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Prosecution Insights
Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3797
This examiner grants 27% of resolved cases
Steven Maldonado is an examiner in Tech Center 3700, Art Unit 3797. The examiner has 26 resolved cases. The allowance rate is 26.9 percent, which indicates a difficult path to securing a patent grant. This 26.9 percent rate suggests that the examiner maintains a high threshold for allowance.
The interview lift is 42.9 percent. This is a high figure, indicating that interviews are effective and can significantly increase the chances of allowance. The median days to allowance is 1200 days. This 1200-day timeline reflects the duration for applications that successfully navigate the process in Art Unit 3797.
With 26 resolved cases, the 26.9 percent allowance rate is a critical baseline for practitioners. The 42.9 percent interview lift is an important statistic for strategy, suggesting that direct engagement is vital. The 1200 days median pendency helps applicants understand the time commitment required for prosecution with this examiner.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18057660 | ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS, AND PROCESSOR FOR ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS | Non-Final OA | FUJIFILM Corporation |
| 19440445 | WAVEBAND-SELECTIVE IMAGING SYSTEMS AND METHODS | Non-Final OA | Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. |
| 18592922 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR KEYPOINT DETECTION AND TRACKING-BY-PREDICTION FOR MULTIPLE SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS | Non-Final OA | INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC. |
| 17854881 | Virtual 6-DOF Tracker for Surgical Navigation | Non-Final OA | Stryker European Operations Limited |
| 18875663 | PHOTOACOUSTIC DETECTING DEVICE FOR MEASURING A PARAMETER OF INTEREST IN A MEDIUM | Non-Final OA | COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES |
| 18149002 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MOTION-ROBUST RECONSTRUCTION IN MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING SYSTEMS | Final Rejection | Canon Kabushiki Kaisha |
| 18029747 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY MEASUREMENTS | Non-Final OA | KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. |
| 17918146 | AIDING A USER TO PERFORM A MEDICAL ULTRASOUND EXAMINATION | Non-Final OA | KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. |
| 18069888 | SEMI-COMPACT PHOTOACOUSTIC DEVICES AND SYSTEMS | Non-Final OA | QUALCOMM Incorporated |
| 18124724 | PROVIDING A RESULT DATA SET | Non-Final OA | Siemens Healthcare GmbH |
| 19372093 | Optimization Of Tracker-Based Surgical Navigation | Non-Final OA | MAKO Surgical Corp. |
| 19044358 | ULTRASOUND IMAGING METHOD, ULTRASOUND IMAGING SYSTEM, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM | Non-Final OA | GE Precision Healthcare LLC |
| 18697037 | BONE REAMER VIDEO BASED NAVIGATION | Non-Final OA | Smith & Nephew Asia Pacific Pte. Limited |
| 17477843 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR THE STEREOENDOSCOPIC MEASUREMENT OF FLUORESCENCE, AND SOFTWARE PROGRAM PRODUCT | Final Rejection | Olympus Winter & Ibe GmbH |
| 18241597 | REAL-TIME TRACKING AND MONITORING OF ARRAYS FOR VERIFICATION | Non-Final OA | Medos International Sarl |
| 18804238 | 3D VIRTUAL IMAGE WITH VIRTUAL LIGHTING TO TRACK MOVEMENT OF SENSOR-EQUIPPED MEDICAL INSTRUMENT | Final Rejection | Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd. |
| 19086506 | BLOOD VESSEL VISUALIZATION DEVICE AND BLOOD VESSEL VISUALIZATION METHOD | Final Rejection | TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA |
| 18934415 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR JOINT PARAMETER VISUALIZATION | Non-Final OA | Mako Surgical Corporation |
| 18616624 | AUGMENTED REALITY SYSTEM AND AUGMENTED REALITY METHOD | Non-Final OA | NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY |
| 19059186 | QUANTIFYING AMYLOID-RELATED IMAGING ABNORMALITIES (ARIA) IN ALZHEIMER'S PATIENTS | Final Rejection | Hoffmann-La Roche Inc. |
| 18541792 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SEQUENCE-AWARE ESTIMATION OF ULTRASOUND PROBE POSE IN LAPAROSCOPIC ULTRASOUND PROCEDURES | Final Rejection | EDDA TECHNOLOGY, INC. |
| 17478686 | LIGHT IRRADIATION DEVICE | Final Rejection | SEOUL VIOSYS CO., LTD. |
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