Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: KLEIN, BROOKE L

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3791 3793 3797

This examiner grants 52% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

51.8%
Allow Rate
-18.2% vs TC avg
248
Total Applications
+55.3%
Interview Lift
1245
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 197 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

9.8%
§101 Eligibility
15.7%
§102 Novelty
38.5%
§103 Obviousness
32.7%
§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
18793924 DATA PROCESSING DEVICE, DATA PROCESSING METHOD, AND MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
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
19268541 REPAIRING ASSIST SYSTEM AND ASSESSMENT METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Astron Medtech Corporation
18699388 MEDICAL INSTRUMENT GUIDANCE SYSTEMS, INCLUDING GUIDANCE SYSTEMS FOR PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROLITHOTOMY PROCEDURES, AND ASSOCIATED DEVICES AND METHODS Non-Final OA INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
18661837 ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM, STORAGE MEDIUM, ULTRASOUND IMAGE DISPLAY TERMINAL, AND ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS Non-Final OA Konica Minolta, Inc.
18809967 ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS Non-Final OA CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
18411539 MEDICAL IMAGE DIAGNOSIS DEVICE AND MEDICAL IMAGE DIAGNOSIS SYSTEM Final Rejection CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
18372647 ULTRASOUND IMAGING METHOD AND ULTRASOUND IMAGING DEVICE Final Rejection SHENZHEN MINDRAY BIO-MEDICAL ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18538256 SYSTEM FOR ADJUSTING ORIENTATION OF 4D ULTRASOUND IMAGE Final Rejection GE Precision Healthcare LLC
19120245 PROVIDING GUIDANCE INFORMATION FOR AN IMPLANTABLE DEVICE EXTRACTION PROCEDURE Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
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.
19174345 WEARABLE 3D ULTRASOUND-BASED WHOLE BREAST IMAGING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Aaron Fenster
18555683 DESIGN AND FABRICATION OF THERAPEUTIC ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER WITH ARBITRARILY SHAPED, DENSELY PACKING, REMOVABLE MODULAR ELEMENTS Non-Final OA THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
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
18803262 ULTRASOUND IMAGING DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA UIF (University Industry Foundation), Yonsei University
17935192 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GUIDING A SURGICAL ACCESS DEVICE Non-Final OA Medos International Sarl
19051334 BLADDER VOLUME MEASURING DEVICE Non-Final OA EDGECARE INC.
18114141 MEDICAL DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS INCORPORATING THE SAME Final Rejection XENTER, INC.
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.
18743214 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR REDUCING INJURY RESPONSE IN INJURED TISSUE Non-Final OA Actuated Medical, Inc.

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