Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: YOON, CHANEL J

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3791 3792

This examiner grants 55% of resolved cases

Analysis

Chanel J Yoon examines applications in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 3791. The examiner has a total of 218 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 55.0 percent. This rate indicates the proportion of applications that reach a successful conclusion under this examiner's supervision.

The interview lift of 40.1 percent is a notable increase over the 55.0 percent allowance rate. This suggests that interviews are an effective tool for improving the probability of a grant. For the 218 resolved cases, the data implies that verbal communication is a catalyst for overcoming objections during the examination process.

The median days to allowance is 1256. This timeline shows the duration of the prosecution process for successful applications. Combining the 40.1 percent interview lift with the 1256-day median provides a strategy for practitioners working in Art Unit 3791.

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

Performance Statistics

55.0%
Allow Rate
-15.0% vs TC avg
274
Total Applications
+40.1%
Interview Lift
1256
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 218 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

17.4%
§101 Eligibility
14.5%
§102 Novelty
36.9%
§103 Obviousness
28.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18819727 WEARABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING PLURALITY OF BIOMETRIC SENSORS Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18357089 TRACKING CALORIC EXPENDITURE USING A CAMERA Final Rejection Apple Inc.
18786014 SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS OF ANALYTE MONITORING Non-Final OA Abbott Diabetes Care Inc.
18330642 HOUSING FOR LIVESTOCK SENSOR AND LIVESTOCK SENSOR Final Rejection DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
17920522 Body Composition Detection Method and Device Final Rejection Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18362014 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MEASURING AN ARTERIAL PRESSURE Final Rejection Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives
18267150 METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR ANALYSING A PULSE WAVE SIGNAL Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18453739 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NON-INTRUSIVE DECEPTION DETECTION Final Rejection Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of Arizona State University
18803241 PSEUDOMONOPOLAR ELECTRODE CONFIGURATIONS FOR EMG SENSING Non-Final OA Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
18257609 WEARABLE INERTIAL SENSOR SYSTEM AND METHODS Non-Final OA NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
18864029 Blood Collection Device with Front-End Automation Features Non-Final OA Becton, Dickinson and Company
18495669 LEARNING AND PREDICTING TEMPORAL PROFILES OF PHYSIOLOGICAL STATES ASSOCIATED WITH THE ADMINISTRATION OF COMMONLY USED CRITICAL CARE DRUGS Non-Final OA Becton, Dickinson and Company
18928651 DEVICES AND METHODS FOR REDUCING FLUID IN THE IMAGING FIELD OF A TISSUE HANDLING APPARATUS FOR IMPROVING BIOPSY SYSTEM IMAGING QUALITY Non-Final OA Hologic, Inc.
18715502 MULTI-FACETED BIOPSY NEEDLE TIPS AND NEEDLES, NEEDLE SETS, AND DEVICES INCORPORATING THE SAME Final Rejection HOLOGIC, INC.
18308816 WEARABLE SURFACE ELECTROMYOGRAPHY SENSOR UNITS AND METHODS OF USE AND FABRICATION Final Rejection Purdue Research Foundation
18037736 TECHNIQUES FOR EXTRACTING RESPIRATORY PARAMETERS FROM NOISY SHORT DURATION THORACIC IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENTS Final Rejection Analog Devices International Unlimited Company
18547897 Methods and Devices to Measure Angular Stiffness of Dental and Medical Implants Final Rejection University of Washington
18355071 CUFF AND BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT DEVICE Final Rejection OMRON HEALTHCARE Co., Ltd.
18235945 ENDOSCOPIC FLUID ASPIRATION DEVICE Non-Final OA CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER
18486265 DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTINUOUS ESTIMATION OF ORGAN AND TISSUE SIZE AND CONTENT WITHIN AN INTACT ORGANISM Non-Final OA Yale University
18674617 ANALYTE MONITORING DEVICE AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection I-sens, Inc.
18296241 WIRELESS, INTERNET-BASED SYSTEM FOR MONITORING LYMPHEDEMA Final Rejection Baxter Healthcare SA
18772785 CARDIOVASCULAR AGE ESTIMATION Non-Final OA Whoop, Inc.
18453572 DELIVERY DATE PREDICTION Final Rejection Whoop, Inc.
17388711 PULSE SHAPE ANALYSIS Non-Final OA Whoop, Inc.

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