Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: BRYANT, MICHAEL CASEY

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 1724 1792 2884

This examiner grants 79% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

78.6%
Allow Rate
+10.6% vs TC avg
810
Total Applications
+16.8%
Interview Lift
914
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 784 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.2%
§101 Eligibility
18.3%
§102 Novelty
45.8%
§103 Obviousness
26.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18834152 DETECTION ELEMENT AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18145875 MEDICAL IMAGE DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS AND SCANNING-RANGE SETTING METHOD Final Rejection CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
18827838 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PET IMAGING Non-Final OA SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
18887041 RADIATION IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, RADIATION IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND RADIATION IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM Final Rejection FUJIFILM CORPORATION
18808061 X-RAY CT APPARATUS Final Rejection FUJIFILM Corporation
18671271 CAPABILITY DETERMINATION METHOD, CAPABILITY DETERMINATION APPARATUS, CAPABILITY DETERMINATION PROGRAM, AND PHANTOM Final Rejection Konica Minolta, Inc.
18960363 COOLING APPARATUS FOR DISSIPATING HEAT FROM AN X-RAY CONVERTER ELEMENT, CT DETECTOR MODULE AND CT DEVICE Non-Final OA Siemens Healthineers AG
18960176 METHOD FOR VISUALIZING SCATTERED RADIATION AND MEDICAL SYSTEM Non-Final OA Siemens Healthineers AG
18892811 IMAGING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RECORDING PROJECTION IMAGES Final Rejection Siemens Healthineers AG
18670869 AUTOMATIC COLLIMATION ADAPTION FOR DYNAMIC X-RAY IMAGING Non-Final OA Siemens Healthineers AG
18631352 METHOD AND APPARATUS TO FACILITATE OPTIMIZING A RADIATION TREATMENT PLAN Non-Final OA Siemens Healthineers International AG
18480249 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD, X-RAY DIFFRACTION DEVICE AND SEMICONDUCTOR PATTERN TRANSFER SYSTEM Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
19003338 TUBULAR AZIMUTHAL GAMMA RAY TOOL AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF Non-Final OA CHINA PETROLEUM & CHEMICAL CORPORATION
18950604 PHASE-CONTRAST ENHANCED X-RAY IMAGING SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Teledyne DALSA B.V.

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