Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: MCDONALD, JAMES F

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3792 3793 3797

This examiner grants 55% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

55.3%
Allow Rate
-14.7% vs TC avg
109
Total Applications
+44.3%
Interview Lift
1298
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 76 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.1%
§101 Eligibility
19.4%
§102 Novelty
41.5%
§103 Obviousness
32.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19007043 ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND FAT FRACTION ESTIMATION METHOD Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
19220443 Vein Scanner with Photodiode FOV Limited to a Laser Spot Afterglow and Moving Synchronously with Scanned Laser Light Non-Final OA AccuVein Inc.
18983483 SENSOR INTERFACE DEVICE PROVIDING DIGITAL PROCESSING OF INTRAVASCULAR FLOW AND PRESSURE DATA Non-Final OA PHILIPS IMAGE GUIDED THERAPY CORPORATION
18562878 SENSOR ASSEMBLY WITH SET ACOUSTIC MATCHING LAYER THICKNESS FOR INTRALUMINAL SENSING DEVICE Final Rejection PHILIPS IMAGE GUIDED THERAPY CORPORATION
18494371 ULTRASOUND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, ULTRASOUND IMAGE DIAGNOSIS SYSTEM, ULTRASOUND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING ULTRASONIC IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM Final Rejection Konica Minolta, Inc.
18675782 ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection GE Precision Healthcare LLC
19097186 INTRACARDIAC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY (ICE) CATHETER HANDLE STABILIZER Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18851943 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ULTRASOUND-BASED STRUCTURE LOCALIZATION USING IMAGE AND USER INPUTS Final Rejection KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18626378 TRACKING SYSTEM AND MARKER DEVICE TO BE TRACKED BY THE TRACKING SYSTEM Final Rejection KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
19081944 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IDENTIFYING A TENDON IN ULTRASOUND IMAGING DATA AND VERIFYING SUCH IDENTITY IN LIVE DEPLOYMENT Non-Final OA Clarius Mobile Health Corp.
18617747 CATHETER ROTARY APPARATUS FOR OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY Non-Final OA INDUSTRY ACADEMY COOPERATION FOUNDATION OF SEJONG UNIVERSITY
17720430 AUGMENTED ULTRASONIC IMAGES Non-Final OA BIOSENSE WEBSTER (ISRAEL) LTD.
18868828 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING FLUID-RELATED CONDITIONS IN A PATIENT Non-Final OA PULSENMORE LTD.
17920948 SYSTEM FOR ACQUIRING ULTRASOUND IMAGES OF AN ORGAN OF A HUMAN BODY Non-Final OA PULSENMORE LTD
18862562 NONLINEAR WAVEFORM INVERSION (NLWI) SYSTEM Non-Final OA Yeda Research and Development Co. Ltd
18699797 DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND DATA PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA MEDIT CORP.
18896569 APPARATUS AND METHOD TO MONITOR INTRACRANIAL ALTERATIONS IN PATIENTS Non-Final OA Valley Children's Healthcare
18655190 REAL-TIME REMOTE GUIDANCE Non-Final OA Exo Imaging, Inc.
18644472 ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS Final Rejection FUJIFILM Healthcare Corporation
18690699 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR TRANSIENT TISSUE TEMPERATURE MODULATION Non-Final OA Blatek Industries, Inc.

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