Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: KLEIN, BROOKE L

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

This examiner grants 52% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

51.5%
Allow Rate
-18.5% vs TC avg
255
Total Applications
+54.1%
Interview Lift
1189
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 202 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
2.7%
§102 Novelty
85.8%
§103 Obviousness
7.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
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
18394864 ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS Final Rejection Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
19092755 FOCUS OPTIMIZATION FOR PREDICTION IN MULTI-FREQUENCY ULTRASOUND IMAGING Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
19106284 GUIDED ULTRASOUND IMAGING FOR POINT-OF-CARE STAGING OF MEDICAL CONDITIONS Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18836036 AUTOMATED PLEURAL LINE ASSESSMENT IN LUNG ULTRASOUND Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18595361 CONTROL APPARATUS, IMAGING SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD, AND CONTROL PROGRAM Final Rejection FUJIFILM Corporation
18590886 IMAGING TABLE, ULTRASONOGRAPHY APPARATUS, MAMMOGRAPHY APPARATUS, AND CONTROL PROGRAM Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18539215 ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS Final Rejection FUJIFILM Corporation
18506081 ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD OF ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS Final Rejection FUJIFILM Corporation
18468339 ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS Final Rejection FUJIFILM Corporation
18538256 SYSTEM FOR ADJUSTING ORIENTATION OF 4D ULTRASOUND IMAGE Final Rejection GE Precision Healthcare LLC
18661837 ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM, STORAGE MEDIUM, ULTRASOUND IMAGE DISPLAY TERMINAL, AND ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS Non-Final OA Konica Minolta, Inc.
18372647 ULTRASOUND IMAGING METHOD AND ULTRASOUND IMAGING DEVICE Final Rejection SHENZHEN MINDRAY BIO-MEDICAL ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
19170170 METHOD OF TREATING A MATERIAL FORMATION IN AN APPENDAGE Non-Final OA SoftWave Tissue Regeneration Technologies, LLC
18481471 X-RAY IMAGING DEVICE FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY Final Rejection SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY R&DB FOUNDATION
18667955 DUAL VIEW FOR MULTIPLE SERIES OF IVUS IMAGES Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed Inc.
18803262 ULTRASOUND IMAGING DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA UIF (University Industry Foundation), Yonsei University
19051334 BLADDER VOLUME MEASURING DEVICE Non-Final OA EDGECARE INC.
18685940 ULTRASONIC DEVICE, HEAD HOLDER, AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING ULTRASONIC SIGNALS Non-Final OA NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
17810330 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ULTRASONIC IMAGING Non-Final OA WUHAN UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
19029949 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MICRO-OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY IMAGING OF THE COCHLEA Non-Final OA The General Hospital Corporation
19009861 METHOD FOR REDUCING FOREIGN BODY RESPONSE FROM NEURAL IMPLANTS Non-Final OA Actuated Medical, Inc.
19000781 METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND MEDIUMS FOR SCANNING Non-Final OA SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
17935192 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GUIDING A SURGICAL ACCESS DEVICE Non-Final OA Medos International Sarl
18905853 AUTOMATED PROSTATE ANALYSIS SYSTEM Final Rejection Verathon Inc.
18771910 NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NON-INVASIVE STIFFNESS MEASUREMENTS USING A UNILATERAL MAGNET Final Rejection Livivos Inc.
18293465 PUNCTURE SYSTEM Non-Final OA BEIJING MEDIS MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18568997 ULTRASOUND PROBE Non-Final OA SHEMPRIZ.HEALTH LTD
18037871 DEVICE AND METHOD FORBREAST CANCER DIAGNOSIS Final Rejection Imedicals S.r.l.
17821381 Method of detection of microcalcifications by ultrasound Non-Final OA UltraVision Corporation

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