Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: COOK, CHRISTOPHER L

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3737 3793 3797

This examiner grants 47% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

46.7%
Allow Rate
-23.3% vs TC avg
590
Total Applications
+27.4%
Interview Lift
1697
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 544 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.0%
§101 Eligibility
11.0%
§102 Novelty
42.8%
§103 Obviousness
32.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18787392 ROBOTIC ARMS AND METHODS FOR TISSUE RESECTION AND IMAGING Final Rejection PROCEPT BioRobotics Corporation
17309246 NONINVASIVE QUANTITATIVE FLOW MAPPING USING A VIRTUAL CATHETER VOLUME Final Rejection Northwestern University
18895047 MAGNETIC RESONANCE SCANNING SYSTEM AND METHOD Final Rejection GE Precision Healthcare LLC
19107648 ULTRASOUND EXAM TRACKING Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
19019695 DEVICE TRACKING USING LONGITUDINAL ENCODING Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18700316 RESPIRATORY STATE ALIGNMENT IN MRI Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
16171181 Diagnostic Method, Method for Validation of Diagnostic Method, and Treatment Method Final Rejection TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19091955 Elastography Apparatus for MR Elastography of a Head Non-Final OA Université Paris Cité
19027446 Simultaneous Magnetic Resonance Multislice Imaging Technique with Adapted Recording Sequence Non-Final OA Siemens Healthineers AG
18910160 Method and Device for Planning an MR Examination on an MRT System Non-Final OA Siemens Healthineers AG
19057068 ROBOTIC SURGICAL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A STADIUM VIEW WITH ARM SET-UP GUIDANCE Non-Final OA Verb Surgical Inc.
18397048 BIOPSY SYSTEM FOR USE IN MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING SUITE Non-Final OA Devicor Medical Products, Inc.
19032001 METHODS AND DEVICES FOR SONOGRAPHIC IMAGING Non-Final OA Femasys Inc.
19031733 METHODS AND DEVICES FOR SONOGRAPHIC IMAGING Non-Final OA Femasys Inc.
19030973 SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING PERIPHERAL ARTERY DISEASE AND METHOD OF USE Non-Final OA BLUEDOP MEDICAL, LTD.
17591004 TISSUE PATHWAY CREATION USING ULTRASONIC SENSORS Final Rejection Mazor Robotics Ltd.
16097024 SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR ISCHEMIC INJURY PROTECTIVE ULTRASOUND Final Rejection University of Virginia Patent Foundation
18750749 OFFSCREEN INDICATOR VIEWER USER INTERFACE Final Rejection Auris Health, Inc.
18858658 METHOD FOR ACQUIRING AND RECONSTRUCTING IMAGES OF A HEART IN FREE BREATHING, SYSTEM Non-Final OA CENTRE HOSPITALIER UNIVERSITAIRE VAUDOIS
18816754 VESSEL LOCATION ASSISTANCE DEVICE Final Rejection NOVOTEC LLC
18172447 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTIMODAL DISPLAY VIA SURGICAL TOOL ASSISTED MODEL FUSION Non-Final OA EDDA TECHNOLOGY, INC.
18777012 Systems And Methods For Communicating With Patient In Magnetic Resonance Imaging Device Final Rejection United States Government As Represented By The Department Of Veterans Affairs
17670005 SYSTEM FOR DETECTING MAGNETIC RESONANCE GENERATED GRADIENT FIELD USING AN IMPLANTED MEDICAL DEVICE Non-Final OA Pacesetter, Inc.
18592924 INFRARED RADIAL ARTERY VISUALIZATION DEVICE Final Rejection Logistics and Supply Chain MultiTech R&D Centre Limited
18028150 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREDICTING AND PREVENTING BLEEDING AND OTHER ADVERSE EVENTS Non-Final OA Wayne State University
18568782 A SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VIRTUAL REALITY TRAINING, SIMULATION OF A VIRTUAL ROBOTIC SURGERY ENVIRONMENT Final Rejection SSI IP HOLDINGS INC.
17852389 HEART RATE ESTIMATION METHOD, DEVICE, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA BOMDIC INC.
18451656 System and Method for the Visualization and Characterization of Objects in Images Final Rejection Imago Systems, Inc.
18277063 BRAIN STIMULATING DEVICE INCLUDING NAVIGATION DEVICE FOR GUIDING POSITION OF COIL AND METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY&COMMUNICATIONS CO., LTD.
18295067 SYSTEM FOR SCREENING TISSUE ON THE PRESENCE OF MALIGNANT CELLS Non-Final OA Teledyne Dalsa B.V.

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