Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Joshua B Blanchette, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as BLANCHETTE, JOSHUA B

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3626 3683 3684 3785

This examiner grants 48% of resolved cases

Analysis

BLANCHETTE, JOSHUA B is assigned to Technology Center 3700 and art unit 3626. The profile records 234 resolved cases and a 48.3% allowance rate. The median time to allowance is 1344 days. Interview lift is 31.5%, showing a meaningful positive association with allowance outcomes in the available record.

The listed companies are Koninklijke Philips N.V., Fujifilm Corporation, and Siemens Healthineers AG. The listed firms are Bass Patent Law, LLC, Bekiares Eliezer LLP, and CALDWELL LLC. The case history supports a focused prosecution assessment, with interview preparation appearing especially relevant where applicants are addressing issues that may be resolved through examiner discussion.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

48.3%
Allow Rate
-21.7% vs TC avg
283
Total Applications
+31.5%
Interview Lift
1344
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 234 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

35.8%
§101 Eligibility
10.2%
§102 Novelty
38.7%
§103 Obviousness
11.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18915369 MEDICAL SUPPORT DEVICE, MEDICAL SUPPORT SYSTEM, MEDICAL SUPPORT METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA FUJIFILM CORPORATION
18898627 EXAMINATION SUPPORT DEVICE, OPERATION METHOD OF EXAMINATION SUPPORT DEVICE, PROGRAM, AND MEDICAL IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
19210992 USER INTERFACES RELATED TO CLINICAL DATA Final Rejection Apple Inc.
18430706 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, RADIATION IMAGING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18649928 INFORMATION-PRESERVING NEURAL NETWORK ARCHITECTURE Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
19332348 TRAINING DEVICE, TRAINING METHOD, DISEASE RISK ESTIMATION DEVICE, DISEASE RISK ESTIMATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18808592 TRAINING DATA GENERATION METHOD, TRAINING DATA GENERATION DEVICE, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
19092524 AUTOMATED SYSTEM FOR ERROR CHECKING INJECTION PARAMETERS DURING IMAGING EXAMS Final Rejection KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18717462 IMAGE QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Final Rejection KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18524565 VISUALIZATION OF MEDICAL INTERVENTION EFFECT Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
19171356 Evaluation method of the level of fatigue of an operator and associated evaluation system Final Rejection THALES
18450585 METHOD AND FACILITY FOR PROVIDING A SET OF CONTROL COMMANDS FOR CONTROLLING A MEDICAL IMAGING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Siemens Healthineers AG
18509724 METHOD FOR MANAGING A VIRTUAL PATIENT MODEL, PATIENT MODEL MANAGEMENT FACILITY, COMPUTER PROGRAM AND ELECTRONICALLY READABLE DATA CARRIER Non-Final OA Siemens Healthcare GmbH
18674908 COMPRESSING AND TRANSFORMING VECTOR OPERATIONS IN AN AI MODEL Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18551495 NETWORK SENSOR DEPLOYMENT FOR UTILITIES INFRASTRUCTURE Non-Final OA BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Joshua B Blanchette's allowance rate?

48.3% of resolved applications examined by Joshua B Blanchette were allowed (234 resolved cases), compared with 24.6% across Art Unit 3626 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Joshua B Blanchette?

This examiner's interview lift is +31.5 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Joshua B Blanchette take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Joshua B Blanchette took 1,344 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Joshua B Blanchette work in?

Joshua B Blanchette examines applications in Art Unit 3626 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).

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