Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Communications • Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics
65 pending office actions • 25 art units • 57 examiners • 0 of 65 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 142 patents granted in the last 365 days
Shanghai United Imaging Healthcare Co., Ltd. is managing 66 pending office actions in the Communications technology area. These actions are spread across 58 distinct examiners and 25 distinct art units, indicating a relatively broad distribution of work at the USPTO. The ratio of 66 actions to 58 examiners suggests that most examiners are only reviewing a single application for the company.
SONG, HOON K is the busiest examiner for the company, currently responsible for 3 pending office actions. With 66 total pending office actions and 58 distinct examiners, the prosecution team must manage many unique examiner relationships. The 25 distinct art units involved reflect a diverse range of technical sub-fields within the communications sector. This distribution requires a versatile prosecution strategy that can adapt to the individual styles of 58 different examiners while addressing the specific requirements of 25 different art units.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 13 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. 13 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 |
|---|---|
| §101 only | 1 (2%) |
| §101 + other | 8 (12%) |
| §103 only | 22 (34%) |
| §102 only | 8 (12%) |
| §112 only | 2 (3%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 2 (3%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 21 (32%) |
| No statute on record | 1 (2%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SONG, HOON K | 3 | 86.3% | +8.3% |
| GUNBERG, EDWIN C | 2 | 78.0% | +6.8% |
| TANINGCO, MARCUS H | 2 | 81.0% | +6.6% |
| CADEAU, WEDNEL | 2 | 71.8% | +19.2% |
| DOWNING, SAVANNAH STARR | 2 | 79.1% | +5.9% |
| BOOSALIS, FANI POLYZOS | 2 | 90.3% | +10.8% |
| GEBRESLASSIE, WINTA | 2 | 77.1% | +23.6% |
| ORTIZ, ADAM C | 1 | 65.9% | +34.6% |
| CWERN, JONATHAN | 1 | 50.9% | +33.3% |
| ROBINSON, NICHOLAS A | 1 | 48.3% | +58.1% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18611891 | QUALITY ASSURANCE METHOD FOR RADIOTHERAPY DEVICE, COMPUTER DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | SONG, HOON K | — |
| 18430643 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DOSE VERIFICATION | SONG, HOON K | — |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18515217 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DATA ACQUISITION AND TRANSMISSION IN PET | NGANGA, BONIFACE N | 146d overdue |
| 17645460 | IMAGING SYSTEMS AND METHODS | BEGEMAN, ANDREW W | 37d overdue |
| 18760059 | APPARATUS FOR PHOTON FLASH TREATMENT, METHOD FOR PHOTON BEAM FORMATION, AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | DOWNING, SAVANNAH STARR | 14d |
| 18616158 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DATA TRANSMISSION IN IMAGING SYSTEM | WENDEROTH, FREDERICK | 15d |
| 18677869 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETERMINING IRRADIATION FIELD ANGLES | BOOSALIS, FANI POLYZOS | 19d |
| 18332666 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING MEDICAL OPERATIONS | WILLIAMS, TERESA S | 35d |
| 19413041 | MEDICAL BED APPARATUSES, MEDICAL SYSTEMS AND MEDICAL METHODS | ORTIZ, ADAM C | — |
| 19340995 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR VASCULAR TRACKING | CWERN, JONATHAN | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18468098 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMAGE SEGMENTATION | CADEAU, WEDNEL | 16d overdue |
| 18677869 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETERMINING IRRADIATION FIELD ANGLES | BOOSALIS, FANI POLYZOS | 19d |
| 19413041 | MEDICAL BED APPARATUSES, MEDICAL SYSTEMS AND MEDICAL METHODS | ORTIZ, ADAM C | — |
| 19340995 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR VASCULAR TRACKING | CWERN, JONATHAN | — |
| 19097899 | MEDICAL IMAGE GENERATION METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM | ROBINSON, NICHOLAS A | — |
| 18901494 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING HEMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS | CADEAU, WEDNEL | — |
| 18759818 | TREATMENT SYSTEMS | BOOSALIS, FANI POLYZOS | — |
| 18398081 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION | GEBRESLASSIE, WINTA | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2884 | 8 |
| 3797 | 4 |
| 3798 | 4 |
| 2858 | 2 |
| 2677 | 2 |
| 2857 | 2 |
| 2682 | 2 |
| 3673 | 1 |
| 3684 | 1 |
| 2676 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19413041 | MEDICAL BED APPARATUSES, MEDICAL SYSTEMS AND MEDICAL METHODS | ORTIZ, ADAM C | 3673 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 09, 2025 |
| 19340995 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR VASCULAR TRACKING | CWERN, JONATHAN | 3797 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 26, 2025 |
| 19097899 | MEDICAL IMAGE GENERATION METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM | ROBINSON, NICHOLAS A | 3798 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 02, 2025 |
| 19096574 | CONTROLLING METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DOCKING MOBILE PATIENT BED WITH MEDICAL DEVICE | FOX, DANIELLE A | — | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 31, 2025 |
| 19074502 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SETTING PROTOCOL PARAMETERS | SANGHERA, STEVEN G.S. | 3684 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 10, 2025 |
| 19066134 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING SYSTEMS AND METHODS | ZAKARIA, AKM | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 27, 2025 |
| 19037274 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING | HYDER, G.M. ALI | — | §102Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 26, 2025 |
| 19037218 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING COINCIDENCE EVENTS | GUNBERG, EDWIN C | — | — | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 26, 2025 |
| 19031407 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CORRECTING METAL ARTIFACTS | WILLIAMS, REBECCA COLETTE | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 18, 2025 |
| 19031166 | CAVITY OF MEDICAL DEVICE AND MEDICAL SYSTEM INCLUDING THE MEDICAL DEVICE | MAUPIN, HUGH H | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 17, 2025 |
| 19023201 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND STORAGE MEDIA FOR OBTAINING ENERGY SPECTRA | TANINGCO, MARCUS H | — | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 15, 2025 |
| 19011536 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR IMAGING | PHAM, ANNIE | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 06, 2025 |
| 19004552 | METHOD FOR CORRECTING DIGITAL SUBTRACTION ANGIOGRAPHY IMAGE, COMPUTER DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM | ANSARI, TAHMINA N | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 30, 2024 |
| 19006158 | RADIATION SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES | BRYANT, MICHAEL CASEY | 2884 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 30, 2024 |
| 19004527 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION | FUJITA, KATRINA R | — | §102§103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 30, 2024 |
| 18955942 | BEARING DEVICE AND MOBILE DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY DEVICE | TANINGCO, MARCUS H | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 21, 2024 |
| 18942756 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LESION REGION IDENTIFICATION | TRAN, PHUOC | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 10, 2024 |
| 18940801 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTERFERENCE SIGNAL COLLECTION AND PROCESSING | MCANDREW, CHRISTOPHER P | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 07, 2024 |
| 18926434 | IMAGING PHANTOM ASSEMBLY AND IMAGE GENERATION METHOD | ASTACIO-OQUENDO, GIOVANNI | — | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 25, 2024 |
| 18925231 | IMAGE CONTOURING METHOD AND SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | JONES, ANDREW B | — | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 24, 2024 |
| 18901494 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING HEMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS | CADEAU, WEDNEL | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 30, 2024 |
| 18900868 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMAGE PROCESSING | CESE, KENNY A | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 29, 2024 |
| 18898668 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND STORAGE MEDIA FOR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING | MONSUR, NASIMA | 2858 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 26, 2024 |
| 18893937 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEDICAL IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION | SHOEMAKER, ERIC JAMES | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 23, 2024 |
| 18893919 | RADIOTHERAPY TREATMENT TABLE AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS USING THE SAME | CELESTINE, NYROBI I | 3798 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 23, 2024 |
| 18890800 | PLACEMENT MECHANISM AND FLAT PANEL BOX | SONG, HOON K | 2884 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 20, 2024 |
| 18889364 | CONTROL SYSTEMS AND METHODS | RAO, SHEELA S | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 18, 2024 |
| 18885547 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROTOCOL PARAMETER DETERMINATION OF CARDIAC MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING | VARGAS MONTALVO, DIXOMARA | 2858 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 13, 2024 |
| 18789644 | IMAGE REGISTRATION METHOD, SYSTEM, DEVICE, AND MEDIUM | DULANEY, KATHLEEN YUAN | — | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 30, 2024 |
| 18760059 | APPARATUS FOR PHOTON FLASH TREATMENT, METHOD FOR PHOTON BEAM FORMATION, AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | DOWNING, SAVANNAH STARR | 2884 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | 14d | Pending | Jul 01, 2024 |
| 18760132 | RADIOTHERAPY APPARATUS, RADIATION DELIVERY METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | RIDDICK, BLAKE CUTLER | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 01, 2024 |
| 18759818 | TREATMENT SYSTEMS | BOOSALIS, FANI POLYZOS | 2884 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 29, 2024 |
| 18677869 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETERMINING IRRADIATION FIELD ANGLES | BOOSALIS, FANI POLYZOS | 2884 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | 19d | Pending | May 29, 2024 |
| 18676697 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PARAMETRIC IMAGING IN POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY | ROSARIO, DENNIS | 2676 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 29, 2024 |
| 18675181 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION | AHMAD, NAUMAN UDDIN | 2611 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 28, 2024 |
| 18673403 | ELECTRON BEAM TREATMENT DEVICE, METHOD FOR ELECTRON BEAM FLASH THERAPY, AND SYSTEM FOR FLASH THERAPY | DOWNING, SAVANNAH STARR | 2884 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 24, 2024 |
| 18663002 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DATA PROCESSING | CHEN, XUEMEI G | 2661 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 13, 2024 |
| 18616158 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DATA TRANSMISSION IN IMAGING SYSTEM | WENDEROTH, FREDERICK | 2852 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 15d | Pending | Mar 25, 2024 |
| 18616125 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMAGE PROCESSING | LEE, BENEDICT E | 2665 | §103Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 25, 2024 |
| 18611891 | QUALITY ASSURANCE METHOD FOR RADIOTHERAPY DEVICE, COMPUTER DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | SONG, HOON K | 2884 | §102Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 21, 2024 |
| 18608915 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CALIBRATING AN IMAGING SYSTEM | ALFONSO, DENISE G | 2662 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 18, 2024 |
| 18605788 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR VASCULAR ANALYSIS | BILODEAU, DUSTIN E | 2664 | §103 | Final Rejection | 63d | Pending | Mar 14, 2024 |
| 18595471 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR IMAGE PROCESSING | AZIMA, SHAGHAYEGH | 2671 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 05, 2024 |
| 18430635 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ROTOR SPEED DETERMINATION | HAGOS, EYOB | 2685 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 01, 2024 |
| 18430643 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DOSE VERIFICATION | SONG, HOON K | — | §102Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 01, 2024 |
| 18579328 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRAINING MACHINE LEARNING MODELS, COMPUTER DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | CHEN, KUANG FU | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 12, 2024 |
| 18401327 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SPECTRAL IMAGING | ZONG, HELEN | 2683 | §103 | Final Rejection | 17d overdue | Pending | Dec 29, 2023 |
| 18398081 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION | GEBRESLASSIE, WINTA | 2677 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 27, 2023 |
| 18523995 | COIL FAULT DETECTION METHODS AND SYSTEMS | ZAAB, SHARAH | 2857 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 30, 2023 |
| 18515217 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DATA ACQUISITION AND TRANSMISSION IN PET | NGANGA, BONIFACE N | 3797 | §102§112 | Final Rejection | 146d overdue | Pending | Nov 20, 2023 |
| 18508186 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MODULATING RADIATION DOSE | HUANG, WEN WU | 2648 | §103DP | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 13, 2023 |
| 18287191 | OPERATION METHOD, DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND MOBILE DEVICE FOR MEDICAL DEVICE | NGUYEN, HIEN NGOC | 3797 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 29d | Pending | Oct 17, 2023 |
| 18488012 | CALIBRATION METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR IMAGING FIELD | LAU, TUNG S | 2857 | §102 | Non-Final OA | 14d | Pending | Oct 16, 2023 |
| 18469509 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING IMAGING DEVICE | GUNBERG, EDWIN C | 2884 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 18, 2023 |
| 18468098 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMAGE SEGMENTATION | CADEAU, WEDNEL | 2632 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 16d overdue | Pending | Sep 15, 2023 |
| 18338337 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR IMAGING | ZHANG, FAN | 2682 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 20, 2023 |
| 18332666 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING MEDICAL OPERATIONS | WILLIAMS, TERESA S | 3687 | §101§102§103 | Final Rejection | 35d | Pending | Jun 09, 2023 |
| 18327050 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR QUALITY ASSURANCE | MASKELL, MICHAEL P | 2878 | §102 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 31, 2023 |
| 18203106 | IMAGE CLIPPING METHOD AND IMAGE CLIPPING SYSTEM | TRUONG, KARL DUC | 2614 | §103 | Final Rejection | 34d | Pending | May 30, 2023 |
| 18317910 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM FOR SIMULATING A PARTICLE TRANSPORT AND DETERMINING HUMAN DOSE IN A RADIOTHERAPY | KIM, EUNHEE | 2188 | §101§102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 15, 2023 |
| 18305371 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMAGE FUSION | GEBRESLASSIE, WINTA | 2677 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 23, 2023 |
| 18182286 | METHODS, DEVICES, AND SYSTEMS FOR DYNAMIC FLUOROSCOPY OF C-SHAPED ARM DEVICES | HUNTSINGER, PETER K | 2682 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 10, 2023 |
| 17820568 | RADIATION THERAPY DEVICES AND MAGNETIC RESONANCE GUIDED RADIATION THERAPY SYSTEMS | BRUCE, FAROUK A | 3797 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 18, 2022 |
| 17645460 | IMAGING SYSTEMS AND METHODS | BEGEMAN, ANDREW W | 3798 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 37d overdue | Pending | Dec 22, 2021 |
| 17305055 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING | SHAFQAT, AMY JEANETTE | 3798 | §112 | Non-Final OA | 43d overdue | Pending | Jun 30, 2021 |
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