Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: BYKHOVSKI, ALEXEI

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3774 3793 3798

This examiner grants 75% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

75.4%
Allow Rate
+5.4% vs TC avg
380
Total Applications
+28.7%
Interview Lift
1159
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 346 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

7.1%
§101 Eligibility
13.2%
§102 Novelty
51.5%
§103 Obviousness
23.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18347951 ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OBTAINING BIOMETRIC INFORMATION Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
19077003 ULTRASOUND ENDOSCOPE AND SYSTEM Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
19057991 SUPPORT DEVICE, SUPPORT METHOD, AND SUPPORT PROGRAM Non-Final OA FUJIFILM CORPORATION
19015022 NUCLEAR MEDICINE DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS AND METHOD Non-Final OA CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
19002603 ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS Non-Final OA CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
19041011 EXTENDED REALITY SYSTEMS WITH THREE-DIMENSIONAL VISUALIZATIONS OF MEDICAL IMAGE SCAN SLICES Non-Final OA GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
18777998 MEDICAL IMAGING METHOD, MEDICAL IMAGING SYSTEM, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM Final Rejection GE Precision Healthcare LLC
19078078 HISTOTRIPSY THERAPY SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THE TREATMENT OF BRAIN TISSUE Non-Final OA THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
19006948 HISTOTRIPSY THERAPY SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THE TREATMENT OF BRAIN TISSUE Non-Final OA THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
19010469 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MONITORING AND/OR ADAPTING BREATH-HOLDING MAGNETIC RESONANCE EXAMINATIONS Non-Final OA Siemens Healthineers AG
19043025 Ultrasound Imaging System for Generation of a Three-Dimensional Ultrasound Image Non-Final OA Bard Access Systems, Inc.
18221690 REGISTRATION TOOLS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS Non-Final OA MAKO SURGICAL CORP.
19020930 DETERMINING RELATIVE ROBOT BASE POSITIONS USING EXTERNALLY POSITIONED IMAGERS Non-Final OA Asensus Surgical Europe S.à.R.L.
19015042 ORAL SCANNER SYSTEM Non-Final OA Braun GmbH
19010512 APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR CONFIGURING ULTRASOUND DEVICES Non-Final OA BFLY OPERATIONS, INC.
18873006 POINT OF CARE ULTRASOUND INTERFACE Non-Final OA BFLY Operations, Inc
18978634 CONTACTLESS SENSOR-DRIVEN DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD ENABLING ASSESSMENT OF OXYGEN SATURATION Non-Final OA Norbert Health, Inc.
18820018 MRI GUIDED RADIOTHERAPY Non-Final OA ViewRay Systems, Inc.
18799921 METHODS TO MAINTAIN IMAGE QUALITY IN ULTRASOUND IMAGING AT REDUCED COST, SIZE, AND POWER Non-Final OA Exo Imaging, Inc.
18771649 HANDHELD ULTRASOUND IMAGER Final Rejection Exo Imaging, Inc.
18548835 CASING FOR A PORTABLE ULTRASONIC IMAGING DEVICE Non-Final OA Exo Imaging, Inc.
18404957 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR INDUCING A WIDE AREA OF STABLE CAVITATION AND CONTROLLING FOR INERTIAL CAVITATION Final Rejection Adenocyte Ltd.
18099206 LUNG ULTRASOUND PROCESSING SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA DEEP BREATHE INC.

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