Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: NGUYEN, HIEN NGOC

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3737 3768 3777 3793 3797 3798

This examiner grants 53% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

52.6%
Allow Rate
-17.4% vs TC avg
831
Total Applications
+40.2%
Interview Lift
1446
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 775 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.7%
§101 Eligibility
2.6%
§102 Novelty
85.5%
§103 Obviousness
9.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
16971497 Detector Arrangement Suited for Optical Sensors Final Rejection Nokia Technologies Oy
19114057 FLUID RESPONSIVENESS USING ULTRASOUND DATA Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
15778052 FEATURES FOR OPTICAL SHAPE SENSE ENABLED DEVICE IDENTIFICATION Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18886807 SIMULATION SOFTWARE AND TOOLS FOR EVALUATING HISTOTRIPSY THERAPY FOR A GIVEN POSE AND POSITION OF A THERAPY ARRAY Final Rejection HistoSonics, Inc.
19249553 ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCER AND ULTRASONIC TREATMENT DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA SOUND WAVE INNOVATION CO., LTD.
18340821 MINIATURIZED TRANSPARENT PHOTOACOUSTIC SENSOR Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18890482 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REDUCING NEURONAL DAMAGE IN STROKE AND HEART ATTACKS WITH TFUS Non-Final OA Sanmai Technologies, PBC
17987698 Temperature Monitoring for Vessel Detection Non-Final OA Bard Access Systems, Inc.
18800816 IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, TREATMENT SYSTEM, LEARNING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD Final Rejection Olympus Corporation
18633597 SCREENING, MONITORING, AND TREATMENT FRAMEWORK FOR FOCUSED ULTRASOUND Non-Final OA West Virginia University Board of Governors on behalf of West Virginia University
18694076 QUANTITATIVE MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING AND TUMOR FORECASTING Final Rejection BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
18862300 SYSTEM FOR AND METHOD OF PLANNING AND REAL-TIME NAVIGATION FOR TRANSCRANIAL FOCUSED ULTRASOUND STIMULATION Final Rejection The General Hospital Corporation
18001838 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INDEPENDENTLY POSITIONING AN ABLATION TOOL AND IMAGING DEVICE Non-Final OA MAZOR ROBOTICS LTD.
18287191 OPERATION METHOD, DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND MOBILE DEVICE FOR MEDICAL DEVICE Non-Final OA SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
18625639 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EXTRACELLULAR VESICLE RELEASE Final Rejection THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK
18861090 BALLOON CATHETER SYSTEM Non-Final OA Medtronic Ireland Manufacturing Unlimited Company
18857162 ULTRASOUND-FOCUSING TRANSDUCER USED IN HIGH INTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND DEVICE FOR MULTIFOCAL TREATMENT, AND DEVICE COMPRISING SAME Final Rejection ECO DM LAB CO., LTD.
18697235 MEASURING THE HUMAN SKIN AGE THROUGH NEAR-INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY Non-Final OA TRINAMIX GMBH
18403831 SONOTRODE Final Rejection Alma Lasers Ltd.
18713327 CONTACTLESS ELECTROCARDIOGRAM MONITORING METHOD BASED ON MILLIMETER-WAVE RADAR Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA
18656122 SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF NON-INVASIVE SONODYNAMIC THERAPY Non-Final OA Alpheus Medical, Inc.
18215515 ULTRASOUND ARRAYS FOR ENHANCED SONODYNAMIC THERAPY FOR TREATING CANCER Non-Final OA Alpheus Medical, Inc.
18040610 ULTRASOUND ARRAYS FOR ENHANCED SONODYNAMIC THERAPY FOR TREATING CANCER Final Rejection Alpheus Medical, Inc.
18692056 DEEP LEARNING-BASED ATRIAL FIBRILLATION DETERMINATION SYSTEM USING PPG SIGNAL DETECTION RING Non-Final OA SKY LABS INC.
18590670 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMBINED COSMETIC TREATMENT OF CELLULITE WITH ULTRASOUND Non-Final OA Ulthera, Inc.
17557701 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COSMETIC ULTRASOUND TREATMENT OF SKIN Final Rejection Ulthera, Inc.
18417996 WEARABLE AND AUTOMATED ULTRASOUND THERAPY DEVICES AND METHODS Final Rejection Cortery AB
18525485 MRI-DERIVED STRAIN-BASED MEASUREMENTS AND RELATED IMAGE DATA ACQUISITIONS, IMAGE DATA PROCESSING, PATIENT EVALUATIONS AND MONITORING METHODS AND SYSTEMS Final Rejection Myocardial Solutions, Inc.
18525050 Sensor Carrier Non-Final OA Intersect ENT International GmbH
18510984 Systems and Methods For Delivering Exosomes Through the Blood-Brain Barrier Non-Final OA Synaptec Network, Inc.

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