Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: KOLKIN, ADAM D.

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3793 3798

This examiner grants 48% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

48.3%
Allow Rate
-21.7% vs TC avg
119
Total Applications
+7.3%
Interview Lift
1274
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 87 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

8.0%
§101 Eligibility
16.2%
§102 Novelty
47.2%
§103 Obviousness
27.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18825733 SYSTEM FOR LOCALIZING AND MONITORING BIOPSY AND ABLATION NEEDLES WITHIN THE BODY Non-Final OA California Institute of Technology
16931109 ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS, AND PROCESSOR FOR ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS Final Rejection FUJIFILM Corporation
18997303 SHAPE LOCALIZED FLEXIBLE INSTRUMENT Non-Final OA Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
18857661 MAGNETICALLY STEERABLE CATHETER Final Rejection BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
19107650 SPINAL FRACTURE DETECTION Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18028225 ESTIMATING CENTRAL BLOOD PRESSURE Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18645676 Patient Positioning Using a Patient Table Movable Within a Patient Receiving Area Final Rejection Siemens Healthineers AG
18984187 MOTION, COMPRESSION, AND POSITIONING CORRECTIONS IN MEDICAL IMAGING Non-Final OA Hologic, Inc.
19021872 ENDOSCOPE Non-Final OA CMR Surgical Limited
18736234 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PATIENT MONITORING FOR RADIOTHERAPY Final Rejection RefleXion Medical, Inc.
18370317 WEARABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE, DETERMINATION STANDARD SETTING METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
18936510 ANTENNA ARRAY FOR A NON-INVASIVE ANALYTE SENSOR Non-Final OA Know Labs, Inc.
17284431 ENVELOPING BODY AND METHOD FOR DETECTING A CONTOUR OF AN AMPUTATION STUMP Non-Final OA OTTOBOCK SE & CO. KGAA
18601021 ULTRASOUND-PLACED PAIN MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH SUBCUTANEOUS CATHETER Final Rejection Maho Med Tech, LLC
18382327 ULTRASOUND-PLACED PAIN MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH SUBCUTANEOUS CATHETER AND NEUROMODULATION Non-Final OA Maho Med Tech, LLC
18504653 IMAGE-FREE ULTRASOUND FOR NON-INVASIVE ASSESSMENT OF EARLY VASCULAR HEALTH MARKERS Final Rejection Healthcare Technology Innovation Centre & Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras)
18494266 INTEGRATED TRANSCATHETER DEVICE FOR LAA CLOSURE AND ASD REPAIR WITH PMUT IMAGING Non-Final OA SoundCath, Inc.
17018837 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED ULTRASOUND IMAGE LABELING AND QUALITY GRADING Non-Final OA EchoNous, Inc.
16220002 Handheld Ultrasound Device and Replaceable Tips Therefor Non-Final OA Remington Medical, Inc.

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