Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: BYKHOVSKI, ALEXEI

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3774 3775 3793 3798

This examiner grants 77% of resolved cases

Analysis

Alexei Bykhovski works in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 3774. He has 386 resolved cases. His allowance rate is 77.2 percent. This 77.2 percent rate indicates the frequency with which applications result in a patent grant under his supervision in Art Unit 3774.

The interview lift for this examiner is 25.9 percent. This 25.9 percent lift suggests that interviews are an effective way to advance prosecution and increase the chances of a grant. For the 386 resolved cases, practitioners should consider the 25.9 percent lift as a tool for resolving rejections and moving the case toward a final grant.

The median days to allowance is 1026. This 1026 day figure represents the typical timeframe for an application to reach a successful conclusion. The 1026 day median indicates the pace of prosecution in Tech Center 3700. Applicants can use the 77.2 percent allowance rate and the 1026 day median to manage their patent portfolios effectively.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

77.2%
Allow Rate
+7.2% vs TC avg
421
Total Applications
+25.9%
Interview Lift
1026
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 386 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

6.7%
§101 Eligibility
13.2%
§102 Novelty
51.2%
§103 Obviousness
25.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18884994 APPARATUS AND METHOD OF PROCESSING BIOSIGNAL Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18889536 SURGICAL ROBOTIC SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INSTRUMENT TRACKING AND VISUALIZATION IN NEAR INFRA-RED (NIR) IMAGING MODE USING NIR REFLECTION Non-Final OA Covidien LP
19107534 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PHOTOACOUSTIC-GUIDED ULTRASOUND TREATEMENT FOR PORT WINE STAINS Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of California
19286066 REAL-TIME ULTRASOUND MONITORING FOR ABLATION THERAPY Non-Final OA The Johns Hopkins University
18159487 TECHNIQUES FOR HEART RATE DETECTION Non-Final OA Oura Health Oy
19078078 HISTOTRIPSY THERAPY SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THE TREATMENT OF BRAIN TISSUE Non-Final OA THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
18221690 REGISTRATION TOOLS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS Non-Final OA MAKO SURGICAL CORP.
18998169 VITAL SIGN MONITORING DEVICE Non-Final OA ams-OSRAM AG
19347259 A MACHINE LEARNING BASED CLINICAL SCAN GUIDANCE ALGORITHM FOR ABDOMINAL ULTRASOUND Non-Final OA GE Precision Healthcare LLC
19221124 CALIBRATION METHOD FOR MEDICAL IMAGING SYSTEM, AND MEDICAL IMAGING SYSTEM Final Rejection GE Precision Healthcare LLC
19323553 ULTRASOUND IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF VISUALIZING ULTRASOUND MERGED VOLUME Non-Final OA Samsung Medison Co., Ltd.
18828369 PREDICTION DEVICE, METHOD OF GENERATING PREDICTION MODEL, AND COMPUTING DEVICE Non-Final OA NIHON KOHDEN CORPORATION

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