Last updated: July 17, 2026

Application No. 19/173,940

RADIATION IMAGING SYSTEM, IMAGING CONTROL APPARATUS, AND RADIATION IMAGING METHOD

Non-Final OA

Filed

Apr 09, 2025

Priority

Oct 19, 2020 — JP 2020-175059 +1 more

Examiner

TRUONG, MILTON LARSON

Art Unit

3798

Tech Center

3700 — Mechanical Engineering & Manufacturing

Assignee

Konica Minolta Inc.

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

This examiner grants 61% of cases after interview

— +42.1% interview lift. A telephonic interview to clarify the technical implementation could significantly improve the outcome.

Based on 143 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

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Grants 61% of resolved cases

Career Allowance Rate

87 granted / 143 resolved

-9.2% vs TC avg

Strong +42% interview lift

Without

With

+42.1%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

3y 10m

Avg Prosecution

14 currently pending

Career history

164

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

1.3%

-38.7% vs TC avg

§103

89.9%

+49.9% vs TC avg

§112

3.5%

-36.5% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 143 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Apr 09, 2025

Application Filed

May 14, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed (current)

Precedent Cases

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1y 3m to grant Granted Jun 23, 2026

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Patent 12653419

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1y 2m to grant Granted Jun 16, 2026

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Patent 12642436

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4y 4m to grant Granted Jun 02, 2026

18/990,443

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1y 5m to grant Granted Jun 02, 2026

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Prosecution Projections

1-2

Expected OA Rounds

61%

Grant Probability

99%

With Interview (+42.1%)

3y 10m (~2y 6m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 143 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.