Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: BUI PHO, PASCAL M

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 2878 3737 3741 3793 3798

This examiner grants 64% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

64.5%
Allow Rate
-5.5% vs TC avg
485
Total Applications
-19.9%
Interview Lift
1174
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 423 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.9%
§101 Eligibility
3.4%
§102 Novelty
87.9%
§103 Obviousness
5.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18697108 PROJECTION DEVICE Non-Final OA BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
18427764 ILLUMINATION SYSTEM AND PROJECTION DEVICE Non-Final OA Coretronic Corporation
17892839 DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR TRANS-VAGINAL, ULTRASOUND-GUIDED HYSTEROSCOPIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES Non-Final OA Covidien LP
18106908 POLARIZATION SWITCHABLE MULTI-ZONE ILLUMINATION SYSTEM USING A POLARIZATION SWITCHABLE LIGHT SOURCE AND POLARIZATION SENSITIVE OPTIC Final Rejection STMicroelectronics International N.V.
18594200 MEDICAL INSTRUMENT NAVIGATION SYSTEM REGISTRATION PROBE WITH DEPTH-FINDING OR IMAGING CAPABILITES Non-Final OA Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
17179446 IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM Non-Final OA KEIO UNIVERSITY
18442584 Method and Apparatus for Image-Based Navigation Final Rejection Medtronic Navigation, Inc.
18684813 SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR PARAMETRIC FDG PET QUANTIFICATION, SEGMENTATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF ABNORMALITIES Non-Final OA University of Virginia Patent Foundation
18548788 AN APPARATUS AND A METHOD FOR MEASURING FLOW RESISTANCES OF BLOOD VESSELS Non-Final OA TURUN YLIOPISTO
17983200 THERAPEUTIC METHOD FOR THE EYE USING ULTRASOUND Non-Final OA ArcScan, Inc.
17447241 POSITION-SENSITIVE MAGNETICALLY-SENSITIVE TAGS FOR SURGICAL PROCEDURES Final Rejection Tychon Technologies, Inc.

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