Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: LI, JOHN DENNY

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3793 3798

This examiner grants 64% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

64.2%
Allow Rate
-5.8% vs TC avg
299
Total Applications
+47.8%
Interview Lift
1210
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 257 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.9%
§101 Eligibility
12.3%
§102 Novelty
48.7%
§103 Obviousness
30.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18917521 ULTRASOUND DEVICE Final Rejection BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
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 Final Rejection Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
16798510 APPARATUS AND MEDIUM Non-Final OA Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
19365150 ULTRASOUND IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS, AND ULTRASOUND IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
19076380 SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF DISSIPATING HEAT FROM A HANDHELD MEDICAL IMAGING DEVICE Final Rejection FUJIFILM SONOSITE, INC.
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.
19382191 TECHNIQUES FOR TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT ACCORDING TO A CALIBRATED TEMPERATURE Non-Final OA Oura Health Oy
18611304 ENTROPY OF PUPIL DYNAMICS FOR ESTIMATING ATTENTION TUNNELING Non-Final OA Rockwell Collins, Inc.
18895020 TARGET MOVEMENT MODELLING USING ELECTROMAGNETIC NAVIGATION SENSORS Non-Final OA Covidien LP
18629637 AUTONOMOUS NAVIGATION OF AN ENDOLUMINAL ROBOT Non-Final OA Covidien LP
19008164 SINGLE ML/AI MODEL ON MULTIPLE ULTRASOUND PLATFORMS AND FOR MULTIPLE SCANNING MODES Final Rejection GE Precision Healthcare LLC
18628160 ULTRASOUND IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING USER INTERFACE Non-Final OA Samsung Medison Co., Ltd.
18697832 IMPROVING CARDIAC ULTRASOUND IMAGING Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18860498 CONTINUOUS BLOOD FLOW VISUALIZATION WITH LASER SPECKLE CONTRAST IMAGING Non-Final OA BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
16753076 IMAGE TO WORLD REGISTRATION FOR MEDICAL AUGMENTED REALITY APPLICATIONS USING A WORLD SPATIAL MAP Non-Final OA THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
18705368 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTRAOPERATIVE LIFETIME IMAGING Non-Final OA The General Hospital Corporation
17843073 ACCESS NEEDLE SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA City of Hope

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