Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: FERNANDEZ, KATHERINE L

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3737 3768 3793 3798

This examiner grants 58% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

57.9%
Allow Rate
-12.1% vs TC avg
843
Total Applications
+38.1%
Interview Lift
1573
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 784 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

7.4%
§101 Eligibility
14.9%
§102 Novelty
43.1%
§103 Obviousness
27.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18912876 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING OPTIMIZED INTERCONNECTIONS BETWEEN LESION SEGMENTS AND COMPUTING ASSOCIATED INTERLESION DISTANCES Non-Final OA St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.
19129359 BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION DETECTION APPARATUS Non-Final OA SONY GROUP CORPORATION
19434780 Technique For Displaying Medical Image Data Indicative Of A Patient Anatomy Having Multiple Connected Parts Non-Final OA Stryker European Operations Limited
19028977 MEDICAL IMAGING SYSTEMS AND METHODS THAT FACILITATE USE OF DIFFERENT FLUORESCENCE IMAGING AGENTS Non-Final OA Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
18878547 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING A DEPLOYMENT LOCATION OF A MEDICAL INSTRUMENT Non-Final OA INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
19398059 ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18969284 DIAGNOSIS SUPPORT DEVICE, ULTRASOUND ENDOSCOPE, DIAGNOSIS SUPPORT METHOD, AND PROGRAM Final Rejection FUJIFILM CORPORATION
18442058 COMPRESSION PLATE, MAMMOGRAPHY APPARATUS, AND IMAGE CAPTURING SYSTEM Final Rejection FUJIFILM Corporation
18463352 CLASSIFYING TENSIVE STATES USING PHOTOACOUSTIC SIGNALS Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
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
18891981 MACHINE AND PROCESS FOR INSERTING A PROBE IN A BRAIN Non-Final OA Board of Regents, The University of Texas System

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