Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: MATTSON, SEAN D

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3737 3768 3793 3796 3798

This examiner grants 67% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

67.1%
Allow Rate
-2.9% vs TC avg
404
Total Applications
+43.3%
Interview Lift
1223
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 371 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

8.7%
§101 Eligibility
9.2%
§102 Novelty
42.2%
§103 Obviousness
34.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19103212 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18069976 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMAGE-BASED ANALYSIS OF ANATOMICAL FEATURES Final Rejection Stryker Corporation
18751804 ADAPTIVE CLUTTER FILTERING IN ULTRASOUND COLOR IMAGING Non-Final OA Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
18877132 REAL-TIME STAPLING TISSUE PERFUSION ASSESSMENT Final Rejection Covidien LP
18095448 Adjustable Elongate Medical Device Handle Non-Final OA Bard Access Systems, Inc.
18413091 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A WEARABLE BIOLOGICAL FIELD SENSING DEVICE USING FERROMAGNETIC RESONANCE Non-Final OA Sonera, Inc.
18933510 PORTABLE ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Medison Co., Ltd.
19041229 PROCESSING DEVICE, ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM, DETECTION VALUE CALCULATION METHOD AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.
19174285 NEUROMODULATION BASED NERVE IDENTIFICATION Non-Final OA The Johns Hopkins University

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