Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: MCDONALD, JAMES F

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3792 3793 3797

This examiner grants 59% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

59.3%
Allow Rate
-10.7% vs TC avg
114
Total Applications
+41.2%
Interview Lift
1197
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 86 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.6%
§101 Eligibility
21.5%
§102 Novelty
39.4%
§103 Obviousness
31.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19281068 ULTRASOUND SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING ULTRASOUND SYSTEM Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18959602 ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM Final Rejection FUJIFILM 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.
19152753 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM Non-Final OA NIHON KOHDEN CORPORATION
18494211 ADAPTIVE COMPRESSION SYSTEM FOR RADIO FREQUENCY COIL ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA GE Precision Healthcare LLC
18720869 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FUNCTIONAL TASK PREDICTION USING DYNAMIC SUPERVOXEL PARCELLATIONS Non-Final OA University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.

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