Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: MALDONADO, STEVEN

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3797

This examiner grants 29% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

28.6%
Allow Rate
-41.4% vs TC avg
75
Total Applications
+47.2%
Interview Lift
1202
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 21 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.1%
§101 Eligibility
4.3%
§102 Novelty
94.6%
§103 Obviousness
0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17809311 SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF ALIGNMENT CONTROL FOR NEUROMODULATION DELIVERY SYSTEM Final Rejection General Electric Company
19059186 QUANTIFYING AMYLOID-RELATED IMAGING ABNORMALITIES (ARIA) IN ALZHEIMER'S PATIENTS Non-Final OA Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
17599313 IMPROVED DELIVERY OF DRUG THERAPY TO THE CNS BY ULTRASOUND-BASED OPENING OF THE BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER Final Rejection NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
18149002 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MOTION-ROBUST RECONSTRUCTION IN MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
18029747 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY MEASUREMENTS Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
17767151 SCANNING SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING A HEALTH-CONDITION Non-Final OA 3SHAPE A/S
18223157 NOVEL WALL SHEAR STRESS (WSS) ESTIMATION METHOD FOR 4D FLOW MRI Final Rejection Purdue Research Foundation
19044358 ULTRASOUND IMAGING METHOD, ULTRASOUND IMAGING SYSTEM, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM Non-Final OA GE Precision Healthcare LLC
17477843 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR THE STEREOENDOSCOPIC MEASUREMENT OF FLUORESCENCE, AND SOFTWARE PROGRAM PRODUCT Final Rejection Olympus Winter & Ibe GmbH
19091641 PHOTOPLETHYSMOGRAPHY SENSING MODULE, SYSTEMS AND DEVICES THEREOF Non-Final OA Casana Care, Inc.
18007367 Image Processing Device, Image Processing Method, Image Processing Program, Endoscope Device, and Endoscope Image Processing System Final Rejection RIKEN
18661468 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRACKING LOCATIONS OF INTEREST IN ENDOSCOPIC IMAGING Non-Final OA Stryker Corporation
18045477 CONFIGURING ULTRASOUND SYSTEMS BASED ON SCANNER GRIP Final Rejection FUJIFILM SONOSITE, INC.
18921118 THORACIC GARMENT OF POSITIONING ELECTROMAGNETIC (EM) TRANSDUCERS AND METHODS OF USING SUCH THORACIC GARMENT Non-Final OA Sensible Medical Innovations Ltd.
18541792 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SEQUENCE-AWARE ESTIMATION OF ULTRASOUND PROBE POSE IN LAPAROSCOPIC ULTRASOUND PROCEDURES Non-Final OA EDDA TECHNOLOGY, INC.
17883024 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPLANT SURFACE MATCHING FOR JOINT REVISION SURGERY Non-Final OA Smith & Nephew Asia Pacific Pte. Limited
18091597 MEDICAL APPARATUS AND IMAGE GENERATION METHOD Final Rejection ASAHI INTECC CO., LTD.
18616624 AUGMENTED REALITY SYSTEM AND AUGMENTED REALITY METHOD Final Rejection NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY
18837750 METHOD FOR TRACKING A MEDICAL TOOL DURING A MEDICAL PROCEDURE USING DEEP LEARNING Final Rejection EPIDUTECH LTD.
17478686 LIGHT IRRADIATION DEVICE Final Rejection SEOUL VIOSYS CO., LTD.
18134870 IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Tamron Co., Ltd.
17802563 TISSUE ANALYSIS DEVICE AND TISSUE ANALYSIS METHOD FOR CHARACTERIZING PROSTATE CANCER WITH MICROWAVES Non-Final OA ISTANBUL TEKNIK UNIVERSITESI
18198548 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND VISUALIZATION OF ANATOMICAL DATA Final Rejection OneProjects Design and Innovation Ltd.
18555381 SYSTEMS, APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING ANEURYSM AND ARTERIAL WALL ENHANCEMENT Final Rejection University of lowa Research Foundation
18020748 SYSTEM FOR MONITORING THE ORIENTATION OF MEDICAL DEVICES Final Rejection GRAYSCALELAB KFT.

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