Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: FITZPATRICK, ATIBA O

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2624 2662 2666 2668 2672 2677

This examiner grants 88% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

88.0%
Allow Rate
+26.0% vs TC avg
908
Total Applications
+4.9%
Interview Lift
979
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 881 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

12.3%
§101 Eligibility
22.8%
§102 Novelty
34.9%
§103 Obviousness
20.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18295244 IMAGE-BASED CELL SORTING SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of California
18550298 MEDICAL IMAGE ANALYSIS APPARATUS, MEDICAL IMAGE ANALYSIS METHOD, AND MEDICAL IMAGE ANALYSIS SYSTEM Non-Final OA SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18410215 IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18410187 IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18396841 IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18499538 METHODS, DEVICES, AND SYSTEMS FOR SPATIAL TRANSCRIPTOME SLIDE ALIGNMENT Non-Final OA Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
18450196 HYBRID 3D-TO-2D SLICE-WISE OBJECT LOCALIZATION ENSEMBLES Final Rejection GE Precision Healthcare LLC
18360649 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DUAL-ENERGY SUBTRACTION IMAGES Non-Final OA GE Precision Healthcare LLC
18032747 USE OF DYNAMIC ANALYTICAL SPECTRA TO DETECT A CONDITION Non-Final OA SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
18454161 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR IDENTIFYING A CANDIDATE MEDICAL FINDING IN A MEDICAL IMAGE AND PROVIDING THE CANDIDATE MEDICAL FINDING Final Rejection Siemens Healthineers AG
18580323 METHOD FOR CREATING MACHINE LEARNING MODEL FOR OUTPUTTING FEATURE MAP Non-Final OA NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
18595978 SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATICALLY DETECTING DOUBLE PARKING VIOLATIONS Non-Final OA Hayden AI Technologies, Inc.
18569357 INTRAORAL IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND INTRAORAL IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA MEDIT CORP.
18390022 IMAGE SEGMENTATION FOR SIZE ESTIMATION AND MACHINE LEARNING-BASED MODELING FOR PREDICTING RATES OF SIZE CHANGES OVER TIME Non-Final OA OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL DEVELOPMENT & COMMERCIALIZATION, INC.
18369766 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LANGUAGE-GUIDED IMAGE RETRIEVAL Final Rejection Shanghai United Imaging Intelligence Co., Ltd.
18579149 BLIND IMAGE DENOISING METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA ZHEJIANG UNIVIEW TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18555618 SYSTEM FOR HELPING DIAGNOSING AGGRESSIVE PROSTATE CANCERS AND RELATED METHOD Final Rejection UNIVERSITÉ CLAUDE BERNARD LYON 1
18286390 TRACKING SEGMENTAL MOVEMENT OF THE HEART USING TENSORS Non-Final OA VENTRIPOINT DIAGNOSTICS LTD.
18237467 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM Non-Final OA Cresco Ltd.

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