Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: BUI PHO, PASCAL M

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

This examiner grants 65% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

64.8%
Allow Rate
-5.2% vs TC avg
482
Total Applications
-19.1%
Interview Lift
1205
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 418 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.2%
§101 Eligibility
21.8%
§102 Novelty
49.1%
§103 Obviousness
21.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18427764 ILLUMINATION SYSTEM AND PROJECTION DEVICE Non-Final OA Coretronic Corporation
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.
18442584 Method and Apparatus for Image-Based Navigation Final Rejection Medtronic Navigation, Inc.
17179446 IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM Non-Final OA KEIO UNIVERSITY
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.
16757567 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MONITORING THE FLUORESCENCE EMITTED AT THE SURFACE OF A BIOLOGICAL TISSUE Non-Final OA FLUOPTICS
16806962 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMAGING OF AN ANATOMICAL STRUCTURE Non-Final OA In Vivo Analytics, Inc.

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