Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: LI, JOHN DENNY

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3793 3798

This examiner grants 63% of resolved cases

Analysis

John Denny Li serves in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 3793. He has handled 266 resolved cases. The allowance rate for these cases is 63.2 percent. This figure indicates the proportion of applications that result in a patent grant. The interview lift is 48.4 percent. This metric represents the increase in the probability of allowance when an interview is conducted. The median time to allowance is 1206 days.

With 266 resolved cases, the 63.2 percent allowance rate suggests a consistent approach to examination. The 48.4 percent interview lift indicates that verbal communication is a highly effective strategy for applicants. The 1206 days median time to allowance is a key figure for understanding the expected duration of prosecution. These statistics help practitioners navigate the specific requirements of Art Unit 3793. The allowance rate and interview lift are the primary indicators of success for this examiner in Tech Center 3700.

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

Performance Statistics

63.2%
Allow Rate
-6.8% vs TC avg
304
Total Applications
+48.4%
Interview Lift
1206
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 266 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

6.0%
§101 Eligibility
12.1%
§102 Novelty
49.7%
§103 Obviousness
29.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18427567 VISUALIZATION, NAVIGATION, AND PLANNING WITH ELECTROMAGNETIC NAVIGATION BRONCHOSCOPY AND CONE BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY INTEGRATED Final Rejection Covidien LP
18917521 ULTRASOUND DEVICE Final Rejection BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
19365150 ULTRASOUND IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS, AND ULTRASOUND IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM Final Rejection FUJIFILM Corporation
19447569 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ESTIMATING VO2 OF USER USING WIRELESS SIGNAL AROUND USER Non-Final OA KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
18900093 ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, MEDICAL INFORMATION-PROCESSING APPARATUS, ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
18628870 PUNCTURE GUIDING APPARATUS AND ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM Non-Final OA Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
18697832 IMPROVING CARDIAC ULTRASOUND IMAGING Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18776420 ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION DISPLAY METHOD OF ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS Final Rejection Konica Minolta, Inc.
16753076 IMAGE TO WORLD REGISTRATION FOR MEDICAL AUGMENTED REALITY APPLICATIONS USING A WORLD SPATIAL MAP Non-Final OA THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
19382191 TECHNIQUES FOR TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT ACCORDING TO A CALIBRATED TEMPERATURE Non-Final OA Oura Health Oy
19157185 System and Method for Ultrasound Tomography Guided Localized Mild Hyperthermia (MHTh) Using a Common Closed Geometry Transducer Non-Final OA University of Rochester
19473612 System for acquiring images in intraoperative magnetic resonance Non-Final OA Esaote S.p.A.
19008164 SINGLE ML/AI MODEL ON MULTIPLE ULTRASOUND PLATFORMS AND FOR MULTIPLE SCANNING MODES Final Rejection GE Precision Healthcare LLC
18516762 PROBABILISTIC HR PREDICTION FOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY Non-Final OA GE Precision Healthcare LLC
18982472 SMART, VIDEO-BASED JOINT DISTRACTOR POSITIONING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Smith & Nephew Asia Pacific Pte. Limited
18628160 ULTRASOUND IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING USER INTERFACE Non-Final OA Samsung Medison Co., Ltd.
18705368 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTRAOPERATIVE LIFETIME IMAGING Non-Final OA The General Hospital Corporation
19068898 MEDICAL SENSOR, AND SENSOR SUPPORTING MEMBER Non-Final OA NIHON KOHDEN CORPORATION
18860498 CONTINUOUS BLOOD FLOW VISUALIZATION WITH LASER SPECKLE CONTRAST IMAGING Final Rejection BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
18630474 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ILLUSTRATING A POSE OF AN OBJECT Non-Final OA Medtronic Navigation, Inc.
17843073 ACCESS NEEDLE SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA City of Hope

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