Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: BRUCE, FAROUK A

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3737 3793 3797

This examiner grants 46% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

46.5%
Allow Rate
-23.5% vs TC avg
258
Total Applications
+37.2%
Interview Lift
1675
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 200 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

6.7%
§101 Eligibility
15.7%
§102 Novelty
47.3%
§103 Obviousness
21.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18246636 DEVICES AND RELATED METHODS FOR PHYSIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION Final Rejection THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
18574543 System and Method for Non-Invasive Determination of Pressure in a Biological Compartment Final Rejection Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
17337432 CONTROL APPARATUS, RADIOGRAPHY SYSTEM, CONTROL PROCESSING METHOD, AND CONTROL PROCESSING PROGRAM Non-Final OA FUJIFILM CORPORATION
18150828 THICKNESS MEASUREMENT DEVICE Final Rejection SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
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.
18744037 ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
18164850 PET APPARATUS, PET-CT APPARATUS, IMAGE GENERATION AND DISPLAY METHOD, AND NONVOLATILE COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING IMAGE GENERATION AND DISPLAY PROGRAM Non-Final OA CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
19045950 APPARATUS FOR GENERATING THERAPEUTIC SHOCKWAVES AND APPLICATIONS OF SAME Non-Final OA Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
17957535 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETECTING PHYSIOLOGIC SIGNALS FROM A CAMERA Final Rejection GE Precision Healthcare LLC
18590465 SURGICAL PROTECTION SYSTEM Non-Final OA GYRUS ACMI, INC., D/B/A OLYMPUS SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIES AMERICA
17502664 TECHNIQUE FOR DETERMINING A RADIUS OF A SPHERICALLY SHAPED SURFACE PORTION OF AN INSTRUMENT TIP Non-Final OA Stryker European Operations Limited
17955019 Shape Sensing Reference Frame Final Rejection Bard Access Systems, Inc.
19049556 OPTICAL CAMERA POSITIONING TOOL Non-Final OA MedTech S.A.
19027864 TRACKING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMAGE-GUIDED SURGERY Non-Final OA AUGMEDICS LTD.
18978615 TRACKING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMAGE-GUIDED SURGERY Non-Final OA AUGMEDICS LTD.
18280283 System and Method for Tracking an Object Based on Skin Images Non-Final OA University of Pittsburgh - Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education
18950237 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY IMAGING Non-Final OA SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
18915330 POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY IMAGING SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
18990861 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING AUGMENTED ULTRASONOGRAPHY WITH AN IMPLANTED ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
18982531 SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING ROBOTIC SURGERY Non-Final OA Epica International, Inc.
18958885 FORWARD-LOOKING MRI IMAGING FOR CONSTRAINED ANATOMY Non-Final OA Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
18865229 MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD Final Rejection Renaissance of Technology Corporation
18030943 RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY SYSTEM AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME Final Rejection Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College
18192439 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ANGIOGRAPHIC DOSE REDUCTION USING MACHINE LEARNING Final Rejection William E. Butler
18022309 MUSCLE TRAINING METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING VISUAL FEEDBACK BY USING ULTRASONIC IMAGING Non-Final OA Sonoconnect Technology Limited
17887426 Living Subject Identification Using Image/Video Discriminator For RADAR Systems Final Rejection Innovative Health Monitoring LLC
17872952 Presence And Vitals Detection Of Living Subject Using LWIR And RADAR Systems Final Rejection Innovative Health Monitoring LLC
17777760 PLANNING AND REAL-TIME UPDATING A 3D TRAJECTORY OF A MEDICAL INSTRUMENT Non-Final OA XACT ROBOTICS LTD.
17175655 Standardization Of Positron Emission Tomography Based Images Final Rejection The Trustees of the University ofPennsylvania

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