Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: FRITH, SEAN A

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 2677 3793 3798

This examiner grants 62% of resolved cases

Analysis

Examiner Sean A Frith is assigned to Art Unit 2677 in Tech Center 3700. The records include 301 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 62.5 percent. This rate acts as a baseline for the probability of a patent grant. The median days to allowance is 1231, representing the time for the prosecution cycle. This timeline is a factor for portfolio management and planning.

The interview lift stands at 26.7 percent. For the 301 resolved cases, this lift shows how interviews relate to outcomes. The 1231 days to allowance serves as a benchmark for pendency. Applicants can evaluate the 62.5 percent allowance rate and the Art Unit 2677 context for their filings. These metrics from Tech Center 3700 assist in prosecution planning for the future.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

62.5%
Allow Rate
-7.5% vs TC avg
335
Total Applications
+26.7%
Interview Lift
1231
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 301 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

7.3%
§101 Eligibility
15.1%
§102 Novelty
52.0%
§103 Obviousness
23.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19303851 MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE, MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19065504 ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS, METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
19034815 MEDICAL DEVICE COMPRISING SENSOR ARRAY AND SYSTEM FOR MEASUREMENTS Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18866198 GUIDING AN INTERVENTIONAL IMAGING DEVICE Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
19214816 ULTRASONIC IMAGE DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM, ULTRASONIC IMAGE DIAGNOSTIC PROGRAM, ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS, AND ULTRASONIC IMAGE DIAGNOSTIC METHOD Final Rejection KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
18200869 Non-Cavitational Mechanical Pulsed Ultrasound Therapy Final Rejection Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
19482406 OPERATOR-INDEPENDENT ULTRASOUND IMAGING Non-Final OA THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
19321362 Body Part Cushion Non-Final OA Siemens Healthineers AG
19022077 IDENTIFIER FOR A MEDICAL DEVICE Non-Final OA Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
19355210 METHOD OF SAMPLING RELEVANT SURFACE POINTS OF A SUBJECT Non-Final OA Brainlab SE
18336834 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PHOTOACOUSTIC COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY OF BLOOD FLOW Non-Final OA California Institute of Technology
18908961 BIOPSY SITE MARKER WITH INCREASED VISUALIZATION AND NON-MIGRATION FEATURES Non-Final OA Devicor Medical Products, Inc.
19108200 RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE DETECTION FROM ECHOCARDIOGRAMS Non-Final OA CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
18706936 SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED METHODS FOR THERAPEUTIC EUS ANCHOR Non-Final OA Thomas Jefferson University

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