Prosecution Insights
Last updated: July 17, 2026

Patterson + Sheridan, L.L.P. - Dexcom

23 pending office actions • 1 client • 23 examiners • 9 art units • 0 of 23 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 33 patents granted in the last 365 days

Quality Metrics (n=467 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

81.9%
Allowance Rate
n=467
+0.58σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=467
5.2
OAs to Allowance
n=177
+0.20σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=177
1130 days
Time to Allowance
n=177
+16.6pp
Interview Lift
n=467
60.2%
RCE Rate
n=467
3.1%
Appeal Rate
n=467

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

60.9%
§101 Overcome
n=46
52.4%
§102 Overcome
n=42
62.9%
§103 Overcome
n=175
84.2%
§112 Overcome
n=38

Specialization & Scale

A61B, G16H, Y02A
Top CPC Subclasses
54%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=467
0
Practitioners
n=467
Apps / Practitioner
n=467 (min 20)

Portfolio Summary

23
Total Pending OAs
17
Non-Final OAs
5
Final Rejections
1
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 7 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

3
Overdue
0
Due this week
1
Due this month
2
Due in next 60 days
1
Due later

Deadline Fire Line

Every pending office action with a known statutory deadline, placed on a days-until-due axis. Dots left of Today are overdue; the further right, the more runway. Cases that share a deadline window stack vertically. 7 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (3)Due ≤ 30 days (1)Due ≤ 60 days (2)Due later (1)

Case Difficulty Mix

Difficulty is derived from the rejection statutes on the most recent pending office action. §101-driven and multi-statute cases are graded Hard; §112-only and obviousness-type double-patenting cases are graded Easy; everything else is Medium. "Unknown" means we have not yet parsed a statute for that office action.

2
Hard (9%)
18
Medium (78%)
2
Easy (9%)
1
Unknown (4%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only2 (9%)
§103 only15 (65%)
§102 only3 (13%)
Double-patenting only2 (9%)
No statute on record1 (4%)

Industry Mix

How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.

1
Life Sciences
4% of docket
1
Information Tech
4% of docket
1
Communications
4% of docket
1
Semiconductors
4% of docket
16
Mechanical / Eng
70% of docket
3
Business / Other
13% of docket

Time-on-OA Estimate

Manual office-action response work runs about 10 hours per case. The time-saved bands below show what IP Author's prosecution pipeline typically delivers — a conservative 20% on the low end, 35% in the middle, 50% on the high end.

230 h
Manual time on pending OAs
46 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
80 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
2.0 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
GIRMA, FEKADESELASS 1 77.0% +17.7%
SANGHERA, STEVEN G.S. 1 30.0% +29.1%
PORTILLO, JAIRO H 1 53.4% +30.6%
FARDANESH, MARJAN 1 72.8% +18.5%
YOON, CHANEL J 1 52.7% +38.3%
TOTH, KAREN E 1 46.6% +25.2%
SHOSTAK, ANDREY 1 52.2% +62.7%
PRUITT, HALEY NICOLE 1 100.0% +0.0%
LOPEZ, SEVERO ANTON P 1 32.9% +37.3%
QIAN, SHIZHI 1 61.2% +48.6%

Quick Wins (1)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18636210 SENSING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING OPTIMIZED EXERCISE GUIDANCE TO METABOLICALLY UNFIT HOSTS USING CONTINUOUSLY MONITORED ANALYTE DATA PRUITT, HALEY NICOLE

Hard Cases (2)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18923941 CONTINUOUS ANALYTE MONITORING SYSTEM POWER CONSERVATION PORTILLO, JAIRO H
17708892 FILTERING OF CONTINUOUS GLUCOSE MONITOR (CGM) SIGNALS WITH A KALMAN FILTER BRAUNLICH, MARTIN WALTER

Interview Candidates (9)

Cases in front of an examiner whose interview lift is 10 percentage points or more — i.e. interviewed cases historically resolve more favorably than non-interviewed ones. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19000454 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REMOTE AND HOST MONITORING COMMUNICATIONS SANGHERA, STEVEN G.S. 49d overdue
18642267 GLYCEMIC URGENCY ASSESSMENT AND ALERTS INTERFACE SHOSTAK, ANDREY 9d overdue
18627989 SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR NON-RESPONSIVE SENSOR DETECTION LOPEZ, SEVERO ANTON P 56d
19098398 INDICATOR AND ANALYTICS FOR SENSOR INSERTION IN A CONTINUOUS ANALYTE MONITORING SYSTEM AND RELATED METHODS GIRMA, FEKADESELASS
18923941 CONTINUOUS ANALYTE MONITORING SYSTEM POWER CONSERVATION PORTILLO, JAIRO H
18760764 EVALUATION OF DATA TO PROVIDE DECISION SUPPORT FOR A KETOGENIC LIFESTYLE FARDANESH, MARJAN
18673130 ANALYTE MONITORING DEVICE CALIBRATION YOON, CHANEL J
18646702 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR POWER MANAGEMENT IN ANALYTE SENSOR SYSTEM TOTH, KAREN E

Client Portfolio (1 client)

Client (Assignee)Pending OAs
DexCom 23

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
379112
26891
36841
37961
17951
37921
21421
36151
28581

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19098398 INDICATOR AND ANALYTICS FOR SENSOR INSERTION IN A CONTINUOUS ANALYTE MONITORING SYSTEM AND RELATED METHODS Dexcom, Inc. GIRMA, FEKADESELASS 2689 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 02, 2025
19000454 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REMOTE AND HOST MONITORING COMMUNICATIONS Dexcom, Inc. SANGHERA, STEVEN G.S. 3684 §103 Final Rejection 49d overdue Pending Dec 23, 2024
18923941 CONTINUOUS ANALYTE MONITORING SYSTEM POWER CONSERVATION Dexcom, Inc. PORTILLO, JAIRO H §101 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 23, 2024
18760764 EVALUATION OF DATA TO PROVIDE DECISION SUPPORT FOR A KETOGENIC LIFESTYLE Dexcom, Inc. FARDANESH, MARJAN DP Non-Final OA Pending Jul 01, 2024
18673130 ANALYTE MONITORING DEVICE CALIBRATION Dexcom, Inc. YOON, CHANEL J 3791 §103 Non-Final OA Pending May 23, 2024
18646702 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR POWER MANAGEMENT IN ANALYTE SENSOR SYSTEM Dexcom, Inc. TOTH, KAREN E 3791 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 25, 2024
18642267 GLYCEMIC URGENCY ASSESSMENT AND ALERTS INTERFACE Dexcom, Inc. SHOSTAK, ANDREY 3791 §103 Non-Final OA 9d overdue Pending Apr 22, 2024
18636210 SENSING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING OPTIMIZED EXERCISE GUIDANCE TO METABOLICALLY UNFIT HOSTS USING CONTINUOUSLY MONITORED ANALYTE DATA Dexcom, Inc. PRUITT, HALEY NICOLE 3796 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 15, 2024
18627989 SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR NON-RESPONSIVE SENSOR DETECTION Dexcom, Inc. LOPEZ, SEVERO ANTON P 3791 §102 Non-Final OA 56d Pending Apr 05, 2024
18401163 SENSING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HYBRID GLUCOSE AND KETONE MONITORING Dexcom, Inc. QIAN, SHIZHI 1795 DP Non-Final OA Pending Dec 29, 2023
18503486 DETERMINING USER-SPECIFIC HYPERPARAMETERS FOR DECISION SUPPORT MODELS Dexcom, Inc. LAI, DYLAN HONG §103 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 07, 2023
18498548 DETERMINING DECISION SUPPORT OUTPUTS USING USER-SPECIFIC ANALYTE LEVEL CRITERIA Dexcom, Inc. HEALY, NOAH MICHAEL 3791 §102 Final Rejection Pending Oct 31, 2023
18327012 SENSING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DIAGNOSING KIDNEY DISEASE Dexcom, Inc. WEBSTER, KARMEL JOHANNA 3792 §103 Non-Final OA 76d Pending May 31, 2023
18326985 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING, DIAGNOSIS, AND DECISION SUPPORT FOR DIABETES IN PATIENTS WITH KIDNEY DISEASE Dexcom, Inc. WESTFALL, SARAH ANN 3791 §103 Non-Final OA 9d Pending May 31, 2023
18306074 USER INTERFACES FOR CONTINUOUS GLUCOSE MONITORING Dexcom, Inc. JANG, CHRISTIAN Y 3791 §103 Non-Final OA 60d Pending Apr 24, 2023
18173753 SENSING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING DECISION SUPPORT AROUND KIDNEY HEALTH AND/OR DIABETES Dexcom, Inc. CERIONI, DANIEL LEE 3791 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Feb 23, 2023
18172752 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MULTI-ANALYTE SENSING Dexcom, Inc. MCCORMACK, ERIN KATHLEEN 3791 §103 Final Rejection Pending Feb 22, 2023
18066254 MACHINE LEARNING MODELS FOR DATA DEVELOPMENT AND PROVIDING USER INTERACTION POLICIES Dexcom, Inc. KOWALIK, SKIELER ALEXANDER 2142 §103 Final Rejection Pending Dec 14, 2022
18052190 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CGM-BASED BOLUS CALCULATOR FOR DISPLAY AND FOR PROVISION TO MEDICAMENT DELIVERY DEVICES Dexcom, Inc. PAULSON, SHEETAL R. 3615 §102 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 02, 2022
17974185 Feedback For Improving Diabetes Management Dexcom, Inc. ORTEGA, MARTIN NATHAN 3791 §103 Final Rejection Pending Oct 26, 2022
17899135 Augmented Analyte Monitoring System Dexcom, Inc. MARMOR II, CHARLES ALAN 3791 §103 Non-Final OA 60d overdue Pending Aug 30, 2022
17746743 Adaptive Systems for Continuous Glucose Monitoring Dexcom, Inc. HANEY, JONATHAN MICHAEL 3791 §103 Non-Final OA Pending May 17, 2022
17708892 FILTERING OF CONTINUOUS GLUCOSE MONITOR (CGM) SIGNALS WITH A KALMAN FILTER Dexcom, Inc. BRAUNLICH, MARTIN WALTER 2858 §101 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 30, 2022

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