Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: CELESTINE, NYROBI I

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

This examiner grants 81% of resolved cases

Analysis

Nyrobi I Celestine works in Tech Center 4100, Art Unit 3771. She has 263 resolved cases. Her allowance rate is 81.4 percent. This 81.4 percent rate shows the frequency of successful outcomes for applications in Tech Center 4100. Practitioners can use this figure to assess the likelihood of a grant.

The interview lift is 23.1 percent. This 23.1 percent lift suggests that interviews are an effective strategy. Practitioners should prioritize interviews to take advantage of the 23.1 percent lift in Art Unit 3771. The 81.4 percent baseline rate makes the lift a critical factor for the 263 resolved cases.

The median days to allowance is 957. This 957 day median indicates the timeframe for reaching a grant. With 263 resolved cases, the 957 day figure is a reliable indicator of pendency. Applicants can expect an 81.4 percent success rate within a median of 957 days in Tech Center 4100.

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

Performance Statistics

81.4%
Allow Rate
+21.4% vs TC avg
349
Total Applications
+23.1%
Interview Lift
957
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 263 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.1%
§101 Eligibility
19.5%
§102 Novelty
49.3%
§103 Obviousness
24.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18667580 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING USER ANTHROPOLOGICAL TYPE TO REFINE ESTIMATION OF USER'S PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
19045704 MULTI-LUMEN DEVICE FOR ULTRASOUND IMAGING Final Rejection Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
19011884 INTRAVASCULAR IMAGING CATHETER Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
18955308 MEDICAL DEVICE GUIDANCE SYSTEM Final Rejection Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
19047630 IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM Final Rejection FUJIFILM CORPORATION
19042977 ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS Final Rejection FUJIFILM Corporation
18765333 ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND MODEL OPERATION VERIFICATION METHOD Final Rejection FUJIFILM Corporation
18181352 ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM Final Rejection FUJIFILM Corporation
18613694 MULTI-DIMENSIONAL & MULTI-FREQUENCY ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCERS Final Rejection FUJIFILM SONOSITE, INC.
19290159 Optimized Functionality Through Interoperation of Doppler and Image Based Vessel Differentiation Non-Final OA Bard Access Systems, Inc.
19061593 Portable Ultrasound Systems and Methods Final Rejection Bard Access Systems, Inc.
19270064 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATICALLY GENERATING AN ANATOMICAL BOUNDARY Non-Final OA INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
19236768 REJECTING SPURIOUS MAGNETIC FIELDS DURING MAGNETIC MARKER LOCALIZATION Final Rejection Stryker Corporation
18827132 ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS Final Rejection 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
18893919 RADIOTHERAPY TREATMENT TABLE AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS USING THE SAME Non-Final OA SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
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.
19090636 Elastography Apparatus for MR Elastography Final Rejection Siemens Healthineers AG
19043622 LIVE ANATOMICAL MAPPING OF THE LEFT ATRIUM WITH ROBOT-ASSISTED INTRA-CARDIAC ECHOCARDIOGRAPH Non-Final OA Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
18961350 METHOD FOR GENERATING CONTRAST ENHANCED ULTRASOUND IMAGES WITH VARIED IMAGING PARAMETERS AND ULTRASOUND IMAGING DEVICE PERFORMING THE METHOD Final Rejection SHENZHEN MINDRAY BIO-MEDICAL ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
19043584 ELECTROMAGNETIC (EM) MEDICAL DEVICE INSTRUMENT TRACKING APPARATUS 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
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
18711311 PATELLA TRACKING Final Rejection Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics AG
18450597 LOCATION-DEPENDENT SPATIOTEMPORAL ANTIALIASING IN PHOTOACOUSTIC COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY Non-Final OA California Institute of Technology
18925919 METHOD OF THREE-MODE PATIENT CHAIR EXIT SENSING Final Rejection Hill-Rom Services, Inc.
18226698 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EXTRACTION OF JOINT-SPECIFIC MOVEMENT CAPACITY AND MOTION SIGNATURE FROM IMAGING Final Rejection The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
19303778 AUTOMATIC CONTROL AND ENHANCEMENT OF 4D ULTRASOUND IMAGES Non-Final OA Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.

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