Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: TOTH, KAREN E

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 2884 3732 3735 3791 3794

This examiner grants 46% of resolved cases

Analysis

Karen E. Toth is an examiner in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 2884. She has a history with 767 resolved cases, providing a base of data for analysis. Her allowance rate is 46.4 percent, which indicates the proportion of applications that reach a grant. The median days to allowance is 1733, reflecting the pendency period for those seeking a patent. These figures are the primary metrics for her work in this art unit.

Interviews are a tool used with this examiner, as the data shows an interview lift of 25.8 percent. This suggests that direct discussion is associated with a change in the chances of success. Given the 1733-day median wait time, practitioners should consider the 25.8 percent lift when planning their strategy. With 767 cases resolved, this lift is a factor in navigating the 46.4 percent allowance rate. Direct engagement is a documented part of the prosecution history for Tech Center 3700.

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

Performance Statistics

46.4%
Allow Rate
-23.6% vs TC avg
843
Total Applications
+25.8%
Interview Lift
1733
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 767 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

14.3%
§101 Eligibility
14.2%
§102 Novelty
37.5%
§103 Obviousness
29.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19036792 ESTIMATING METRICS FROM SENSORS OF A WEARABLE ARTICLE Final Rejection NIKE, Inc.
18709392 BIOPSY TOOL Final Rejection INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
18948785 SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS RESIDING ON HANDHELD ANALYTE DETERMINING DEVICES Final Rejection ABBOTT DIABETES CARE INC.
17532755 ANALYTE MONITORING DEVICES AND METHODS Non-Final OA ABBOTT DIABETES CARE INC.
18042074 Physiological Data Collection Method and Apparatus, and Wearable Device Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18219231 SAFE VENTILATION IN THE PRESENCE OF RESPIRATORY EFFORT Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18749276 BODY WEARABLE ANALYTE SENSOR SYSTEM WITH INFRARED TEMPERATURE SENSOR DEVICE Non-Final OA Roche Diabetes Care, Inc.
18286693 MONITORING PHYSIOLOGIC PARAMETERS IN HEALTH AND DISEASE USING LIDAR Non-Final OA Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
18547150 METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING AND TREATING PARTIAL LIPODYSTROPHY Non-Final OA Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
18100061 Biomarkers Predictive of Atopic Dermatitis Final Rejection Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc.
18634308 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LEFT VENTRICULAR END DIASTOLIC PRESSURE MEASUREMENT Non-Final OA California Institute of Technology
17996911 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADMINISTERING A SMELL TEST FOR SARS CORONAVIRUSES AND COVID-19 Non-Final OA The General Hospital Corporation
18169400 SENSOR ATTACHMENT SYSTEM, RESPIRATORY GAS SENSOR, AND COMPATIBLE AIRWAY ADAPTOR Final Rejection NIHON KOHDEN CORPORATION
18220565 Location-Aided Glycemic Control Non-Final OA Dexcom, Inc.
18731841 DETERMINATION OF A USER’S GLYCATED HEMOGLOBIN LEVEL USING PULSE SPECTROSCOPY Non-Final OA Garmin International, Inc.
17062666 ELECTRONIC BLOOD PRESSURE METER AND HEART FAILURE DETECTOR Non-Final OA OMRON HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
16365263 DEVICES AND METHODS FOR MONITORING OXYGENATION URING TREATMENT WITH DELIVERY OF NITRIC OXIDE Non-Final OA Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals Ireland Limited
18385206 BRAIN STIMULATION SIGNAL CONTROL METHOD, DEVICE AND SYSTEM Final Rejection INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
18742987 METHODS FOR DETECTING AND PREVENTING ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT Non-Final OA RAMOT AT TEL-AVIV UNIVERSITY LTD.
18563707 MONITORING OF UPPER LIMB MOVEMENTS TO DETECT STROKE Final Rejection The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
17631447 METHOD FOR MANAGING CALIBRATION INFORMATION IN CONTINUOUS BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING SYSTEM Final Rejection I-SENS, INC.
17973738 DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR DIAGNOSING TREATING AND MONITORING CHRONIC PELVIC PAIN Non-Final OA Baylor College of Medicine
18628033 DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR ASSESSING A VESSEL Final Rejection IMPERIAL COLLEGE OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND MEDICINE

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