Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: CELESTINE, NYROBI I

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 3771 3793 3796 3798 4100

This examiner grants 81% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

81.4%
Allow Rate
+21.4% vs TC avg
337
Total Applications
+23.1%
Interview Lift
957
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 263 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.3%
§101 Eligibility
20.1%
§102 Novelty
46.6%
§103 Obviousness
26.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19011884 INTRAVASCULAR IMAGING CATHETER Final Rejection Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
19236768 REJECTING SPURIOUS MAGNETIC FIELDS DURING MAGNETIC MARKER LOCALIZATION Non-Final OA Stryker Corporation
18827132 ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS Non-Final OA Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
18610342 ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS TO CORRECT TRANSMISSION VOLTAGE TO MAKE DEPTH OF FIELD OF SCAN LINES UNIFORM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18765333 ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND MODEL OPERATION VERIFICATION METHOD Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Healthcare Corporation
19247954 TRANSMISSION AND RECEPTION DEVICE, ULTRASONIC PROBE, AND ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS Non-Final OA KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
19216858 ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC METHOD Non-Final OA Konica Minolta, Inc.
19396249 PHOTOMETRIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT FOR ENDOSCOPY Non-Final OA Auris Health, Inc.
19090297 UPDATING INSTRUMENT NAVIGATION Final Rejection Auris Health, Inc.
19090636 Elastography Apparatus for MR Elastography Final Rejection Siemens Healthineers AG
19278472 Non-Invasive Focused Ultrasound Neuromodulation to Treat Physiological Conditions Non-Final OA GE Precision Healthcare LLC
18889284 SCANNING CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ULTRASOUND SCANNING SYSTEM, AND ULTRASOUND SCANNING SYSTEM Non-Final OA GE Precision Healthcare LLC
18644742 MATERNAL AND FETAL MONITORING SYSTEMS AND METHODS Final Rejection GE Precision Healthcare LLC
19290159 Optimized Functionality Through Interoperation of Doppler and Image Based Vessel Differentiation Non-Final OA Bard Access Systems, Inc.
18450597 LOCATION-DEPENDENT SPATIOTEMPORAL ANTIALIASING IN PHOTOACOUSTIC COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY Non-Final OA California Institute of Technology
19316047 ULTRASOUND TREATMENT DEVICE Non-Final OA EDGECARE INC.
18856679 MATERIALS AND METHODS FOR LUMINESCENCE-BASED CARBON DIOXIDE SENSING Non-Final OA The General Hospital Corporation
19216735 ULTRASOUND AUXILIARY DEVICE, AND ULTRASOUND PROBE INCLUDING THE SAME Final Rejection HUKUI BIOTECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18955146 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING ULTRASOUND IMAGE QUALITY BY APPLYING WEIGHTING FACTORS Non-Final OA Maui Imaging, Inc.

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