Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: NGANGA, BONIFACE N

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3762 3769 3792 3793 3797

This examiner grants 64% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

63.8%
Allow Rate
-6.2% vs TC avg
588
Total Applications
+30.0%
Interview Lift
1381
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 539 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.0%
§101 Eligibility
18.6%
§102 Novelty
42.7%
§103 Obviousness
26.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19175948 MEASUREMENT DEVICE Non-Final OA CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
19030287 ADJUSTABLE ILLUMINATORS AND METHODS FOR PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY AND DIAGNOSIS Non-Final OA Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc.
19189294 ULTRASONIC ENDOSCOPE Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
19077028 CART FOR ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC UNIT Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
19076989 SYSTEM Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
19151566 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR HISTOTRIPSY Non-Final OA SCITON, INC.
19195150 ADJUSTABLE TRANSCRANIAL ULTRASOUND HEADSET Non-Final OA Sanmai Technologies, PBC
19095686 ULTRASONIC ROBOTIC SURGICAL NAVIGATION Non-Final OA GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
18275235 TOUCH-FREE INFECTIOUS DISEASE SCREENING Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18108183 BLOOD VESSEL VISUALIZATION APPARATUS AND BLOOD VESSEL PUNCTURE SYSTEM Non-Final OA TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18834828 ROBOT Final Rejection Nitto Denko Corporation
19081138 Imaging Modality with Patient Positioning Specification Non-Final OA Siemens Healthineers AG
19073743 ULTRASOUND MOTION TRACKING TO MEASURE MOVEMENT OF STRUCTURES IN THE PELVIC AREA Non-Final OA REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
19024543 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE CONTACTLESS RECORDING OF VITAL PARAMETERS BY CREATING A BODY MODEL BASED ON BODY SUBDIVISION ALONG THE RADAR FIELD OF VIEW Non-Final OA Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
18580155 SYSTEM FOR ASSISTING WITH PROVISION OF DIAGNOSTIC INFORMATION Non-Final OA VALEO SYSTEMES THERMIQUES
18179966 Focused Ultrasound Device Non-Final OA Washington University
18220362 PHOTOTHERAPY DEVICE, PHOTOTHERAPY METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection OLYMPUS CORPORATION
18683318 ELECTROCARDIOGRAM READING SYSTEM IN WHICH DEEP LEARNING-BASED MODEL AND RULE-BASED MODEL ARE INTEGRATED Non-Final OA MEDICAL AI CO., LTD.
18750316 WIRELESS ULTRASOUND PROBE, ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS CONNECTED TO WIRELESS ULTRASOUND PROBE, AND OPERATING METHOD OF ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS Final Rejection Samsung Medison Co., Ltd.
19052532 LOCALIZED TRACKING OF A VERTEBRAL BODY OR OTHER ANATOMIC STRUCTURE Non-Final OA MEDOS INTERNATIONAL SARL
18927316 SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR LOCALIZED TRACKING OF A VERTEBRAL BODY OR OTHER ANATOMIC STRUCTURE Non-Final OA Medos International Sarl
19029053 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SIMULTANEOUS MULTI-FOCUS ULTRASOUND THERAPY IN MULTIPLE DIMENSIONS Final Rejection Ulthera, Inc.
18778854 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SIMULTANEOUS MULTI-FOCUS ULTRASOUND THERAPY IN MULTIPLE DIMENSIONS Final Rejection Ulthera, Inc.
19023610 METHOD OF PRODUCING AN ELECTROMAGNETIC (EM) PROBE Final Rejection Sensible Medical Innovations Ltd.
18349375 MONITORING, PREDICTING, AND TREATING CLINICAL EPISODES Non-Final OA Hill-Rom Services, Inc.
18515217 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DATA ACQUISITION AND TRANSMISSION IN PET Non-Final OA SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
18594170 PATIENT TRACKING DEVICE FOR USE WITH MEDICAL INSTRUMENT NAVIGATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Acclarent, Inc.
18360187 TUMOR IMAGING WITH X-RAYS AND OTHER HIGH ENERGY SOURCES USING AS CONTRAST AGENTS PHOTON-EMITTING PHOSPHORS HAVING THERAPEUTIC PROPERTIES Non-Final OA DUKE UNIVERSITY
18683122 OPTICAL SENSOR FOR MONITORING TEMPERATURE-INDUCED CHANGES IN BIOLOGICAL TISSUES Final Rejection UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS
18767723 PHYSICIAN NOTIFICATION MANAGEMENT Non-Final OA Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.

Facing This Examiner?

IP Author analyzes examiner patterns and generates tailored response strategies with the highest chance of allowance.

Build Your Strategy

Sign in with your work email

Enter your email to receive a magic link. No password needed.

Personal email addresses (Gmail, Yahoo, etc.) are not accepted.

Free tier: 3 strategy analyses per month