Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3737 3768 3793 3798
This examiner grants 58% of resolved cases
Katherine L Fernandez serves in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 3737, with 788 resolved cases. Her allowance rate is 58.0 percent. This rate indicates a moderate level of success for applicants seeking patent protection in this art unit. The 58.0 percent allowance rate provides a benchmark for the likelihood of achieving a grant during the examination process.
The interview lift is 37.9 percent. This is a significant lift, suggesting that interviews are a highly effective tool for advancing prosecution and increasing the probability of allowance. With 788 resolved cases, the data supports the idea that verbal communication can help resolve technical disagreements. Practitioners should utilize the 37.9 percent lift to clarify complex issues that may be difficult to address in writing.
The median days to allowance is 1569. This timeframe suggests that the examination process is thorough and takes over 1569 days on average. Practitioners should plan for an engagement that spans this duration, keeping in mind the 58.0 percent allowance rate and the substantial benefits of the 37.9 percent interview lift. The 1569-day median reflects the duration required to navigate the complexities of this art unit.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19398059 | ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS | Non-Final OA | FUJIFILM Corporation |
| 18973585 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM | Final Rejection | FUJIFILM Corporation |
| 19049986 | Steerable Fiber Optic Shape Sensing Enabled Elongated Medical Instrument | Non-Final OA | Bard Access Systems, Inc. |
| 19434780 | Technique For Displaying Medical Image Data Indicative Of A Patient Anatomy Having Multiple Connected Parts | Non-Final OA | Stryker European Operations Limited |
| 19141003 | FRACTIONAL FLOW RESERVE CALCULATION METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND STORAGE MEDIUMS | Non-Final OA | Canon U.S.A., Inc. |
| 18875128 | A DEVICE FOR USE IN THE MOUTH FOR CAPTURING IMAGES OF ORAL TISSUE | Non-Final OA | KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. |
| 18869020 | PROCESSING SEQUENCES OF ULTRASOUND IMAGES | Final Rejection | KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. |
| 18713395 | DETERMINING A PRESSURE-RELATED VALUE OF A MITRAL VALVE OF A HEART | Final Rejection | KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. |
| 18715781 | PHOTOACOUSTIC MONITORING OF ANGIOGENESIS FOR PREDICTING RESPONSE TO THERAPY IN HEALING WOUNDS | Non-Final OA | The Regents of the University of California |
| 18229137 | PHOTOACOUSTIC IMAGING FOR NONINVASIVE PERIODONTAL PROBING DEPTH MEASUREMENTS | Final Rejection | The Regents of the University of California |
| 18785304 | METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY SETTING IMAGE ACQUISITION PARAMETERS, MEDICAL OBJECT, AND MEDICAL X-RAY SYSTEM | Final Rejection | Siemens Healthineers AG |
| 18821133 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SECURING AN ULTRASOUND PROBE OF A WEARABLE ULTRASOUND PROBE SYSTEM TO A PATIENT AT A DESIRED POSITION | Final Rejection | GE Precision Healthcare LLC |
| 18837097 | BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT METHOD OF WEARABLE DEVICE, AND WEARABLE DEVICE | Final Rejection | HONOR DEVICE CO., LTD. |
| 18934954 | PHYSIOLOGICAL METRICS FOR DETERMINING STROKE RISK | Final Rejection | University of Southern California |
| 19299570 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING ACUTE BRAIN FUNCTION IMPAIRMENT | Non-Final OA | The General Hospital Corporation |
| 18891981 | MACHINE AND PROCESS FOR INSERTING A PROBE IN A BRAIN | Non-Final OA | Board of Regents, The University of Texas System |
| 17170173 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER-ACCESSIBLE MEDIUM FOR MAGNETIC RESONANCE VALUE DRIVEN AUTONOMOUS SCANNER | Non-Final OA | The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York |
| 17391306 | SELECTING A PROSTHESIS AND IDENTIFYING A LANDING ZONE FOR IMPLANTATION OF THE PROSTHESIS | Final Rejection | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. |
| 18745131 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BREAST CANCER DETECTION USING CO-LOCALIZED ULTRASOUND-MAMMOGRAPHY | Final Rejection | Thomas Jefferson University |
| 18080868 | ENDOSCOPIC IMAGING AND PATTERNED STIMULATION AT CELLULAR RESOLUTION | Final Rejection | Duke University |
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