Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: BEGEMAN, ANDREW W

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3793 3798

This examiner grants 42% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

41.6%
Allow Rate
-28.4% vs TC avg
173
Total Applications
+21.7%
Interview Lift
1314
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 113 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.3%
§101 Eligibility
16.2%
§102 Novelty
50.4%
§103 Obviousness
24.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18955877 ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS Final Rejection FUJIFILM Corporation
18937990 COMPRESSION PLATE, MAMMOGRAPHY APPARATUS, AND IMAGE CAPTURING SYSTEM Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18465371 ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD OF ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18924343 ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC METHOD Non-Final OA CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
18959039 ULTRASOUND NEUROMODULATION GUIDED BY ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE Non-Final OA Sanmai Technologies, PBC
19188127 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR QUANTITATIVE IMAGING USING ULTRASOUND DATA Non-Final OA KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
18574975 BREATHING PATTERN EXTRACTION Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
17634015 STEERABLE MULTI-PLANE ULTRASOUND IMAGING SYSTEM Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
16485466 FOCUS TRACKING IN ULTRASOUND SYSTEM FOR DEVICE TRACKING Final Rejection KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18836900 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATIC DETECTION AND LOCALIZATION OF FOREIGN BODY OBJECTS Non-Final OA THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
18044867 TRANSCRANIAL MR-GUIDED HISTOTRIPSY SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
18786361 Optical Needle Guide Non-Final OA Bard Access Systems, Inc.
17866246 USE OF MORPHOMETRIC CHANGES IN THE BRAIN AS A BIOMARKER TO PREDICT BRAIN TUMOR SURVIVAL Non-Final OA Washington University
19020598 ANATOMICAL STRUCTURE IDENTIFICATION APPARATUS AND DISPLAY METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Samsung Medison Co., Ltd.
19046805 METHODS AND SYSTEMS OF IMPROVING TINNITUS VIA ULTRASOUND NEUROMODULATION OF THE BRAIN Non-Final OA West Virginia University Board of Governors on behalf of West Virginia University
17645460 IMAGING SYSTEMS AND METHODS Final Rejection SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
18196379 TRANSCRANIAL ULTRASOUND DEVICES AND METHODS Non-Final OA Teratech Corporation
16938515 Devices and Methods for Ultrasound Monitoring Final Rejection Teratech Corporation
18713596 ULTRASOUND IMAGING USING C-WAVE BEAMS FOR INCREASING FRAME RATE AND SIGNAL STRENGTH Final Rejection CLOUDSTREAM MEDICAL IMAGING, INC.
18711562 ULTRASONIC SCANNER AND ULTRASONIC SIGNAL CORRECTION METHOD FOR THE ULTRASONIC SCANNER Final Rejection MCUBE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18594724 ADVANCED ULTRASOUND IMAGING SYSTEMS FOR LUNG DIAGNOSTICS Final Rejection Caption Health, Inc.
18416063 FOUR-DIMENSIONAL LUNG ULTRASOUND IMAGING FOR IMAGE-GUIDED INTERVENTIONAL PROCEDURES Final Rejection Broncus Medical Inc.
18404231 SYSTEM FOR OPTIMIZING AN IMAGING APERTURE Non-Final OA OneProjects Design and Innovation Ltd.
18404174 IMAGING ARRAY WITH BIAS APERTURE SELECTION Non-Final OA OneProjects Design and Innovation Ltd.
18035365 ROBOTIC SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING AN ULTRASOUND SCAN Final Rejection ROPCA ApS
17796087 MOBILE SYSTEM AND AUXILIARY METHOD FOR EVALUATING THERMOGRAPHIC BREAST IMAGES Final Rejection TERMO HEALTH TECNOLOGIA LTDA

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