Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: DAVIS, AMELIE R

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3737 3791 3793 3798

This examiner grants 65% of resolved cases

Analysis

Amelie R. Davis is an examiner in Tech Center 3700, working in Art Unit 3737. She has 468 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 65.0%. This figure indicates a moderate level of difficulty for applicants. The interview lift is 33.4%, which is a significant figure showing that interviews are a very effective tool for securing an allowance.

The median days to allowance for this examiner is 1287. This timeline indicates a prosecution cycle of over three and a half years. For practitioners, the 468 resolved cases offer a reliable data set for strategy. The 65.0% allowance rate and the 33.4% interview lift suggest that direct engagement is a key part of a successful prosecution strategy. In Art Unit 3737, the 1287-day median pendency is an important benchmark for managing client expectations and planning for a multi-year process.

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

Performance Statistics

65.0%
Allow Rate
-5.0% vs TC avg
507
Total Applications
+33.4%
Interview Lift
1287
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 468 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

8.9%
§101 Eligibility
8.1%
§102 Novelty
36.3%
§103 Obviousness
39.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19172989 GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR VASCULAR STENT EXPANSION VISUALIZATION Final Rejection Boston Scientific Scimed Inc.
19176428 ULTRASOUND-BASED CLOSED-LOOP CONTROL OF PATIENT THERAPY Final Rejection KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18868848 INTRALUMINAL ULTRASOUND IMAGING WITH AUTOMATIC DETECTION OF TARGET AND REFERENCE REGIONS Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18039308 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CALIBRATION OF BRAIN HEMODYNAMICS Final Rejection KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18870941 ESTIMATION OF VISCOELASTICITY OF ARTERIAL OR VENOUS WALL Non-Final OA MAYO FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH
18812328 METHOD FOR ASCERTAINING A SETPOINT VALUE AND FOR REPRESENTING MEDICAL IMAGE DATA, PROCESSING APPARATUS, COMPUTER PROGRAM AND DATA CARRIER Final Rejection Siemens Healthineers AG
19171708 ULTRASOUND IMAGING METHOD AND ULTRASOUND IMAGING SYSTEM Non-Final OA SHENZHEN MINDRAY BIO-MEDICAL ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
19366119 A Fiducial Marker Set, A Method Of Determining A Position Of The Same And A Control System Non-Final OA NDR Medical Technology Private Limited
19358923 ULTRASOUND SENSING AND IMAGING BASED ON WHISPERING-GALLERY-MODE (WGM) MICRORESONATORS Non-Final OA Washington University
19293012 METHODS OF USING OPTICAL FIBER-BASED FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY FOR SURGICAL GUIDANCE AND/OR TISSUE DIAGNOSTICS AND APPLICATIONS OF SAME Non-Final OA VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY
18036970 FIBER OPTIC CABLE FOR LESS INVASIVE BONE TRACKING Final Rejection Smith & Nephew Asia Pacific Pte. Limited
18672732 ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GENERATING IMAGE FROM VOLUME DATA AND DISPLAYING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Medison Co., Ltd.
19171785 ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER AND MEDICAL DEVICE Non-Final OA OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.
18641072 ULTRASOUND-GUIDED OPTOACOUSTIC MONITORING OF OXYGEN SATURATION Non-Final OA Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
18438692 TRANSRECTAL ULTRASOUND PROBE FOR BOILING HISTOTRIPSY ABLATION OF PROSTATE, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS Final Rejection UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
19171629 BIOPSY DEVICE WITH END DEPLOYMENT FOR MARKER DELIVERY Non-Final OA Devicor Medical Products, Inc.
18886078 DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR IN-STENT RESTENOSIS PREDICTION Final Rejection PHILIPS IMAGE GUIDED THERAPY CORPORATION

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