Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: MAUPIN, HUGH H

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2884

This examiner grants 87% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

87.4%
Allow Rate
+19.4% vs TC avg
986
Total Applications
+6.3%
Interview Lift
802
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 960 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.2%
§101 Eligibility
14.7%
§102 Novelty
68.0%
§103 Obviousness
14.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18666341 RADIATION IMAGE PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18731195 POLARIZED IMAGING REFLECTOMETER Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18626786 X-RAY IMAGING SYSTEM, X-RAY IMAGING METHOD, AND X-RAY IMAGING CONTROL APPARATUS Non-Final OA Konica Minolta, 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.
18759820 METHODS AND DEVICES FOR CONTROLLING A HIGH-VOLTAGE GENERATOR Non-Final OA SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
18735276 FACIAL GESTURE RECOGNITION IN SWIR IMAGES Non-Final OA NEC Corporation Of America
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
18725641 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING RADIOTHERAPY DOSE, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA SHENZHEN OUR NEW MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD.
18315955 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TREATMENT PLANNING Non-Final OA Elekta, Inc.
18747060 SURGERY ROBOT SYSTEM AND USE METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA SINOVATION (BEIJING) MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18475703 X-Ray Chopper Wheel Assembly and Method Non-Final OA Viken Detection Corporation
18676418 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MONITORING FLUIDS Non-Final OA H2Ok Innovations Inc.
18668978 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING A FORCE APPLIED TO A SAMPLE DURING AN OPTICAL INTERROGATION TECHNIQUE Non-Final OA Thermo Electron Scientific Instruments LLC
18644576 TEMPERATURE COMPENSATION FOR PHOTOMULTIPLIER TUBE Non-Final OA CBG Corporation
18637120 ILLUMINATING TISSUE SAMPLES IN WIDE FIELD FLUORESCENCE LIFETIME IMAGING MICROSCOPY Non-Final OA Caelum Diagnostic Solutions, Inc.
18434525 CHARGE DETECTION MASS SPECTROMETRY USING MULTIPLE ACCUMULATION EVENTS Non-Final OA Thermo Finnigan LLC
18564844 MUON TELESCOPE AND NEUTRON DETECTOR, SYSTEM FOR MEASURING AND CHARACTERIZING LARGE VOLUMES, AND METHODS Non-Final OA KONKER INNOVATION LTDA.
18555500 APPARATUS AND PROCESS FOR MEDICAL SENSING Final Rejection EMvision Medical Devices Ltd
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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