Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: KIM, KIHO

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2884

This examiner grants 85% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

85.4%
Allow Rate
+17.4% vs TC avg
1688
Total Applications
+4.2%
Interview Lift
737
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1661 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.1%
§101 Eligibility
25.4%
§102 Novelty
54.1%
§103 Obviousness
12.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18746776 Illumination Device for Spatial and Temporal Control of Morphogen Signaling in Cell Cultures Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of California
18484951 EXCITATION SPECTRAL MICROSCOPY FOR HIGHLY MULTIPLEXED FLUORESCENCE IMAGING AND QUANTITATIVE BIOSENSING Non-Final OA THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
18602465 COMPRESSION MEMBER, IMAGE GENERATION SYSTEM, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18698325 QUANTIFICATION METHOD Non-Final OA Nicoventures Trading Limited
18783191 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED PHANTOM CENTERING Non-Final OA GE Precision Healthcare LLC
18749379 ROTATING NUCLEAR MEDICINE DETECTOR WITH TWO COLLIMATORS Non-Final OA GE Precision Healthcare LLC
18723988 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PREDICTING FAILURE OF AN X-RAY TUBE Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18785239 OBSERVATION APPARATUS AND OBSERVATION METHOD Non-Final OA HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
18808120 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING RADIATION DELIVERY PLAN, AND COMPUTER EQUIPMENT Non-Final OA Shanghai United Imaging Healthcare Co., Ltd.
18761579 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING AN IMAGING DEVICE, AND DETECTING PARAMETERS OF A DETECTOR Non-Final OA SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
18661698 DETECTOR SYSTEMS FOR IMAGING Non-Final OA SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
18521703 SENSOR TIP AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA Vrije Universiteit Brussel
18721765 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING RADIOTHERAPY EQUIPMENT, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA OUR UNITED CORPORATION
18817175 Terahertz Time Domain Spectroscopy Imaging Markers Using Maximum A Posteriori Probability (MAP) Estimation Non-Final OA University of Rochester
18836016 SCANNING PARTS AT TARGET TEMPERATURES Non-Final OA West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.
18729165 SCINTILLATION CRYSTAL ARRAY, DETECTOR, MEDICAL IMAGING DEVICE, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD Non-Final OA Beijing Hamamatsu Photon Techniques INC.
18435819 Multimodality Medical Procedure Mattress-Based Device Non-Final OA Egg Medical, Inc.
18194002 Configurable Detector Panel for an X-Ray Imaging System Final Rejection Viken Detection Corporation
18668909 System, Devices, and Methods for Time-Resolved Fluorescent Spectroscopy Non-Final OA Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
18292944 A method for determining an amount of radiation Non-Final OA Turun yliopisto

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