Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: MAUPIN, HUGH H

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2884

This examiner grants 88% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

87.5%
Allow Rate
+19.5% vs TC avg
987
Total Applications
+6.3%
Interview Lift
732
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 974 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.6%
§101 Eligibility
5.2%
§102 Novelty
90.7%
§103 Obviousness
2.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18731195 POLARIZED IMAGING REFLECTOMETER Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18780050 METHODS AND APPARATUS TO SHARPEN A RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE Non-Final OA GE Precision Healthcare LLC
18605787 X-RAY INSPECTION APPARATUS Final Rejection ISHIDA CO., LTD.
18780102 FIXED IN-CORE DETECTOR DESIGN USING SIC SCHOTTKY DIODES CONFIGURED WITH A HIGH AXIAL AND RADIAL SENSOR DENSITY AND ENHANCED FISSION GAMMA MEASUREMENT SENSITIVITY Non-Final OA Westinghouse Electric Company LLC
18735276 FACIAL GESTURE RECOGNITION IN SWIR IMAGES Non-Final OA NEC Corporation Of America
18725641 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING RADIOTHERAPY DOSE, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA SHENZHEN OUR NEW MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD.
18747060 SURGERY ROBOT SYSTEM AND USE METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA SINOVATION (BEIJING) MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18637120 ILLUMINATING TISSUE SAMPLES IN WIDE FIELD FLUORESCENCE LIFETIME IMAGING MICROSCOPY Non-Final OA Caelum Diagnostic Solutions, Inc.
18564844 MUON TELESCOPE AND NEUTRON DETECTOR, SYSTEM FOR MEASURING AND CHARACTERIZING LARGE VOLUMES, AND METHODS Non-Final OA KONKER INNOVATION LTDA.
18271122 THERMALLY ISOLATED SENSOR ARRANGEMENT FOR IMAGING AN OBJECT OF INTEREST WITHIN A CRYOGENIC ENVIRONMENT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA NATIONAL SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL (CONICET)

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