Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: CELESTINE, NYROBI I

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3771 3793 3796 3798

This examiner grants 82% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

81.7%
Allow Rate
+11.7% vs TC avg
320
Total Applications
+22.6%
Interview Lift
956
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 262 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
5.9%
§102 Novelty
82.6%
§103 Obviousness
9.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19163065 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING HEMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS Non-Final OA Opsens Inc.
18181352 ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18925919 METHOD OF THREE-MODE PATIENT CHAIR EXIT SENSING Non-Final OA Hill-Rom Services, Inc.
18889284 SCANNING CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ULTRASOUND SCANNING SYSTEM, AND ULTRASOUND SCANNING SYSTEM Final Rejection GE Precision Healthcare LLC
18677188 MATERNAL MONITORING SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA GE Precision Healthcare LLC
18644742 MATERNAL AND FETAL MONITORING SYSTEMS AND METHODS Final Rejection GE Precision Healthcare LLC
18827132 ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS Non-Final OA Canon Medical Systems Corporation
18610342 ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS TO CORRECT TRANSMISSION VOLTAGE TO MAKE DEPTH OF FIELD OF SCAN LINES UNIFORM Non-Final OA Canon Medical Systems Corporation
18921748 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRAINING AND DEPLOYING AN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE MODEL ON PRE-SCAN CONVERTED ULTRASOUND IMAGE DATA Non-Final OA Clarius Mobile Health Corp.
18097467 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATICALLY DETERMINING AND DISPLAYING A VASCULAR DEPTH MEASUREMENT ON AN ULTRASOUND IMAGE DISPLAYED ON A DEVICE Final Rejection Clarius Mobile Health Corp.
19011884 INTRAVASCULAR IMAGING CATHETER Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
19061593 Portable Ultrasound Systems and Methods Non-Final OA Bard Access Systems, Inc.
18613694 MULTI-DIMENSIONAL & MULTI-FREQUENCY ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCERS Non-Final OA FUJIFILM SONOSITE, INC.
18856679 MATERIALS AND METHODS FOR LUMINESCENCE-BASED CARBON DIOXIDE SENSING Non-Final OA The General Hospital Corporation
18481551 Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Frequency and Phase Correction Non-Final OA The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
18638104 MACHINE LEARNING METHODS AND SYSTEMS TO DETECT INTERNAL MARKERS USING ULTRASOUND IMAGING Final Rejection The Texas A&M University System
18862288 THERMAL DISSIPATION STRUCTURES FOR ULTRASOUND PROBES Non-Final OA BFLY OPERATIONS, INC.
18590020 ULTRASOUND APERTURE COMPOUNDING METHOD AND SYSTEM Final Rejection BFLY Operations, Inc
18955146 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING ULTRASOUND IMAGE QUALITY BY APPLYING WEIGHTING FACTORS Non-Final OA Maui Imaging, Inc.
18711311 PATELLA TRACKING Non-Final OA Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics AG
18630601 Ultrasound Depth Calibration for Improving Navigational Accuracy Non-Final OA Medtronic Navigation, Inc.
18765333 ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND MODEL OPERATION VERIFICATION METHOD Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Healthcare Corporation
18763063 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TISSUE ANALYSIS AND VISUALIZATION Non-Final OA LUMA Vision Limited
18763091 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EVENT-DRIVEN ULTRASOUND SAMPLING Final Rejection Luma Vision Limited
18686864 ULTRASOUND IMAGING USING FOCUSING BEAMS FOR REDUCING MECHANICAL INDEX AND THERMAL INDEX Non-Final OA CLOUDSTREAM MEDICAL IMAGING, INC.
18048873 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ULTRASOUND ANALYSIS Non-Final OA Yeda Research And Development Co. Ltd
18289447 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF A PNEUMONIA BY FREQUENCY ANALYSIS OF ULTRASOUND SIGNALS Non-Final OA Imedicals S.r.l.
18555268 PORTABLE ULTRASOUND DEVICE FOR IMAGING A SUB-CUTANEOUS STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR ULTRASONIC IMAGING Non-Final OA Veintech Pty Ltd
18029208 ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCER ASSEMBLY AND RELATED METHODS Final Rejection E2SENSE INC.

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