Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
19 pending office actions • 6 art units • 16 examiners • 0 of 19 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 9 patents granted in the last 365 days
BFLY Operations Inc. is currently navigating 17 pending office actions in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering sector. These applications are distributed across 7 distinct art units, suggesting that the company's medical technologies span several specialized examination groups. The presence of 15 distinct examiners for these 17 actions implies that most applications are being reviewed by different individuals, limiting the opportunity for examiner-specific institutional knowledge.
Michael T Rozanski is the busiest examiner for this portfolio, currently managing 2 pending office actions. This concentration is low, as the remaining actions are spread among the other distinct examiners. The spread across 7 distinct art units further indicates that prosecution strategies must be tailored to the specific technical requirements of each unit rather than a single unified approach, ensuring that the company's medical device innovations are effectively protected across all relevant technical fields.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 5 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
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. 5 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.
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.
| Bucket | Cases |
|---|---|
| §103 only | 8 (42%) |
| Double-patenting only | 2 (11%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 3 (16%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 5 (26%) |
| No statute on record | 1 (5%) |
How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.
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.
| Examiner | Apps on this docket | Allow rate | Interview lift |
|---|---|---|---|
| CELESTINE, NYROBI I | 2 | 81.4% | +23.1% |
| ROZANSKI, MICHAEL T | 2 | 69.2% | +28.8% |
| ARMSTRONG, JONATHAN D | 2 | 55.1% | +3.6% |
| ROBINSON, NICHOLAS A | 1 | 48.3% | +58.1% |
| SAKAMOTO, COLIN T | 1 | 66.4% | +25.4% |
| BEGEMAN, ANDREW W | 1 | 46.2% | +20.2% |
| ZHANG, LEI | 1 | 15.4% | +100.0% |
| FERNANDEZ, KATHERINE L | 1 | 58.0% | +37.9% |
| ABDELAZIEZ, YASSER A | 1 | 86.3% | +3.0% |
| DUONG, HIEN LUONGVAN | 1 | 75.0% | +23.1% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18590020 | ULTRASOUND APERTURE COMPOUNDING METHOD AND SYSTEM | CELESTINE, NYROBI I | 39d |
| 19075381 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR MONITORING FETAL HEARTBEAT AND UTERINE CONTRACTION SIGNALS | CELESTINE, NYROBI I | — |
| 18813377 | ADAPTIVE CAVITY THICKNESS CONTROL FOR MICROMACHINED ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCER DEVICES | ABDELAZIEZ, YASSER A | — |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 5 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17985968 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ADJUSTING SCAN PATTERN FOR ULTRASOUND IMAGING | VIRK, ADIL PARTAP S | 496d overdue |
| 17555351 | INDEPENDENTLY OPERATED PIEZOELECTRIC ULTRASOUND ELEMENTS ARRANGED IN A CHECKERBOARD PATTERN | ROZANSKI, MICHAEL T | 69d |
| 18852007 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ACQUISITION OF PATIENT INFORMATION FOR ULTRASOUND SCANS VIA BARCODE EXTRACTION | ZHANG, LEI | 70d |
| 18504320 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRANSLATING ULTRASOUND IMAGES | MCDONALD, JAMES F | — |
| 18336827 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING ULTRASOUND OPERATIONS USING MACHINE LEARNING AND/OR NON-GUI INTERACTIONS | TRUONG, MILTON LARSON | — |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18891881 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR COLLECTION OF ULTRASOUND DATA | FERNANDEZ, KATHERINE L | 2d overdue |
| 18590020 | ULTRASOUND APERTURE COMPOUNDING METHOD AND SYSTEM | CELESTINE, NYROBI I | 39d |
| 17555351 | INDEPENDENTLY OPERATED PIEZOELECTRIC ULTRASOUND ELEMENTS ARRANGED IN A CHECKERBOARD PATTERN | ROZANSKI, MICHAEL T | 69d |
| 18852007 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ACQUISITION OF PATIENT INFORMATION FOR ULTRASOUND SCANS VIA BARCODE EXTRACTION | ZHANG, LEI | 70d |
| 19310020 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING MEASUREMENTS ON AN ULTRASOUND IMAGE | ROBINSON, NICHOLAS A | — |
| 19281966 | ULTRASOUND PROBE HAVING THREE CONFIGURABLE BUTTONS | SAKAMOTO, COLIN T | — |
| 19075381 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR MONITORING FETAL HEARTBEAT AND UTERINE CONTRACTION SIGNALS | CELESTINE, NYROBI I | — |
| 18909514 | Ultrasound Imaging System with Enhanced User Interface | BEGEMAN, ANDREW W | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3798 | 7 |
| 3797 | 4 |
| 3645 | 2 |
| 2147 | 1 |
| 2899 | 1 |
| 3715 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19310020 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING MEASUREMENTS ON AN ULTRASOUND IMAGE | ROBINSON, NICHOLAS A | — | §102§103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 26, 2025 |
| 19281966 | ULTRASOUND PROBE HAVING THREE CONFIGURABLE BUTTONS | SAKAMOTO, COLIN T | — | §112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 28, 2025 |
| 19075381 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR MONITORING FETAL HEARTBEAT AND UTERINE CONTRACTION SIGNALS | CELESTINE, NYROBI I | 3798 | §103Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 10, 2025 |
| 18909514 | Ultrasound Imaging System with Enhanced User Interface | BEGEMAN, ANDREW W | 3798 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 08, 2024 |
| 18852007 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ACQUISITION OF PATIENT INFORMATION FOR ULTRASOUND SCANS VIA BARCODE EXTRACTION | ZHANG, LEI | 3798 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 70d | Pending | Sep 27, 2024 |
| 18891881 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR COLLECTION OF ULTRASOUND DATA | FERNANDEZ, KATHERINE L | 3798 | §103DP | Non-Final OA | 2d overdue | Pending | Sep 20, 2024 |
| 18813377 | ADAPTIVE CAVITY THICKNESS CONTROL FOR MICROMACHINED ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCER DEVICES | ABDELAZIEZ, YASSER A | — | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 23, 2024 |
| 18806916 | ULTRASONIC IMAGING DEVICES SYSTEMS AND METHODS | ROZANSKI, MICHAEL T | 3797 | DP | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 16, 2024 |
| 18793062 | PRESSURE PORT FOR ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCER ON CMOS SENSOR | ARMSTRONG, JONATHAN D | 3645 | — | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 02, 2024 |
| 18590020 | ULTRASOUND APERTURE COMPOUNDING METHOD AND SYSTEM | CELESTINE, NYROBI I | 3798 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 39d | Pending | Feb 28, 2024 |
| 18389884 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE WITH FILTER FOR ULTRASOUND IMAGE PRESETS | DUONG, HIEN LUONGVAN | 2147 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 20, 2023 |
| 18504320 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRANSLATING ULTRASOUND IMAGES | MCDONALD, JAMES F | 3797 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 08, 2023 |
| 18382368 | MICROFABRICATED ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS AND RELATED APPARATUS AND METHODS | KIM, SU C | 2899 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 20, 2023 |
| 18220530 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR WIRED AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION USING ULTRASOUND DEVICES | NGANGA, BONIFACE N | 3797 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 11, 2023 |
| 18336827 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING ULTRASOUND OPERATIONS USING MACHINE LEARNING AND/OR NON-GUI INTERACTIONS | TRUONG, MILTON LARSON | 3798 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 16, 2023 |
| 17985968 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ADJUSTING SCAN PATTERN FOR ULTRASOUND IMAGING | VIRK, ADIL PARTAP S | 3798 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 496d overdue | Pending | Nov 14, 2022 |
| 17845940 | ULTRASOUND APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR FABRICATING ULTRASOUND DEVICES | ARMSTRONG, JONATHAN D | 3645 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 21, 2022 |
| 17555351 | INDEPENDENTLY OPERATED PIEZOELECTRIC ULTRASOUND ELEMENTS ARRANGED IN A CHECKERBOARD PATTERN | ROZANSKI, MICHAEL T | 3797 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 69d | Pending | Dec 17, 2021 |
| 16553693 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR COLLECTION OF ULTRASOUND DATA | YIP, JACK | 3715 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 28, 2019 |
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