Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: KELLOGG, MICHAEL S

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3737 3768 3791 3793 3798

This examiner grants 42% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

42.2%
Allow Rate
-27.8% vs TC avg
301
Total Applications
+54.7%
Interview Lift
1473
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 275 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

9.3%
§101 Eligibility
15.0%
§102 Novelty
36.7%
§103 Obviousness
37.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18962477 DEVICES AND METHODS FOR ULTRASOUND IMAGING Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
17222549 MEDICAL SHEATH ASSEMBLY Final Rejection Boston Scientific Medical Device Limited
18081851 Technique Of Determining A Scan Region To Be Imaged By A Medical Image Acquisition Device Non-Final OA Stryker European Operations Limited
19314173 ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS, LESION DETECTION APPARATUS, AND LESION DETECTION METHOD Non-Final OA Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
17258403 Multimodal Neuroimaging-Based Diagnostic Systems and Methods for Detecting Tinnitus Final Rejection The Regents of the University of California
17408791 Device and Method for Tissue Analysis Non-Final OA Erbe Elektromedizin GmbH
18349406 APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR USE IN ULTRASOUND OPTICAL IMAGING Non-Final OA UCL BUSINESS LTD

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