Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: BEGEMAN, ANDREW W

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3793 3798

This examiner grants 45% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

44.8%
Allow Rate
-25.2% vs TC avg
177
Total Applications
+22.1%
Interview Lift
1273
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 125 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.4%
§101 Eligibility
15.1%
§102 Novelty
51.2%
§103 Obviousness
25.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18667989 ALIGNMENT FOR MULTIPLE SERIES OF INTRAVASCULAR IMAGES Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed Inc.
17645460 IMAGING SYSTEMS AND METHODS Final Rejection SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
19233311 DISPLAYING BLOOD VESSELS IN ULTRASOUND IMAGES Non-Final OA FUJIFILM CORPORATION
17822358 ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS, AND PROCESSOR FOR ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18461387 MULTISPECTRAL PHOTOACOUSTIC DEVICES Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18044867 TRANSCRANIAL MR-GUIDED HISTOTRIPSY SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
19020598 ANATOMICAL STRUCTURE IDENTIFICATION APPARATUS AND DISPLAY METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection Samsung Medison Co., Ltd.
18869789 ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Medison Co., Ltd.
19116463 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING STIFFNESS MEASUREMENTS USING ULTRASOUND SHEAR WAVE ELASTOGRAPHY Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
17634015 STEERABLE MULTI-PLANE ULTRASOUND IMAGING SYSTEM Final Rejection 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
16970810 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SIMULTANEOUS 4D ULTRAFAST BLOOD FLOW AND TISSUE DOPPLER IMAGING OF THE HEART AND RETRIEVING QUANTIFICATION PARAMETERS Non-Final OA UNIVERSITÉ DE PARIS

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