Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: FANG, MICHAEL YIMING

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3793 3798

This examiner grants 63% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

62.7%
Allow Rate
-7.3% vs TC avg
112
Total Applications
+41.1%
Interview Lift
1298
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 83 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.8%
§101 Eligibility
8.5%
§102 Novelty
56.5%
§103 Obviousness
29.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18288779 A PHOTOACOUSTIC PATCH FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGING OF HEMOGLOBIN AND CORE TEMPERATURE Non-Final OA THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
17796112 ACOUSTIC APPARATUS AND METHODS OF USE FOR COLLECTING HEALTH RELATED DATA Non-Final OA CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
18813808 ULTRASOUND PROBE Final Rejection FUJIFILM Corporation
19046322 HISTOTRIPSY SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING THERMAL DOSE DELIVERED TO A SUBJECT Non-Final OA HistoSonics, Inc.
18685369 INTRALUMINAL ULTRASOUND IMAGING ASSEMBLY WITH ELECTRICAL CONNECTION FOR MULTI-ROW TRANSDUCER ARRAY Non-Final OA PHILIPS IMAGE GUIDED THERAPY CORPORATION
18819001 Intravascular Ultrasound Catheter Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
17813909 ULTRASONIC CATHETER Final Rejection Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
19061813 METHOD FOR QUANTIFYING BREAST DENSITY AND ULTRASONIC IMAGING SYSTEM Non-Final OA GE Precision Healthcare LLC
19081366 REAL-TIME AI FOR PHYSICAL BIOPSY MARKER DETECTION Non-Final OA Hologic, Inc.
18740940 DISTAL END COMPONENT PORTION, ENDOSCOPE INSERTION PORTION, ENDOSCOPE AND ULTRASOUND ENDOSCOPE Non-Final OA OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.
18247313 MAGNETOENCEPHALOGRAPHY METHOD AND SYSTEM Final Rejection The University of Nottingham
18105381 DETERMINING A LOCATION OF AN APPARATUS IN AN MRT SYSTEM Final Rejection Siemens Healthcare GmbH
16633138 CATHETER-BASED IDENTIFICATION OF CARDIAC REGIONS Final Rejection Affera, Inc.
18106601 Medical Systems, Devices, and Kits Useful in Performing Treatment under Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Related Methods Non-Final OA Muffin Incorporated dba Cook Advanced Technologies

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