Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: KAO, CHIH CHENG G

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2882 2884

This examiner grants 82% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

82.4%
Allow Rate
+14.4% vs TC avg
1204
Total Applications
+9.7%
Interview Lift
983
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1187 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.2%
§101 Eligibility
24.2%
§102 Novelty
44.5%
§103 Obviousness
19.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18297505 RADIOGRAPHIC SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18762431 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MITIGATING METAL PARTICLE LEAKAGE FROM ADDITIVE THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTED PARTS Non-Final OA GE Precision Healthcare LLC
18024865 MONITORING OF X-RAY TUBE Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18755453 PHOTODETECTOR Non-Final OA Lasertec Corporation
18544290 FIELD EMITTER APPARATUSES AND X-RAY SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Varex Imaging Corporation
18248516 Systems and Methods for Protective X-Ray Enclosure Access Non-Final OA Varex Imaging Corporation
18253393 IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM AND IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE Non-Final OA J. MORITA MFG. CORP.
17373593 FLUOROSCOPY OPERATOR PROTECTION DEVICE Final Rejection Radiaction Ltd
18268934 X-RAY SOURCE AND OPERATING METHOD THEREFOR Final Rejection Helmut Fischer GmbH Institut fuer Elektronik und Messtechnik
18232418 DESIGN FOR FIELD EMITTER X-RAY SOURCE RELIABILITY Non-Final OA X-SIGHT INCORPORATED
18017301 TARGET ASSEMBLY, X-RAY APPARATUS, STRUCTURE MEASUREMENT APPARATUS, STRUCTURE MEASUREMENT METHOD, AND METHOD OF MODIFYING A TARGET ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA NIKON METROLOGY NV

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