Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: KOLKIN, ADAM D.

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3645 3793 3798

This examiner grants 47% of resolved cases

Analysis

Adam D. Kolkin operates in Art Unit 3645 under Tech Center 3700. The examiner has 96 resolved cases with an allowance rate of 46.9 percent. This figure shows the frequency at which applications reach a successful conclusion under this examiner's review. The 96 resolved cases offer the data for assessing the examiner's typical approach in Art Unit 3645.

The median days to allowance is 1331, reflecting the pendency for those cases that are eventually granted. The interview lift of 5.1 percent indicates the increase in the probability of allowance following an interview. Practitioners should evaluate these 96 resolved cases when preparing strategies for Tech Center 3700. The combination of a 46.9 percent allowance rate and a 1331-day timeline suggests the path to issuance. The 5.1 percent lift is a factor in this process.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

46.9%
Allow Rate
-23.1% vs TC avg
130
Total Applications
+5.1%
Interview Lift
1331
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 96 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

7.4%
§101 Eligibility
14.2%
§102 Novelty
57.8%
§103 Obviousness
19.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18494266 INTEGRATED TRANSCATHETER DEVICE FOR LAA CLOSURE AND ASD REPAIR WITH PMUT IMAGING Final Rejection Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
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
18997303 SHAPE LOCALIZED FLEXIBLE INSTRUMENT Final Rejection Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
18823211 ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS, METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
19107650 SPINAL FRACTURE DETECTION Final Rejection KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18370317 WEARABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE, DETERMINATION STANDARD SETTING METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
18645676 Patient Positioning Using a Patient Table Movable Within a Patient Receiving Area Non-Final OA Siemens Healthineers AG
17645218 ECHOGENIC MULTILAYER MEDICAL DEVICE Non-Final OA Medtronic, Inc.
19098837 MEASURING AND TRACKING TRANSCRANIAL FOCUSED ULTRASOUND STIMULATION AND MODULATION EFFICACY Non-Final OA Sanmai Technologies, PBC
18984187 MOTION, COMPRESSION, AND POSITIONING CORRECTIONS IN MEDICAL IMAGING Final Rejection Hologic, Inc.
18857661 MAGNETICALLY STEERABLE CATHETER Non-Final OA BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
18882246 ULTRASONIC PROBE AND ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM Non-Final OA Socionext Inc.
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

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