Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: KOLKIN, ADAM D.

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3793 3798

This examiner grants 47% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

47.3%
Allow Rate
-22.7% vs TC avg
126
Total Applications
+6.7%
Interview Lift
1300
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 91 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

7.4%
§101 Eligibility
14.9%
§102 Novelty
55.9%
§103 Obviousness
20.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18823211 ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS, METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
19316141 ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD OF ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
19302819 ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS, AND PROCESSOR FOR ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS Final Rejection FUJIFILM Corporation
16931109 ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS, AND PROCESSOR FOR ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS Final Rejection FUJIFILM Corporation
18370317 WEARABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE, DETERMINATION STANDARD SETTING METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
18044694 Wearable Device Based on Photoplethysmography PPG and Control Method Thereof Non-Final OA Honor Device Co., Ltd.
19218750 Respiration Detection Non-Final OA Siemens Healthineers AG
18645676 Patient Positioning Using a Patient Table Movable Within a Patient Receiving Area Non-Final OA Siemens Healthineers AG

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