Listed by the USPTO as BRUCE, FAROUK A
Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3737 3773 3793 3794 3797
This examiner grants 49% of resolved cases
BRUCE, FAROUK A handles art unit 3737 cases in tech center 3700. The profile records 222 resolved cases, an allowance rate of 49.1%, an interview lift of 38.3%, and a median time to allowance of 1588 days. The allowance figure indicates that careful claim differentiation and response development are important. The interview measure gives direct examiner engagement a meaningful role in planning, while the median duration requires early attention to prosecution timing.
The listed companies are Canon Inc., Seiko Epson Corporation, and Fujifilm Corporation. The leading firms are OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P., BakerHostetler, and Barron & Young PLLC. Counsel can use these participants as a reference set for technology-specific preparation and advocacy choices. The recorded timeline supports coordinating prosecution with commercial and portfolio objectives from the outset.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19329493 | OPERATION SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR ULTRASOUND PROBE AND OPERATION SUPPORT PROGRAM FOR ULTRASOUND PROBE | Non-Final OA | FUJIFILM Corporation |
| 17337432 | CONTROL APPARATUS, RADIOGRAPHY SYSTEM, CONTROL PROCESSING METHOD, AND CONTROL PROCESSING PROGRAM | Final Rejection | FUJIFILM CORPORATION |
| 18744037 | ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS AND STORAGE MEDIUM | Final Rejection | CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA |
| 17333410 | MEDICAL IMAGE DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS, MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD | Non-Final OA | Canon Kabushiki Kaisha |
| 17502664 | TECHNIQUE FOR DETERMINING A RADIUS OF A SPHERICALLY SHAPED SURFACE PORTION OF AN INSTRUMENT TIP | Final Rejection | Stryker European Operations Limited |
| 19329603 | BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION DETECTION DEVICE | Non-Final OA | SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION |
| 18980198 | ULTRASONIC DEVICE | Final Rejection | SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION |
| 17820568 | RADIATION THERAPY DEVICES AND MAGNETIC RESONANCE GUIDED RADIATION THERAPY SYSTEMS | Non-Final OA | SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD. |
| 18069893 | SEMI-COMPACT PHOTOACOUSTIC DEVICES AND SYSTEMS | Non-Final OA | QUALCOMM Incorporated |
| 17932106 | ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM FOR CONTROLLING ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS | Non-Final OA | Konica Minolta, Inc. |
| 18574543 | System and Method for Non-Invasive Determination of Pressure in a Biological Compartment | Non-Final OA | Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research |
| 19152770 | X-RAY TUBE CALIBRATION METHOD AND DEVICE | Non-Final OA | GE Precision Healthcare LLC |
| 18410537 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTIMAL COMBINING OF COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY AND POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY IMAGING FOR ATTENUATED CORRECTION AND IMPROVED DIAGNOSIS | Non-Final OA | GE Precision Healthcare LLC |
| 18246636 | DEVICES AND RELATED METHODS FOR PHYSIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION | Non-Final OA | THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA |
| 18887097 | ULTRASONIC MEDICAL INSTRUMENT HAVING VARIABLE FOCUSING DEPTH OF ULTRASONIC WAVE GENERATING UNIT | Non-Final OA | JEISYS MEDICAL INC. |
| 18761873 | TUNNEL DRILLING AIMER AND ISO-ANGLE USER INTERFACE | Non-Final OA | Smith & Nephew Asia Pacific Pte. Limited |
| 19181783 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF MEDICAL MULTI-DYE FLUORESCENCE IMAGING | Final Rejection | OLYMPUS Winter & Ibe GmbH |
| 19150642 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VISUAL IMAGE GUIDANCE DURING A MEDICAL PROCEDURE | Non-Final OA | KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN |
| 19092862 | CONTINUOUS NONINVASIVE BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT | Non-Final OA | Masimo Corporation |
| 18388110 | MEDICAL SYSTEM AND NAVIGATION METHOD | Non-Final OA | ASAHI INTECC CO., LTD. |
| 19045950 | APPARATUS FOR GENERATING THERAPEUTIC SHOCKWAVES AND APPLICATIONS OF SAME | Non-Final OA | Board of Regents, The University of Texas System |
| 18990861 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING AUGMENTED ULTRASONOGRAPHY WITH AN IMPLANTED ELECTRONIC DEVICE | Final Rejection | The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York |
| 19104141 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING A RISK FACTOR FOR A CONDITION | Final Rejection | ResMed Digital Health Inc. |
| 18590465 | SURGICAL PROTECTION SYSTEM | Non-Final OA | GYRUS ACMI, INC., D/B/A OLYMPUS SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIES AMERICA |
| 18697088 | FLEXIBLE GRADUATED HOOK-WIRE AND KIT FOR POSITIONING THEREOF IN A PATIENT'S BREAST, AXILLA OR OTHER SOFT TISSUE | Non-Final OA | Individual inventor |
IP Author analyzes examiner patterns and generates tailored response strategies with the highest chance of allowance.
Build Your Strategy49.1% of resolved applications examined by Farouk A Bruce were allowed (222 resolved cases), compared with 0.0% across Art Unit 3737 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +38.3 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Farouk A Bruce took 1,588 days on average from filing to allowance.
Farouk A Bruce examines applications in Art Unit 3737 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).
