Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: MEHL, PATRICK M

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3737 3777 3793 3798

This examiner grants 48% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

47.5%
Allow Rate
-22.5% vs TC avg
385
Total Applications
+24.8%
Interview Lift
1409
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 375 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

13.4%
§101 Eligibility
4.6%
§102 Novelty
52.5%
§103 Obviousness
26.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18391531 SYSTEM, DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SAFEGUARDING THE WELLBEING OF PATIENTS FOR FLUID INJECTION Final Rejection Bayer Healthcare LLC
18684813 SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR PARAMETRIC FDG PET QUANTIFICATION, SEGMENTATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF ABNORMALITIES Final Rejection University of Virginia Patent Foundation
18847736 Acoustic-based imaging device synchronization Non-Final OA Ceretype Neuromedicine, Inc.
18593412 SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR NON-INVASIVE IMAGE-BASED PLAQUE ANALYSIS AND RISK DETERMINATION Non-Final OA Cleerly, Inc.
18593210 SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR NON-INVASIVE IMAGE-BASED PLAQUE ANALYSIS AND RISK DETERMINATION Final Rejection Cleerly, Inc.
18034873 PELVIC FLOOR DIAGNOSTIC-THERAPEUTIC TREATMENT CHAIR Non-Final OA NINA MEDICAL LTD.
17971426 SYSTEM FOR ROBOT-ASSISTED ULTRASOUND SCANNING Non-Final OA Life Science Robotics ApS
16452481 CATHETER-BASED ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCERS Final Rejection ACOUSTIC MEDSYSTEMS, INC.

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