Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: LY, TOMMY TAI

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3793 3796 3797

This examiner grants 82% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

81.8%
Allow Rate
+11.8% vs TC avg
155
Total Applications
+23.4%
Interview Lift
1015
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 121 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.8%
§101 Eligibility
16.8%
§102 Novelty
51.0%
§103 Obviousness
23.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18826049 ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS Final Rejection FUJIFILM Corporation
18472163 ULTRASOUND PROBE AND ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS Final Rejection FUJIFILM Corporation
19052865 COMPOUND ACOUSTIC LENS Non-Final OA FUJIFILM SONOSITE, INC.
18574358 SENSOR HOUSING FOR INTRALUMINAL SENSING DEVICE Final Rejection PHILIPS IMAGE GUIDED THERAPY CORPORATION
17984115 ULTRASOUND DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ACQUIRING PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETER(S) THEREBY Final Rejection SHENZHEN MINDRAY BIO-MEDICAL ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
19118687 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REGISTERING INTRAVASCULAR AND EXTRAVASCULAR DATA Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18849922 FLOW MEASUREMENT Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18574090 CAMERA-BASED PATIENT MONITORING IN MRI Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18562303 DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR EXTENDING AN ENDOSCOPE Non-Final OA EndoSound, Inc.
19058347 Needle Guidance Using Fiber Optic Shape Sensing Non-Final OA Bard Access Systems, Inc.
19057350 ULTRASOUND PROBE AND ULTRASOUND ENDOSCOPE Non-Final OA OLYMPUS CORPORATION
18685031 Medical Follicles Assessment Device Non-Final OA PULSENMORE LTD.
19030573 METHOD FOR DETERMINING A FLOW RATE OF A FLUID FLOWING THROUGH A CARDIAC ASSIST SYSTEM Non-Final OA KARDION GMBH
18630336 System And Method For Imaging And Registration For Navigation Non-Final OA Medtronic Navigation, Inc.
18981179 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR IMPROVED DELIVERY VIA ULTRASOUND Final Rejection SonoThera, Inc.
18978299 ULTRASOUND GENERATION DEVICE Non-Final OA JEISYS MEDICAL INC.
18001781 Breast Biopsy Marker And System Final Rejection Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.
18913791 ULTRASONIC SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEDICAL INSTRUMENT LOCALIZATION AND POSITIONING GUIDANCE Non-Final OA Rivanna Medical, Inc.
17950399 ULTRASOUND-BASED IMAGING DUAL-ARRAY PROBE APPARTUS AND SYSTEM Final Rejection Rivanna Medical, Inc.
18235031 DETECTION AND TREATMENT OF TUMORS USING ULTRASOUND Final Rejection ACOUSTIIC INC.
18636423 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MULTI-CONTRAST MULTI-SCALE VISION TRANSFORMERS Non-Final OA Subtle Medical, Inc.
16978720 CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH MONITORING Final Rejection Biostealth Limited

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