Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Brooke L Klein, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as KLEIN, BROOKE L

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3791 3793 3795 3797 3798

This examiner grants 54% of resolved cases

Analysis

Brooke L. Klein works in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 3791. The profile covers 216 resolved cases, with a 54.2% allowance rate and a median of 1,175 days to allowance. The interview lift is 54.2%, indicating a strong positive association between interviews and allowance in this dataset.

The listed companies are GE Precision Healthcare LLC, Fujifilm Corporation, and Koninklijke Philips N.V. The listed firms are JCIPRNET, Novel IP, and QUARLES & BRADY LLP. Because the interview lift matches the overall allowance rate, interview planning deserves specific attention in this docket, while still requiring claim-specific judgment. The 1,175-day median also makes prosecution duration a material issue for applicants and counsel.

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

Performance Statistics

54.2%
Allow Rate
-15.8% vs TC avg
275
Total Applications
+54.2%
Interview Lift
1175
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 216 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

8.4%
§101 Eligibility
16.3%
§102 Novelty
39.5%
§103 Obviousness
33.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18793924 DATA PROCESSING DEVICE, DATA PROCESSING METHOD, AND MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18506081 ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD OF ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18446832 ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18555683 DESIGN AND FABRICATION OF THERAPEUTIC ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER WITH ARBITRARILY SHAPED, DENSELY PACKING, REMOVABLE MODULAR ELEMENTS Final Rejection THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
18809967 ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19126628 REMOVAL TOOL FOR MAGNETIC LOCALIZATION MARKER Final Rejection Stryker Corporation
18667955 DUAL VIEW FOR MULTIPLE SERIES OF IVUS IMAGES Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed Inc.
19120245 PROVIDING GUIDANCE INFORMATION FOR AN IMPLANTABLE DEVICE EXTRACTION PROCEDURE Final Rejection KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
19092755 FOCUS OPTIMIZATION FOR PREDICTION IN MULTI-FREQUENCY ULTRASOUND IMAGING Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
19058068 WEARABLE ULTRASOUND PATCHES Final Rejection KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18736060 ULTRASOUND SYSTEM IMAGING OF BLOOD FLOW Final Rejection GE Precision Healthcare LLC
18605178 ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE, METHOD FOR OPERATING ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA GE Precision Healthcare LLC
18538256 SYSTEM FOR ADJUSTING ORIENTATION OF 4D ULTRASOUND IMAGE Non-Final OA GE Precision Healthcare LLC
18326759 MEDICAL IMAGING METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM Final Rejection GE Precision Healthcare LLC
19004487 HIGH-INTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND GENERATOR USING INSULATING MATERIAL Non-Final OA JEISYS MEDICAL INC.
18198982 WEARABLE ULTRASOUND PATCH FOR MONITORING SUBJECTS IN MOTION USING MACHINE LEARNING AND WIRELESS ELECTRONICS Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of California
18797874 ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE Non-Final OA IHI Corporation
18781267 SYSTEM FOR REPRODUCTIVE MONITORING Non-Final OA Medtronic, Inc.
18481471 X-RAY IMAGING DEVICE FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY Final Rejection SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY R&DB FOUNDATION
19032819 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TIME-RESOLVED FORWARD MODEL FOR MAGNETIC RESONANCE ACOUSTIC RADIATION FORCE IMAGING (MR-ARFI) Non-Final OA Case Western Reserve University

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Brooke L Klein's allowance rate?

54.2% of resolved applications examined by Brooke L Klein were allowed (216 resolved cases), compared with 53.3% across Art Unit 3791 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Brooke L Klein?

This examiner's interview lift is +54.2 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Brooke L Klein take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Brooke L Klein took 1,175 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Brooke L Klein work in?

Brooke L Klein examines applications in Art Unit 3791 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).

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