Last updated: October 04, 2026

Application No. 18/793,062

PRESSURE PORT FOR ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCER ON CMOS SENSOR

Final Rejection

Filed

Aug 02, 2024

Priority

May 03, 2018 — provisional 62/666,556 +2 more

Examiner

ARMSTRONG, JONATHAN D

Art Unit

3645

Tech Center

3600 — Transportation & Electronic Commerce

Assignee

BFLY Operations Inc.

OA Round

2 (Final)

Interview Optional

— +3.6% interview lift. Interview lift (+3.6%) is below the 15.0% threshold. A written response is recommended.

Based on 454 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

ARMSTRONG, JONATHAN D View full profile →

Grants 55% of resolved cases

Career Allowance Rate

250 granted / 454 resolved

+3.1% vs TC avg

Minimal +4% lift

Without

With

+3.6%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

3y 6m

Avg Prosecution

34 currently pending

Career history

492

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

4.1%

-35.9% vs TC avg

§103

55.7%

+15.7% vs TC avg

§102

20.8%

-19.2% vs TC avg

§112

17.9%

-22.1% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 454 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Aug 02, 2024

Application Filed

May 08, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed

Jul 24, 2026

Response Filed

Aug 28, 2026

Final Rejection mailed (current)

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

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Patent 12748208

COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY SELECTION MANAGEMENT AND MAPPING ALGORITHM

3y 5m to grant Granted Sep 29, 2026

18/103,774

Patent 12736395

ACOUSTIC DETECTION OF DISGUISED VEHICLES

3y 7m to grant Granted Sep 15, 2026

17/367,383

Patent 12730218

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ULTRASOUND TIME-OF-FLIGHT MEASUREMENT

5y 2m to grant Granted Sep 08, 2026

17/758,932

Patent 12714404

FLEXIBLE CAPACITIVE MICROMACHINED ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCER ARRAYS

4y 1m to grant Granted Aug 25, 2026

17/769,076

Patent 12717054

SEISMIC SENSOR GAIN

4y 4m to grant Granted Aug 25, 2026

Study what changed to get past this examiner. Based on 5 most recent grants.

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Prosecution Projections

3-4

Expected OA Rounds

55%

Grant Probability

59%

With Interview (+3.6%)

3y 6m (~1y 4m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Moderate

PTA Risk

Based on 454 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.