Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: DOWNING, SAVANNAH STARR

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2884

This examiner grants 79% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

78.8%
Allow Rate
+10.8% vs TC avg
54
Total Applications
+11.5%
Interview Lift
1010
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 33 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.0%
§101 Eligibility
33.5%
§102 Novelty
49.3%
§103 Obviousness
13.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18082384 SPECIMEN HOLDERS FOR X-RAY DIFFRACTOMETER Final Rejection Saudi Arabian Oil Company
18058964 MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, X-RAY DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
18008646 STEPPING STRATEGY FOR DEFECT COMPENSATION IN DAX IMAGING Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18706997 MEASUREMENT APPARATUS AND MEASUREMENT METHOD Non-Final OA Yokogawa Electric Corporation
18760933 Systems and Methods for Infrared Sensing Non-Final OA Waymo LLC
18760059 APPARATUS FOR PHOTON FLASH TREATMENT, METHOD FOR PHOTON BEAM FORMATION, AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
18704834 A SYSTEM AND METHOD OF NON-CONTACT MEASUREMENT OF ONE OR MORE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF A MATERIAL Non-Final OA Agency for Science, Technology and Research
18705320 STATIC OR QUASI-STATIC MULTI-VIEW OR 3D INSPECTION OF CARGO Non-Final OA Smiths Detection France S.A.S.
18650459 METHODS AND DEVICE FOR DETECTING SINGLE PHOTONS FROM A SAMPLE COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE EMITTER Non-Final OA ABBERIOR INSTRUMENTS GMBH
18705753 COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR USE IN ALIGNING PIECES OF EQUIPMENT OF A MEDICAL SYSTEM Non-Final OA Brainlab SE
17910933 OPTICAL APPARATUS AND LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS USING THE OPTICAL APPARATUS Final Rejection ASML HOLDING N.V.
18312002 COMBINED XRF ANALYSIS DEVICE Non-Final OA Shenzhen Angstrom Excellence Technology Co. Ltd

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