Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: KLEIN, BROOKE L

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

This examiner grants 53% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

52.9%
Allow Rate
-17.1% vs TC avg
265
Total Applications
+54.6%
Interview Lift
1181
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 210 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

8.3%
§101 Eligibility
16.1%
§102 Novelty
39.7%
§103 Obviousness
33.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18667955 DUAL VIEW FOR MULTIPLE SERIES OF IVUS IMAGES Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed Inc.
19126628 REMOVAL TOOL FOR MAGNETIC LOCALIZATION MARKER Final Rejection Stryker Corporation
19196237 METHODS AND DEVICES FOR CONTINOUS FATIGUE MONITORING USING SMART DEVICES Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18809967 ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18394864 ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS Final Rejection Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
18955588 ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18793924 DATA PROCESSING DEVICE, DATA PROCESSING METHOD, AND MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
17810330 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ULTRASONIC IMAGING Final Rejection WUHAN UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
18797874 ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE Final Rejection IHI Corporation
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
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
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
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
19029949 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MICRO-OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY IMAGING OF THE COCHLEA Final Rejection The General Hospital Corporation
19014931 MEDICAL SYSTEM, MEDICAL IMAGING INSTRUMENT, METHOD OF OPERATING A MEDICAL SYSTEM AND/OR A MEDICAL IMAGING INSTRUMENT, AND METHOD OF CONNECTING A MEDICAL IMAGING INSTRUMENT TO A DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA KARL STORZ SE & Co. KG
18803262 ULTRASOUND IMAGING DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection UIF (University Industry Foundation), Yonsei University

Facing This Examiner?

IP Author analyzes examiner patterns and generates tailored response strategies with the highest chance of allowance.

Build Your Strategy

Sign in with your work email

Enter your email to receive a magic link. No password needed.

Personal email addresses (Gmail, Yahoo, etc.) are not accepted.

Free tier: 3 strategy analyses per month