Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: BURKE, TIONNA M

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2145 2176 2178

This examiner grants 54% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

53.8%
Allow Rate
-1.2% vs TC avg
480
Total Applications
+20.4%
Interview Lift
1593
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 437 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.6%
§101 Eligibility
6.8%
§102 Novelty
89.8%
§103 Obviousness
1.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18275769 IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18473483 CONTROL METHOD APPLIED TO SCREEN PROJECTION SCENARIO AND RELATED DEVICE Non-Final OA Honor Device Co., Ltd.
17461602 GENERATING USER INTERFACES COMPRISING DYNAMIC ACCORDION-BASED TRANSPORTATION USER INTERFACE ELEMENTS TO IMPROVE COMPUTER SYSTEM EFFICIENCY Final Rejection Lyft, Inc.
18689878 IMAGING SYSTEM, PROCESSING DEVICE, AND MACHINE LEARNING DEVICE Non-Final OA Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
17434064 SCANNER DEVICE WITH REPLACEABLE SCANNING-TIPS Non-Final OA 3SHAPE A/S
18530170 IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD, AND PROGRAM Final Rejection FUJIFILM Corporation
16508038 EXPANDING KNOWLEDGE GRAPHS USING EXTERNAL DATA SOURCE Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18030269 SYNTHETIC POSITION IN SPACE OF AN ENDOLUMINAL INSTRUMENT Non-Final OA Covidien LP
17913770 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REGISTERING AN INSTRUMENT TO AN IMAGE USING POINT CLOUD DATA AND ENDOSCOPIC IMAGE DATA Non-Final OA Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
18050295 METHODS FOR GENERATING FACIAL LINES FOR DENTAL TREATMENT PLANNING Final Rejection Align Technology, Inc.
17466280 PROCESSING DEVICE, WELDING SYSTEM, PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
18066603 INTERFACE DISPLAY METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Final Rejection VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18168677 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COLLABORATIVE AGREEMENT SIGNING Final Rejection ADOBE INC.
17384273 IDENTITY-PRESERVING TECHNIQUES FOR GENERATIVE ADVERSARIAL NETWORK PROJECTION Non-Final OA Adobe Inc.
17553999 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERFUSING A HUMAN PLACENTA-BASED MRI PHANTOM Non-Final OA The General Hospital Corporation
18528475 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ESTIMATING A 3D CAMERA POSE BASED ON 2D MASK AND RIDGES AND APPLICATION IN A LAPAROSCOPIC PROCEDURE Non-Final OA EDDA TECHNOLOGY, INC.
18477081 SYSTEM, METHODS, AND STORAGE MEDIUMS FOR RELIABLE URETEROSCOPES AND/OR FOR IMAGING Non-Final OA The Brigham and Women's Hospital Inc.
18272328 Recording Medium, Learning Model Generation Method, and Support Apparatus Final Rejection Anaut Inc.
18597369 METHOD FOR ESTIMATING GAZE DIRECTIONS OF MULTIPLE PERSONS IN IMAGES Non-Final OA Beihang University
16244899 Systems And Methods For Remote Tracking And Replay Of User Interaction With A Webpage Non-Final OA Verint Americas Inc.
18348677 COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTELLIGENT IMAGE ANALYSIS USING SPATIO-TEMPORAL INFORMATION Non-Final OA COSMO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE – AI LIMITED
17997028 DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING DEVICE, DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING METHOD, DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING PROGRAM, AND LEARNED MODEL Non-Final OA AI Medical Service Inc.
18493474 WEBSITE PLUGIN AND FRAMEWORK FOR CONTENT MANAGEMENT SERVICES Non-Final OA Siteimprove A/S
18324999 PHYSIOLOGICAL SIGNAL MEASURING METHOD AND SYSTEM THEREOF Final Rejection NATIONAL YUNLIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
18320073 Vascular Segmentation and Avoidance Using Imaging Non-Final OA Neuralink Corp.
17987892 Indicating Baby torticollis using child growth monitoring system Non-Final OA UDISENSE INC.

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