Last updated: July 17, 2026

Application No. 18/892,166

LONG AXIS IMAGING SYSTEM AND METHOD

Non-Final OA

Filed

Sep 20, 2024

Priority

Feb 01, 2022 — continuation of 12/097,060

Examiner

BOOSALIS, FANI POLYZOS

Art Unit

Tech Center

Assignee

Medtronic Navigation Inc.

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— +10.8% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 90% grant rate with +10.8% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 1265 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

BOOSALIS, FANI POLYZOS View full profile →

Grants 90% — above average

Career Allowance Rate

1142 granted / 1265 resolved

+30.3% vs TC avg

Moderate +11% lift

Without

With

+10.8%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Fast prosecutor

1y 12m

Avg Prosecution

27 currently pending

Career history

1286

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

2.0%

-38.0% vs TC avg

§103

74.5%

+34.5% vs TC avg

§102

16.6%

-23.4% vs TC avg

§112

5.4%

-34.6% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 1265 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Sep 20, 2024

Application Filed

May 27, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed

Jul 06, 2026

Interview Requested

Jul 13, 2026

Applicant Interview (Telephonic)

Jul 13, 2026

Examiner Interview Summary

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

18/294,887

Patent 12680954

SPECTRAL SENSING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MEASURING OPTICAL RADIATION

2y 5m to grant Granted Jul 14, 2026

18/584,024

Patent 12680951

SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR UTILIZING A FIBER BRAGG GRATING TO DETECT A GAS INDICATING THE ONSET OF THERMAL RUNAWAY

2y 4m to grant Granted Jul 14, 2026

18/699,082

Patent 12681195

RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGING BASED ON DETECTION OF IONIZING PARTICLES

2y 3m to grant Granted Jul 14, 2026

18/596,843

Patent 12672833

X-RAY CT APPARATUS, RADIATION DETECTING APPARATUS, AND DATA PROCESSING METHOD FOR X-RAY CT APPARATUS

2y 4m to grant Granted Jul 07, 2026

18/689,936

Patent 12674748

CALIBRATION AID FOR OPTICAL IMAGING APPLICATIONS

2y 4m to grant Granted Jul 07, 2026

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Prosecution Projections

1-2

Expected OA Rounds

90%

Grant Probability

99%

With Interview (+10.8%)

1y 12m (~2m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 1265 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.