Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: BEGEMAN, ANDREW W

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3793 3798

This examiner grants 43% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

42.6%
Allow Rate
-27.4% vs TC avg
175
Total Applications
+21.0%
Interview Lift
1291
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 115 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.6%
§101 Eligibility
1.2%
§102 Novelty
93.0%
§103 Obviousness
3.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18760795 X-PLANE AND 3D IMAGING FOR ASYMMETRIC APERTURES Final Rejection KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18574975 BREATHING PATTERN EXTRACTION Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18011020 ADAPTABLE USER INTERFACE FOR A MEDICAL IMAGING SYSTEM Final Rejection KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
16485466 FOCUS TRACKING IN ULTRASOUND SYSTEM FOR DEVICE TRACKING Final Rejection KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18966036 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
17822358 ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS, AND PROCESSOR FOR ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18530515 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OBTAINING AN ULTRASOUND VOLUME FROM BI-PLANE ULTRASOUND SCANNING Final Rejection GE Precision Healthcare LLC
18899438 ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS, ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM, POWER SOURCE CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection Konica Minolta, Inc.
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
19186463 Integrated Electrodiagnostic, Physiological and Ultrasound Systems and Methods Non-Final OA Cadwell Laboratories, Inc.
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
18924343 ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC METHOD Non-Final OA CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
18667989 ALIGNMENT FOR MULTIPLE SERIES OF INTRAVASCULAR IMAGES Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed Inc.
18786361 Optical Needle Guide Final Rejection Bard Access Systems, Inc.
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
18658327 INTRAURETHRAL MEDICAL SYSTEMS AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Medical Device Limited
17645460 IMAGING SYSTEMS AND METHODS Final Rejection SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
18438768 DYNAMIC 129Xe GAS EXCHANGE SPECTROSCOPY Non-Final OA Duke University
18196379 TRANSCRANIAL ULTRASOUND DEVICES AND METHODS Non-Final OA Teratech Corporation
18090316 DEVICES AND METHODS FOR ULTRASOUND MONITORING Final Rejection Teratech Corporation
16938515 Devices and Methods for Ultrasound Monitoring Final Rejection Teratech Corporation
17866246 USE OF MORPHOMETRIC CHANGES IN THE BRAIN AS A BIOMARKER TO PREDICT BRAIN TUMOR SURVIVAL Non-Final OA Washington University
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.
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.

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