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Prosecution Insights
Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3793 3796 3798
This examiner grants 62% of resolved cases
Michael Yiming Fang is an examiner in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 3793. The examiner has 84 resolved cases, providing a data set for analysis. The allowance rate is 61.9 percent, which indicates the chance of success for applicants. This rate suggests that a majority of applications are granted, making it a balanced environment for patent prosecution in this technical area.
The median days to allowance is 1252, which is the timeline for this examiner. This duration is a factor for applicants to consider when planning their strategy. The interview lift of 39.6 percent indicates that interviews are a tool. In Art Unit 3793, an interview can boost the 61.9 percent allowance rate, helping to resolve outstanding issues and move the application toward a grant.
With 84 resolved cases in Tech Center 3700, the examiner 1252 days to allowance is a metric. The 39.6 percent interview lift provides a tactical advantage for practitioners. These figures suggest that while the process takes time, proactive engagement is a factor. Applicants should use these data points to optimize their approach and manage their expectations in Art Unit 3793.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18819001 | Intravascular Ultrasound Catheter | Final Rejection | Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. |
| 18373706 | BEACON DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR MEDICAL PROCEDURES | Final Rejection | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. |
| 17813909 | ULTRASONIC CATHETER | Non-Final OA | Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. |
| 19467629 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ULTRASONIC GUIDED NEEDLE INSERTION | Non-Final OA | Kalysto Labs, LLC |
| 19388383 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ULTRASONIC GUIDED NEEDLE INSERTION | Non-Final OA | Kalysto Labs, LLC |
| 18813808 | ULTRASOUND PROBE | Non-Final OA | FUJIFILM Corporation |
| 19085984 | PHOTOBLEACHED IMAGING APPARATUS OR CATHETER, AND METHODS FOR USING SAME OR PERFORMING PHOTO-BLEACHING FOR SAME | Final Rejection | Canon U.S.A., Inc. |
| 18872868 | HYBRID INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND AND INTRACARDIAC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY TRANSDUCER AND ASSOCIATED DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS | Final Rejection | KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. |
| 18864016 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASSISTANCE IN A SURGICAL PROCEDURE | Non-Final OA | KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. |
| 18039586 | INDUCTIVE SENSING SYSTEM FOR SENSING ELECTROMAGNETIC SIGNALS FROM A BODY | Non-Final OA | KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. |
| 18105381 | DETERMINING A LOCATION OF AN APPARATUS IN AN MRT SYSTEM | Non-Final OA | Siemens Healthcare GmbH |
| 19061813 | METHOD FOR QUANTIFYING BREAST DENSITY AND ULTRASONIC IMAGING SYSTEM | Final Rejection | GE Precision Healthcare LLC |
| 18740940 | DISTAL END COMPONENT PORTION, ENDOSCOPE INSERTION PORTION, ENDOSCOPE AND ULTRASOUND ENDOSCOPE | Final Rejection | OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP. |
| 18768032 | CATHETER | Non-Final OA | ASAHI INTECC CO., LTD. |
| 19081366 | REAL-TIME AI FOR PHYSICAL BIOPSY MARKER DETECTION | Final Rejection | Hologic, Inc. |
| 18684813 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR PARAMETRIC FDG PET QUANTIFICATION, SEGMENTATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF ABNORMALITIES | Non-Final OA | University of Virginia Patent Foundation |
| 18945685 | PRIORITIZATION OF MULTIPLE OBJECTS IN AN ASSISTANCE FUNCTIONALITY FOR A SURGICAL MICROSCOPY SYSTEM | Non-Final OA | CARL ZEISS MEDITEC AG |
| 18685369 | INTRALUMINAL ULTRASOUND IMAGING ASSEMBLY WITH ELECTRICAL CONNECTION FOR MULTI-ROW TRANSDUCER ARRAY | Final Rejection | PHILIPS IMAGE GUIDED THERAPY CORPORATION |
| 18247313 | MAGNETOENCEPHALOGRAPHY METHOD AND SYSTEM | Final Rejection | The University of Nottingham |
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