Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: DOWNING, SAVANNAH STARR

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2871 2877 2884

This examiner grants 76% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

75.7%
Allow Rate
+7.7% vs TC avg
56
Total Applications
+5.9%
Interview Lift
976
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 37 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
7.5%
§102 Novelty
87.1%
§103 Obviousness
2.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18082384 SPECIMEN HOLDERS FOR X-RAY DIFFRACTOMETER Final Rejection Saudi Arabian Oil Company
18485739 COLLIMATOR, RADIOACTIVE SOURCE KIT, DETECTOR, SURFACE DENSITY GAUGE, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM Non-Final OA CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
18704460 APPARATUSES, METHODS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR IMAGING A STRUCTURE AT LEAST PARTIALLY OBSCURED, IN A VISIBLE WAVELENGTH RANGE, BY A LIQUID Non-Final OA Sony Group Corporation
18760933 Systems and Methods for Infrared Sensing Non-Final OA Waymo LLC
18008646 STEPPING STRATEGY FOR DEFECT COMPENSATION IN DAX IMAGING Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
19225925 ANGLE RESOLVED WAVELENGTH DISPERSIVE SPECTROMETER Final Rejection Sigray, Inc.
18058964 MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, X-RAY DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
18706997 MEASUREMENT APPARATUS AND MEASUREMENT METHOD Non-Final OA Yokogawa Electric Corporation
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.
18620273 LIGHT SOURCE FOR GENERATING ILLUMINATION LIGHT Final Rejection Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.
18705753 COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR USE IN ALIGNING PIECES OF EQUIPMENT OF A MEDICAL SYSTEM Non-Final OA Brainlab SE

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