Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: DEUTSCH, TAYLOR M

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3793 3798

This examiner grants 52% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

52.5%
Allow Rate
-17.5% vs TC avg
142
Total Applications
+34.9%
Interview Lift
1158
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 101 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

7.2%
§101 Eligibility
20.8%
§102 Novelty
55.2%
§103 Obviousness
15.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18634758 MEDICAL IMAGING DEVICES Final Rejection Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
18867092 MODULAR ULTRASONIC DEVICE, ULTRASONIC SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR MODIFYING A MODULAR ULTRASONIC DEVICE Final Rejection FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FÖRDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V.
19006460 MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS AND MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING METHOD Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19380681 ULTRASONIC ENDOSCOPE Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
17398778 Localizing Medical Instruments Using Doppler Ultrasound Twinkling Artifact Signatures Final Rejection Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
18920961 MEASURING ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR MEASURING MOVEMENTS OF A PATIENT POSITIONED RECUMBENTLY ON A PATIENT TABLE, AND MAGNETIC RESONANCE DEVICE Final Rejection Siemens Healthineers AG
17894460 Ultrasound Smart Port Accessory Final Rejection Bard Access Systems, Inc.
19155539 ULTRASOUND IMAGING DEVICE AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Samsung Medison Co., Ltd.
16946496 IMAGE-GUIDED MICROROBOTIC METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND DEVICES Final Rejection California Institute of Technology
18864933 DETECTING NERVE ACTIVITY Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18633736 INTRALUMINAL ULTRASOUND SCANNER WITH REDUCED DIAMETER Final Rejection KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
19138132 SCAR LIGHT MANIPULATOR Non-Final OA UNIVERSITÄT ZÜRICH
18910226 WEARABLE AND BODY-CONFORMABLE ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER ARRAY FOR MUSCLE IMAGING AND MUSCLE-IN-THE-LOOP CONTROL Final Rejection North Carolina State University

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