Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: TOTH, KAREN E

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 2884 3735 3791 3794

This examiner grants 47% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

46.6%
Allow Rate
-23.4% vs TC avg
829
Total Applications
+25.0%
Interview Lift
1735
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 753 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

6.9%
§101 Eligibility
6.4%
§102 Novelty
68.5%
§103 Obviousness
12.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
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.
18547150 METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING AND TREATING PARTIAL LIPODYSTROPHY Non-Final OA Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
18634308 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LEFT VENTRICULAR END DIASTOLIC PRESSURE MEASUREMENT Non-Final OA California Institute of Technology
17904790 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING SPATIAL FILTERING AND AUGMENTING ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM SIGNAL, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA TIANJIN UNIVERSITY
18220565 Location-Aided Glycemic Control Final Rejection Dexcom, Inc.
18219231 SAFE VENTILATION IN THE PRESENCE OF RESPIRATORY EFFORT Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18042074 Physiological Data Collection Method and Apparatus, and Wearable Device Final Rejection Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18005359 BODY TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA 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.
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
18563707 MONITORING OF UPPER LIMB MOVEMENTS TO DETECT STROKE Non-Final OA The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
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
15289299 PULSE WAVE ANALYZER Final Rejection NIHON KOHDEN CORPORATION
18619689 METHOD FOR OPERATING A HEARING DEVICE SYSTEM Non-Final OA SIVANTOS PTE. LTD.
17995297 System And Method For Mapping An Airway Obstruction Final Rejection ResMed Sensor Technologies Limited
18213480 SENSOR ASSEMBLY APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR CONTINUOUS GLUCOSE MONITORS Final Rejection Ascensia Diabetes Care Holdings AG
17973738 DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR DIAGNOSING TREATING AND MONITORING CHRONIC PELVIC PAIN Final Rejection Baylor College of Medicine
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
18694420 ANALYTE DETECTION DEVICE AND DETECTION METHOD Non-Final OA MEDTRUM TECHNOLOGIES INC.
17631447 METHOD FOR MANAGING CALIBRATION INFORMATION IN CONTINUOUS BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING SYSTEM Non-Final OA I-SENS, INC.
18684933 SYSTEM COMPRISING INTEGRATED DICHOPTIC FLASH AND PUPILLOMETRY MONITORING, AND METHOD FOR USING THE SAME Non-Final OA Diagnosys LLC
17889908 MONITORING SYSTEM FOR CARDIAC SURGICAL OPERATIONS WITH CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS Non-Final OA Sorin Group Italia S.r.l.
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

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