Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: CATTUNGAL, SANJAY

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3737 3768 3793 3795 3798

This examiner grants 83% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

83.3%
Allow Rate
+13.3% vs TC avg
1,062
Total Applications
+11.3%
Interview Lift
1128
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1038 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.0%
§101 Eligibility
30.3%
§102 Novelty
35.8%
§103 Obviousness
6.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18411774 CLICK-TO-CORRECT FOR AUTOMATIC VESSEL LUMEN BORDER TRACING Final Rejection Boston Scientific Scimed Inc.
19025822 SURGICAL SYSTEM WITH MULTI-MODALITY IMAGE DISPLAY Non-Final OA Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
19025799 SURGICAL SYSTEM WITH MULTI-MODALITY IMAGE DISPLAY Non-Final OA Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
18631503 ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC PROGRAM, AND CONTROL METHOD OF ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS Final Rejection KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
18582766 MEDICAL MEASUREMENT APPARATUS Final Rejection Konica Minolta Inc.
18517711 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection NIHON KOHDEN CORPORATION
17935945 AUTOMATIC PLANNING AND GUIDANCE OF LIVER TUMOR THERMAL ABLATION USING AI AGENTS TRAINED WITH DEEP REINFORCEMENT LEARNING Non-Final OA SIEMENS HEALTHINEERS AG
18288693 IMPROVED SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF NAVIGATING A MEDICAL DEVICE IN A BODY LUMEN USING FUZZY LOGIC COMBINED WITH DEVICE PARAMETERS, DIRECT USER INPUTS, AND DISTRIBUTED ANONYMIZED DATA Non-Final OA Covidien LP
18282298 APPARATUS, METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING TACTILE MEDIUM Non-Final OA SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY R&DB FOUNDATION

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