON-INVASIVE PULSE PRESSURE WAVEFORM MEASUREMENT Non-Final OA California Institute of Technology
17788063 AIRBAG OF ELECTRONIC BLOOD PRESSURE MONITOR AND ELECTRONIC BLOOD PRESSURE MONITOR Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
16625226 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CUFF-LESS BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING Non-Final OA The Texas A&M University System
17421616 CONTINUOUS EX-VIVO AFFINITY-BASED SENSING OF INTERSTITIAL FLUID Final Rejection University Of Cincinnati
18573155 PATIENT SUPPORT APPARATUSES WITH PATIENT MONITORING Non-Final OA Stryker Corporation
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.
16920108 Epidermal Photonic Systems and Methods Non-Final OA The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
18573484 Capillary Blood Collection Device Non-Final OA Becton, Dickinson and Company
18573040 Capillary Blood Collection Device Non-Final OA Becton, Dickinson and Company
18120316 CONTINUOUS NONINVASIVE BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT Final Rejection Masimo Corporation
17591974 SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR TRACKING ONE OR MORE OBJECTS Non-Final OA Medtronic Navigation, Inc.
18120081 SPHYGMOMANOMETRY CUFF AND SPHYGMOMANOMETER Final Rejection OMRON HEALTHCARE Co., Ltd.
17930290 CUFF STRUCTURE AND BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT DEVICE Final Rejection OMRON HEALTHCARE Co., Ltd.
18608455 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING HEALTH PARAMETERS Non-Final OA KNOW LABS, INC.
17850294 System and Method for Delivering Tumor Treating Fields (TTFields) and Measuring Impedance Final Rejection Novocure GmbH
17481612 OPHTHALMOLOGIC APPARATUS Final Rejection TOPCON CORPORATION
17628436 EAR-WORN DEVICE BASED MEASUREMENT OF REACTION OR REFLEX SPEED Final Rejection Starkey Laboratories, Inc.
17261749 WEARABLE BODY COMPOSITION ANALYZER Final Rejection Rowan University
18357443 MYOELECTRIC SENSOR ARRAY Final Rejection SHINKO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
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.
17855422 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING AND ANALYZING KINEMATIC DATA FROM INTELLIGENT KINEMATIC DEVICES Non-Final OA CANARY MEDICAL SWITZERLAND AG
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.
18556793 METABOLIC SENSOR DEVICE Final Rejection Stoyan Radkov

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