Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: TOTH, KAREN E

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3735 3791

This examiner grants 47% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

46.7%
Allow Rate
-23.3% vs TC avg
821
Total Applications
+24.6%
Interview Lift
1821
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 749 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

13.3%
§101 Eligibility
17.8%
§102 Novelty
36.5%
§103 Obviousness
27.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18450780 IMPLANT DEVICES WITH SHUNT CHANNEL SENSORS Non-Final OA EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
18634308 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LEFT VENTRICULAR END DIASTOLIC PRESSURE MEASUREMENT Non-Final OA California Institute of Technology
17996032 INGESTIBLE SAMPLING DEVICE Non-Final OA Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
18042074 Physiological Data Collection Method and Apparatus, and Wearable Device Final Rejection Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18056147 END TIDAL CARBON DIOXIDE MEASUREMENT DURING HIGH FLOW OXYGEN THERAPY Final Rejection COVIDIEN LP
18443880 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PULMONARY HEALTH MANAGEMENT Final Rejection PNEUMA RESPIRATORY, INC.
17973738 DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR DIAGNOSING TREATING AND MONITORING CHRONIC PELVIC PAIN Final Rejection Baylor College of Medicine
18611435 SYSTEMS FOR MEDICAL DEVICE BREATHABILITY Non-Final OA Medtronic Minimed, Inc.
18198431 BED WITH BED PRESENCE DETECTION USING TEMPERATURE SIGNALS Final Rejection Sleep Number Corporation
16973736 MEASURING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING AT LEAST ONE RESPIRATORY PARAMETER Final Rejection FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FÖRDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E. V.
18563707 MONITORING OF UPPER LIMB MOVEMENTS TO DETECT STROKE Non-Final OA The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
18948785 SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS RESIDING ON HANDHELD ANALYTE DETERMINING DEVICES Final Rejection ABBOTT DIABETES CARE INC.
18369100 ANALYTE MONITORING SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA ABBOTT DIABETES CARE INC.
17587856 THIRD PARTY ANALYTE MONITORING Non-Final OA ABBOTT DIABETES CARE INC.
17996911 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADMINISTERING A SMELL TEST FOR SARS CORONAVIRUSES AND COVID-19 Non-Final OA The General Hospital Corporation
18385206 BRAIN STIMULATION SIGNAL CONTROL METHOD, DEVICE AND SYSTEM Non-Final OA INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
18079006 INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE DETECTING DEVICE AND DETECING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Industrial Technology Research Institute
18320270 Device And Method For Determining Glaucoma Non-Final OA THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF KOREA INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION
15289299 PULSE WAVE ANALYZER Final Rejection NIHON KOHDEN CORPORATION
18041229 SPIROMETRY METHODS TO DIAGNOSE MILD AND EARLY AIRFLOW OBSTRUCTION Final Rejection THE UAB RESEARCH FOUNDATION
18619689 METHOD FOR OPERATING A HEARING DEVICE SYSTEM Non-Final OA SIVANTOS PTE. LTD.
18100061 Biomarkers Predictive of Atopic Dermatitis Non-Final OA Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc.
17995297 System And Method For Mapping An Airway Obstruction Final Rejection ResMed Sensor Technologies Limited
17052475 DEVICE AND METHODS FOR DERIVING A RESPIRATION RATE FROM MULTIPLE BIOMETRIC SOURCES Final Rejection Monovo, LLC
18628033 DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR ASSESSING A VESSEL Non-Final OA IMPERIAL COLLEGE OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND MEDICINE
17889908 MONITORING SYSTEM FOR CARDIAC SURGICAL OPERATIONS WITH CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS Non-Final OA Sorin Group Italia S.r.l.
18339254 AIR-PUMP ARRANGEMENT FOR AN ACOUSTIC MEASUREMENT DEVICE Non-Final OA Interacoustics A/S
18396724 METHOD AND COMPUTING DEVICE FOR NON-INVASIVELY ESTIMATING BLOOD GLUCOSE, DEVICE FOR NON-INVASIVELY MEASURING ELECTROCARDIOGRAM SIGNAL, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA SINGULAR WINGS MEDICAL CO., LTD.
18481789 SWEAT PATCH WITH IMPROVED ADHESION AND ANTI-TAMPERING FEATURE(S) Non-Final OA Smart Sales, LLC dba Smartox
18283371 METHOD OF DETERMINING A CURRENT GLUCOSE VALUE IN A TRANSPORT FLUID Non-Final OA EYESENSE GMBH

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